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Honoring Indigenous People’s (HIP) Week at SHS

Salamanca High School marked Native American Month by hosting Honoring Indigenous People’s Week for staff and students from November 15th-19th. Each day celebrated the contributions made by Indigenous culture; Monday was Warrior Day to celebrate being a Salamanca Warrior, Tuesday was Hodinöshö:ni’ Day with a purple theme, on Wednesday students wore orange to support the Every Child Matters movement and remembrance of victims, Thursday was “Rez” Wear Day and Friday students were encouraged to wear red to raise awareness for the hundreds of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Student activist and photographer Madison Brown shared photos to her social media accounts of her and her peers dressed in their best “Rez Wear.” Many students wore ribbon skirts, ribbon shirts, moccasins, and beadwork with pride while exuding the feeling of comradery among classmates. “It was nice to see a good group of people in their ribbon skirts and shirts. The orange and red out were the best part- to see all our non-Indigenous peers participating,” shares Brown.