October 10, 2022
“Come To The Circle”
Indigenous Peoples Day in Washington, DC
Adjacent to National Museum of the American Indian near Jefferson Dr. SW & 4th St. SW
2:00-5:00pm EST
American Indian Society of Washington, DC in partnership with Circle Legacy Center, United Tribes of the Shenandoah, and Saving the Circle will be holding an Indigenous Peoples Day event adjacent to the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on the National Mall in Washington, DC with speakers, performances, education, and informational sessions! Register your interest for the event on our Facebook page here! Please share and check back soon. We are working on the full schedule of events and will post them here. Our teams will be wearing orange in support of Grandfather Fools Crow teachings about the "color of the spirit". Join us! Bring lawn chairs or blankets for comfort. Send inquiries to Events@aisdc.org.
Parking
Since it’s a federal holiday, metered parking on the street (in legal spaces) is not enforced and is free. Other parking restrictions like handicap parking and no parking zones can be enforced. There are two parking garages near the Holiday Inn at 6th and C St SW. One underneath the Holiday Inn with the entrance in 6th Street and the other right across 6th Street at the corner of 6th and C Street SW.
Public Transportation
The nearest Metro station is L’Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange/Silver/Green/Yellow lines). Exit toward Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums. Walk two blocks east (toward the US Capitol Building) on Maryland Avenue. Bus lines are 30, 32, 34–36—Friendship Heights/Southern Avenue. Visit Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or call 202-637-7000 for more information.
Event Topics
- Missing and Endangered Indigenous People
- Free Leonard Peltier
- Christopher Columbus and the New World Myth
- Indigenous Culture is Alive
- Importance of Indigenous Languages
- Preserving Indigenous Past
- We Are All One Tribe
Speakers, Performers, Activities (partial list)
- Jay Winter Nightwolf (Cherokee, Taino, Shoshone) – Activist, Journalist, Radio Show Host
- Harry “Spike” Moss – Activist, Freedom Fighter, Spike Moss on Leonard Peltier
- Barry LeNoir (Chickahominy) – President of The United Black Fund
- Vanessa Inaro Protrano (Taino/Arawak) – 1st Indigenous elected to NYC Council
- Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare (Frank Washington, Gina Washington)
- Luci Murphy & Friends – Luci Murphy is a singer, political activist, community organizer, and language interpreter.
- Malcolm X Drummers & Dancers
- Educational activities for children (puppet shows, storytelling, corn husk doll making, water blessing song and dance)