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Indigenous Reparation and Recognition in Seattle

January 22, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Seattle is one of the wealthiest and fastest-growing cities in the nation, but that growth has come often at the expense of the Indigenous people who first lived here. In a forthcoming piece in Bitterroot and the South Seattle Emerald, writer Marcus Harrison Green examines how Native folks in Seattle are pushing for greater representation, and how non-Native Seattle residents and officials can improve the relationship with Indigenous residents of this traditional Coast Salish territory. Green joins us along with Fern Renville and Russell Brooks for a panel discussion moderated by Bitterroot editor Maggie Mertens, exploring ways the city can best recognize its Indigenous roots and residents, and whether reparations should be a component of that process.

Fern Renville (Dakota) is the CEO of SNAG Productions.

Russell Brooks (Southern Cheyenne) is the executive director of Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre in Seattle.

Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald.

Maggie Mertens is the managing editor of Bitterroot magazine.

More panelists to be announced.

Presented by Town Hall Seattle, South Seattle Emerald, and Bitterroot.

Details

Date:
January 22, 2020
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/612712936162682/

Venue

Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101 United States
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