Native Pride

This past Saturday, Native Americans gathered at the corner of Friendly Avenue and New Garden Road. They were celebrating Native Pride and protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. It has been decided that the developer won't consider rerouting the pipeline in North Dakota.

Guilford College has as one of its core values a commitment to nurturing, "a global perspective that values people of other cultures and the natural environment in which we all live." They also encourage students to "forge a connection between thought and action." * It seems that making the Greensboro community aware of the local Native American presence and the national issues of concern to them is, indeed, aligned with the core values of Guilford College. The protest was family-oriented and peaceful. It was a lovely, fall day, perfect for being one with the land. North Carolina has the largest American Indian population east of the Mississippi and the eighth largest population in the United States.** 

*reference, here.  

**reference and learn more, here.

Comments

[William Kendall]

I agree with the protests against the pipeline.