Native American Heritage Month 2024
10.28.24
Explore Indigenous Roots in Balitmore
The Baltimore Reservation Project chronicles the history and heritage of East Baltimore’s Historic American Indian “Reservation” in the 20th century.
Explore the “Reservation” Here
Portraits of East Baltimore’s “Reservation”
This is an exhibition of photographs, sourced from various archival collections, of American Indian people who were part of our community in its heyday.
With this exhibition, we hope to preserve and honor memories of Baltimore’s American Indian community as it once was by showcasing our people on the scene, in the fullness of our humanity, with our many complexities. We are not a monolith and never have been.
Support Indigenous-led efforts in your area
(Credit to Equity in the Center for the first three suggestions below)
Sign Piscataway Conoy Tribe petitions on change.org
Change the name of towns/highways in Maryland from “Indian Head” et al. to “Piscataway”
Restore fishing/crabbing rights in the states of Maryland and Virginia
Support the Piscataway Conoy Tribe's push for federal recognition by contacting Senator Chris Van Hollen, Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Steny Hoyer, Congressman Anthony Brown, and Congressman Jamie Raskin.
Donate to Through Piscataway Eyes, the 501c3 whose programs and land trust (which accepts donations of land) benefit members of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.
Follow these organizations in Baltimore:
Baltimore American Indian Center
Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs
Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health
Johns Hopkins Family Spirit Program
A Conversation With Native Americans on Race
Filmmakers Michèle Stephenson and Brian Young, write this about the work:
"What does it mean to be a Native American today? In our latest installment of The Times’s Conversation on Race project, we set out to include as many perspectives on native identity as possible.
And there are many perspectives indeed....While there are naturally nuances to everyone’s personal story, we saw a profound universality in their experiences. No matter who you are, if you are Native American, your opinions and experiences are marginalized to the point of invisibility in American society and culture. This project presents an opportunity to express some of the deeper debates that shape the journey shared by many Native Americans to personal liberation.
One pervasive theme that emerged was the struggle of not feeling “native enough.” There were a number of reasons for this, from imposed ideas of not having enough native blood to not having a stereotypical Indian look. But as one of our interviewees asked, What does being not native enough even mean? We are still contemplating."
Explore some reflection questions here
Nov 4 · 10am - 12pm EST. | Recital and Evensong for Indigenous Peoples Day
Nov 16 · 11am - 7pm EST | Baltimore American Indian Center 48th Annual Pow Wow
Nov,18 · 6:30 - 7:30pm EST | Piscataway Nation Singers & Dancers
Dec 10 · 6pm - Dec 11 · 12am EST | Embedding First Nations Perspectives in the Primary Classroom
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