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A woman reads a plaque placed on the remains of the Santa Fe Plaza obelisk, which was destroyed during an Indigenous Peoples Day rally in October. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
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SANTA FE – City leaders here have embarked on a Herculean effort to address controversial monuments immortalizing figures long derided for their brutal treatment of Native Americans.
But that reconciliation process is off to a rocky start with the city’s hiring of a consultant that some in the community accuse of “co-opting” Native identities by claiming Diné and San Ildefonso Pueblo heritage.
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Santa Fe city councilors on Wednesday unanimously approved a $254,000 contract with Albuquerque-based Artful Life as the consultant for its Culture, History, Art, Reconciliation and Truth process.
The Culture War Has A New Target: Independence Day
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The Culture War Has a New Target: Independence Day
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It will be a muted Canada Day in many parts of the country as grief and anger over the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools have made it hard for many Canadians to stomach the usual patriotic pomp of July 1.
Rather than fireworks, parades and performances, several municipalities say they will mark the national holiday with reflection and solidarity. But Indigenous leaders, advocates and scholars say that’s just the start of broad efforts needed to reframe Canada Day as a reminder of the country’s dark past and present, and what it means to be Canadian.
The truth has been told : Indigenous leaders call for Canada Day reflection
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