November is National Native American Heritage Month
About National Native American Heritage Month: What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose. (https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/about/)
National Day of Mourning
The National Day of Mourning is an annual demonstration, held on the fourth Thursday in November, that aims to educate the public about Native Americans in the United States, notably the Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern United States; dispel myths surrounding the Thanksgiving story in the United States; and raise awareness toward historical and ongoing struggles facing Native American tribes. Learn more about the National Day of Mourning and its close ties to Massachusetts history at the GBH news story: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/11/26/for-native-americans-its-not-thanksgiving-its-a-national-day-of-mourning
MassBay Land Acknowledgement
Massachusetts Bay Community College wishes to acknowledge that the Wellesley, Framingham, Ashland campuses sit on land that was appropriated by the US Federal government from the Nipmuc, Massa-aschu-es-et (Massachusetts) and Pawtucket tribes. MassBay cannot change the past but what we can do is honor the land, the ancestors, and the indigenous traditions as we at MassBay use this sacred land as a communal place to nurture learners to move forward and make a more inclusive world.
Native Land Digital Interactive Map
You can take your first steps in honoring indigenous and native lands by learning about the land you currently live on and occupy. Take this step by visiting Native Land Digital Interactive Native Land map: https://native-land.ca/
The 2020 list of federally recognized tribes through the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Learn More at the Native American Heritage Libguide and View Resources at the MassBay Library
Celebrate and pay tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans. Learn more at the Native American Heritage Libguide with links to eBooks, journals, articles, events, podcasts and websites that are sources of information on Native American culture and history.
You can also see our display of native American tribal maps in the study area near the computers at the Wellesley campus library.
LibGuides: Native American Heritage: Welcome
