There were American Indians, the Anacostans, living on Capitol Hill before the city was built - we need to commemorate that part of our history! See also: http://onceasitwasdc.org
To mark Indigenous People's Day 2023, here's the Land Acknowledgment for DC that was put together in 2019 with input from Chief Jesse James Swann of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe:
Principal, Karen Clay, of the St. Peter School, reacted enthusiastically to the information on the Garfield Park poster. She asked an excellent question, which will be the base of a new project - can the park be renamed "Garfield-Anacostan Park?" We shall see!
Working with Erica Lopez, we did a zoom presentation for Native History Family Day and closed with everyone reading a Native Land Acknowledgement for the school.
Afterward, Prin. Clay emailed that she would include the Acknowledgement in the school's morning prayer!
It was terrific to work with Erica Lopez & Prin. Clay!
