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Outrage in Hinckley as Native students barred from performing traditional song at graduation [View all]
Outrage in Hinckley as Native students barred from performing traditional song at graduation
Outrage in Hinckley as Native students barred from performing traditional song at graduation
There have been drums and voices of protest in Hinckley this week.
“The most we’ve been doing right now is coming out and protesting each day after school and singing and stuff,” says Kaiya Wilson, a graduating senior at Hinckley-Finlayson High School. “We as a people need to stay strong and we need to be respected and heard.”
Dozens of students have been marching and protesting, calling for the school board to reverse its decision to bar the Ojibwe Traveling Song performance from this year’s graduation ceremony.
“It’s frustrating, it really is,” declares Cyliss LaFave, also a graduating senior. “We want to celebrate. We want to cherish this moment right now because you only graduate once from high school.”
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Outrage in Hinckley as Native students barred from performing traditional song at graduation
There have been drums and voices of protest in Hinckley this week.
“The most we’ve been doing right now is coming out and protesting each day after school and singing and stuff,” says Kaiya Wilson, a graduating senior at Hinckley-Finlayson High School. “We as a people need to stay strong and we need to be respected and heard.”
Dozens of students have been marching and protesting, calling for the school board to reverse its decision to bar the Ojibwe Traveling Song performance from this year’s graduation ceremony.
“It’s frustrating, it really is,” declares Cyliss LaFave, also a graduating senior. “We want to celebrate. We want to cherish this moment right now because you only graduate once from high school.”
My experience with Native American ceremonies is they are very inclusive. This would be to celebrate all students, not just Ojibwe.
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