a report from Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on September 20, 2018 to discuss the various events being planned for Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019 and ways to observe the holiday in a manner that promotes the culture, history, and diversity of indigenous peoples during future years

Attachment A Indigenous Peoples' Day: Quinton's opening statement Call to the meeting: The Neighborhood & Long-Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebrations Committee will meet to discuss the various events being planned for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2018 and ways to observe the holiday in a manner that promotes the culture. history, and diversity of indigenous peoples during future years Quick history: June 2016: council passes Indigenous Peoples' Day, unanimously, declaring that: the second Monday of October henceforth be commemorated as Indigenous Peoples' Day in C'ambridge, in recognition of the indigenous people of America's position as native to these lands, and the suffering they fuced following European conquest of their land That the Council recommends that Indigenous Peoples' Day he observed by the people, with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise, to the end that the culture, history and diversity of Native American Peoples be celebrated and perpeluated Now, a few years have gone by and it is time to really drill down into how we can make this into a bigger celebration each year in Cambridge. This hearing is mainly a listening session and a conversation about how we can make Indigenous Peoples' Day a more robust celebration going forward. We are really excited to hear from all the various groups about what they would like to see included in 2019 and beyond. In order to set the scene, I want to remind everybody that Indigenous peoples all around the world are still facing intense discrimination, neglect. and persecution, even here in Massachusetts. Just last week: The federal government ruled that the Mashpee Wampanag Tribe does not qualify for a reservation, effectively reversing an Obama-era decision to place 321 acres into federal trust for the tribe. Additionally, the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines are two prominent examples of how fossil fuel extraction is almost always devastating 10 sacred indigenous lands. Although I do not identity as Native American, I do have Indigenous heritage. My great, great grandmother was indigenous to Suriname, in South America, which is where my family is from and where I grew up. My grandfather, her grandson, was a government official in Suriname, and I remember going with him to visit the indigenous people in his district. Before I was born, he was sometimes the first official representative of the government to meet with the indigenous people, then still living in their traditional ways in the Amazonian rainforest. Before he passed away, he gave me some of the photographs from that time, which I still have in my archives at

home. So l've always felt that connection and been keenly interested in that part of my heritage and in the plight of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. I am looking forward to hearing from invited guests and the public on how to celebrate Indigenous peoples and elevate their need for justice in 2019 and beyond!

Attachment B City of Cambridge 0-17 IN CITY COUNCIL June 6, 2016 COUNCILLOR MAZEN RESOLVED: That the Council go on the record to state that the second Monday of October That the Council recommends that Indigenous Peoples' Day be observed by the RESOLVED: ceople, hit as and diversily orses in e Ascerica preple e set to the nd that the perpetuated: and be it further That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward suitably engrossed copies of RESOLVED: this resolution to the North American Indian Centre of Boston, the Nipmuc Nation, the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay head, The Praving Indian Tribes of Natick and Ponkapoag, and the Massachusetts at Ponkapoag Tribe, being descendants of those people indigenous to this area, on behalf of the entire City Council. In City Council June 6. 2016. Adopled by the affirmative vote of nine members. Altest:- Donna P. Lopez, City Clerk A true copy: Danna P. Xops. ATTEST:- Donna P. Lopez, City Clerk

Attachment C Indigenous Peoples Day testimony (on behalf of Mahtowin Munro, United American Indians of New England) I begin today by acknowledging that, in Cambridge, we are on the stolen and unceded traditional territory of the Massachusett Indigenous people. This land was also traversed by the Nipmuc, Wampanoag and people from many other Indigenous Nations, and is a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange among nations. We also recognize the enduring presence of Indigenous peoples on this land to the present day, and acknowledge and seek to respond properly to their calls to respect their sovereignty and help them care for the land and water. This statement is made on behalf of United American Indians of New England and IndigenousPeoplesDayMA.org. We were fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work with members of Cambridge City Council in 2015 and 2016 during the process of getting the Indigenous Peoples Day resolution passed. At the time, none of us sufficiently considered how Indigenous Peoples Day would be celebrated in the city. We are glad to be able to work now with Mayor McGovern, City Council, and other bodies to move that process forward and have the first Cambridge celebration in just a couple of weeks. Through the Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations, we envision finding ways to let everyone in the City of Cambridge learn about the history and ongoing presence of Indigenous peoples here. This year, we have

been planning programming that will reach different ages and communities within the city, so we have proposed cultural programming, a possible public lecture, and a film screening. [As] Indigenous peoples who are often erased in our own countryl, we] Jare eager to share aspects of our cultures and histories with everyone. We want non-Native people in Cambridge to know about the history of the area before Europeans came here. We want everyone to know that there are vibrant contemporary Indigenous cultures here in Cambridge, in the region, and internationally. We hope that we can have multiple aspects to the programming in the future, ranging from providing recommended book lists to the library, presenting cultural performers from throughout the Americas, showing Indigenous art and films, and presenting speakers from many Indigenous nations. We hope to have enough of a variety that nearly anyone will find something suitable to watch or listen to. VIVIl This year's celebration is just the beginning. We hope in future years to deepen our partnership with the city as we work together to find more ways to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Thank you very much for your support.

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