A window display outside the cafeteria educated students about Native American culture in honor of Native American Heritage Month this November.
According to senior Carolina Darcy, who created the display, the design is centered around the Red Hand Movement, which aims to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women. A common symbol of the movement is a red hand print over the mouth, which is a focal point in the display, Darcy added.
“I thought it was a very abstract idea, so I wanted to create something from it,” said Darcy.
Some panels in the display describe other movements, like the Land Back Movement, while others share different aspects of Native American history, like the creation of lacrosse and kayaks.
“I don’t think there’s a lot of Native American representation in the U.S., so I’m happy they get to show their culture,” said sophomore Liam Opher-Michaels. “It’s really important that they can show the injustices and genocide that’s happened,” they added.
According to Darcy, she hopes that people will be inspired to become more educated about Indigenous heritage because of the display.
“I want people to acknowledge the smaller communities that may not have gotten a spotlight over the years, and to acknowledge some of the issues that are going on that we may not even know are going on,” she said. “And to celebrate these cultures, the good and bad of both, and to give people perspective,” she added.
