Saturday Symposium Focuses on Resistence of Indigenous People to Oppression

Hauba Hanu: All the People, Humanity in Resistance Symposium: A one day symposium presented by the Tricentennial Truth Alliance (TTA) and the Southwest Indigenous Alliance (SWIA) will call attention to the resistance of oppression of Indigenous People. Invited guest speakers from North America will speak at the Peace and Justice Center, 202 Harvard Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM (505-268-9557), on Saturday, October 21, 2006, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM. Speakers will address issues regarding Indigenous cultural history, the threat of historical revisionism, and our continuing resistance to oppression.

The program includes presentations from Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; Professor, Activist, Author, Historian, residing in San Francisco (Cherokee); Simon J. Ortiz; Professor, Writer, Poet (Acoma Tribe); Ofelia Rivas; Activist and Founder of “Voices Against the Wall,” Tohono-O’odham; Petuuche Gilbert, Activist and Former Tribal Official, Acoma Tribe.

The TTA and SWIA bring awareness to the glorification of the conquistador and the brutal subjugation of the American Southwest. As Indigenous people we demand our view of history and will take charge of how our history will be remembered and thus how we remember ourselves. Today, we will hear from distinguished speakers who have been and continue to be the voice of the people’s power.

Program:

9:30 AM:  Refreshments/Sign Up

10:00 AM:  Opening Remarks & Welcome C. Maurus Chino, Activist, Artist, Founder, Southwest Indigenous Alliance, Co-Founder Tricentennial Truth Alliance

10:15 AM: Invocation                            

10:30 AM:  Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Professor, Activist, Author, Historian, residing in San Francisco (Cherokee Tribe)

11:00 AM:  Q & A

11:15 AM: Simon J. Ortiz, Professor, Writer, Poet (Acoma Tribe)

11:45 AM: Q & A

Noon:  Lunch/Book signing

1:00 PM:  Petuuche Gilbert, Activist and Former Tribal Official (Acoma Tribe)

1:20 PM:  Q & A

1:30 PM: Ofelia Rivas, Activist, Founder of Voices Against The Wall, residing in Tucson AZ (O’odahm, O’odham Territories of US/MX)

1:50 PM:  Q & A

2:00 PM:  Panel Discussion: “Revisionist Memory: How Memory Erasure Affects Our Self Image as Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People,” Gwendolyn Packard, Moderator (Iyankton Dakota Nation)                      

2:30 PM:  Q & A                                              

2:50 PM:  Closing Remarks, C. Maurus Chino

3:00 PM:  Book signing/Entertainment