This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, five years after the installation of the plaque, Columbia News has gathered students, faculty, and staff to reflect on the indigenous history of Columbia, the activism of Native Americans on campus, and the indigenous scholarship that takes place at the university.
You can watch the full video at the embed above or at the link here.
“My existence as an indigenous person is dedicated to furthering an understanding of our history, our culture, and our struggles in the present,” Audra Simpson, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University. “It is my entire body of research, it is my future research, my teaching, and my pedagogy. So, it is not just one day for me. It is my life.”