Kentucky city to celebrate its first Indigenous Peoples' Day
STANFORD, Ky. —
A statement from the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission says the city of Stanford will celebrate its first Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Lincoln County Courthouse on Monday.
Angela Arnett-Garner, a Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission member, says the initiative is aimed at bringing perspective and balance to Christopher Columbus Day by highlighting American Indian history and culture.
The event will feature speakers including Stanford Mayor Eddie Carter and music and song by Native Americans who live in the region.
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KY is the only state to have a state park dedicated to the Trail of Tears, near Hopkinsville, KY. Stanford is near Danville, KY, which is the area my great-great grandmother came from...
I wish I could visit during this festival!
Kudos to Stanford.
Exactly how I feel! I'm sorry I missed this year's festival-- maybe next year!
I think it is great except for the title. It should be called the first or the original people though.
Paula, we here in KY don't always know the proper terms for things. Our hearts are in the right place, though...
Great article Dowser. Thank you for sharing it with us. It seems that The Trail of Tears is something that many people try to forget, or don't think is worthy of recognition. It is very heart warming that Stanford feels it is worth remembering. (smile)
It's a nice, picturesque little town... They have a squash bug festival there, I think! I'd like to attend that, too!
What kind of bug do they squash?
squash bugs... Don't ask me-- I think it's some kind of beetle. They race them up and down thread ladders, to see who reaches the top first!
LOL!! That must be very exciting......beats listening to the grass grow though. I wonder if the squash part comes in if they stomp on the losers.
LOL!
I've seen a squash bug race, and it is a lot of fun! Let's face it, there's not a lot to do there...
It does sound like a lot of fun. Sort of like the turtle and frog races I've been to. Anything that takes the mind off the BS going on in the world today is a Blessing. The Lions Club that I once belonged to tried racing hamsters at once of their charity functions. But, there was no winner as they all returned to the starting area and just wanted out. LOL!
That's how I look at it! Love the hamster race!
Found a picture! I remember them as being colorful...
We call them stink bugs here. Don't squash them. They STINK.
Same here, Dave. They were very prevalent in Texas when I lived there, and seemed to prefer the Elm and Cottonwood trees. And they do stink. (ugh)
Thanks, both of you! This is not what I remember, either, as being called squash bugs... The ones I remember were yellow and green But, of course, it's been a long time ago!
E.A ?
Ugh is right.
They race the yellow striped ones, I think! That looks more like what I remember!
E.A at time there is a confusion because of the difference between that Male and the Females, and also they can change as they age!
Golly!
LOL is that like Goal in one... or it is HIS Fault?
Nothing is HIS fault-- it's all a part of HIS plan... At least, to me, anyway...
E.A Brilliant replay Thank You!
Get that BALL!!!
I would like to see Indigenous People's day as a national holiday. Maybe it would call needed attention to the issues Native Americans face.
I would too!!!!