Post by Okwes on Dec 8, 2005 13:50:34 GMT -5
NAYC Launches Indigenous Peoples Geography Project
Native American Youth Council Launches
Indigenous Peoples Geography Project
Date: 12 October 2005
PHOENIX, AZ -- The Native American Youth Council of North High
School today launched an Indigenous Peoples Geography Project on
their organization’s website, making history by presenting in an
educational format the unique history and geography of the ancestral
territories of the Native Nations.
“All Indigenous Peoples see the land as sacred, and the history of
the land is the history of our Nations,†said Tupac Enrique who is
the Native American Student Advisor for the Youth Council. “Our
intent is to open the eyes of our Native Students and the community
at large to the validity of the native systems of geography and
cartography, systems of knowledge which we still hold as valid in
spite of centuries of colonization.â€
In honor of the ancestral settlements in the Valley of the Sun of
the O’Odham Nations, the first presentation on the website is of a
map of Phoenix which describes the location and extent of the
ancient settlements of the HuHukam Peoples in the area. The Huhukam
are known to have inhabited the territory continuously for over
1,500 years and are considered the ancestors of the O’Odham
Nations of today.
“I believe this project will allow more people to gain an
understanding of the importance of the land they walk upon each and
everyday here in the valley,†said Brian Bex, North High School
student and member of the Dine Nation who serves as webmaster for
the Youth Council’s website located at
www.northhighnatives.com/
One of the objectives of this educational initiative is to create
recognition and respect for the Sacred Sites of the Native Nations
in the territory, by validating the indigenous geographic identities
of the traditional altars of the land. Among these are locations
that include the mountain ranges of South Mountain, Baboquivari
Mountain, Vianom Doag, and others among a vast family of O’Odham
Nation altars that extend into Mexico.
Native American Youth Council Launches
Indigenous Peoples Geography Project
Date: 12 October 2005
PHOENIX, AZ -- The Native American Youth Council of North High
School today launched an Indigenous Peoples Geography Project on
their organization’s website, making history by presenting in an
educational format the unique history and geography of the ancestral
territories of the Native Nations.
“All Indigenous Peoples see the land as sacred, and the history of
the land is the history of our Nations,†said Tupac Enrique who is
the Native American Student Advisor for the Youth Council. “Our
intent is to open the eyes of our Native Students and the community
at large to the validity of the native systems of geography and
cartography, systems of knowledge which we still hold as valid in
spite of centuries of colonization.â€
In honor of the ancestral settlements in the Valley of the Sun of
the O’Odham Nations, the first presentation on the website is of a
map of Phoenix which describes the location and extent of the
ancient settlements of the HuHukam Peoples in the area. The Huhukam
are known to have inhabited the territory continuously for over
1,500 years and are considered the ancestors of the O’Odham
Nations of today.
“I believe this project will allow more people to gain an
understanding of the importance of the land they walk upon each and
everyday here in the valley,†said Brian Bex, North High School
student and member of the Dine Nation who serves as webmaster for
the Youth Council’s website located at
www.northhighnatives.com/
One of the objectives of this educational initiative is to create
recognition and respect for the Sacred Sites of the Native Nations
in the territory, by validating the indigenous geographic identities
of the traditional altars of the land. Among these are locations
that include the mountain ranges of South Mountain, Baboquivari
Mountain, Vianom Doag, and others among a vast family of O’Odham
Nation altars that extend into Mexico.