West Philly Earth Day celebration centers Native American history
“It’s wonderful to acknowledge that we Indigenous people are here, we’re still here, and that we honor our Mother Earth,” said Tchin, a Blackfeet and Narragansett storyteller and educator.
This message is what organizers from Get Fresh Daily, Friends of Malcolm X Park, The Enterprise Center, and Painted Bride Art Center wanted to share with the community of West Philadelphia this Earth Day — green spaces are sacred places of rejuvenation. “I think it’s so important for us to celebrate and honor the land that’s accessible to us,” Murdic said. “I feel like that’s how it connects to Indigenous practices … we should be in connection with the land for all that it provides.”
“This project grew out of decolonizing work thinking about centering Indigenous and Black histories in our city,” said Esther Baker-Tarpaga, who choreographed the performance.Dancers dressed in bright colors with large plastic bottles and fish nets attached to their bodies, their costumes calling attention to plastic usage and its impact on our environment. According to“It’s so important for us to … from an Indigenous perspective.
Tchin’s opening prayer had similar themes to Nelson’s land acknowledgment, including that the Earth and all of its beings are integral to learning survival, and that the planet provides the balance needed in order to exist.
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