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EAST POINT, Ga., Sept. 27 — Who are the Indigenous people of North America? What are the myths versus the truths surrounding their lives and traditions?
The ArtsXchange will explore the past and present of Indigenous cultural society through music, books, artwork and a special presentation by Dr. Monika Ponton Arrington. Art & Survival: Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day, will be from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 10 at the ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan St. in East Point. Part of the organization's monthly Community Conversations series, the event is free and open to the public.
Arrington is the founder of Georgia Indigenous Diversity Consulting and a lifelong scholar, leader, advocate and activist for Indigenous People’s rights and awareness.
“Being a young Taino woman who grew up knowing I was a Native American Indian, I felt lost at times,” she said.
So, she started to research her family and who they were. She later attended the Native Wellness Institute and received her certificate in counseling in 2009; served as ambassador to the Golden Rule and I Change Nation Peacekeeping Building Initiative to the United Nations in 2013, as well as a member of the UN’s Council for Indigenous People in 2021. Arrington has also been an advocate for Indigenous families that were facing discrimination and were being forced from their homes.
"Dr. Arrington brings light to the darkness of the trials and trauma that the Native American Indian People have from the past and present,” said Suriname Ambassador Fidelia Graand-Galon. “She brings awareness to those of us who do not understand the complexity that the Native American Indians must deal with daily. She clears the myth and misunderstanding that people have.”
For more information or to RSVP, see https://www.artsxchange.org/event-details/art-survival-honoring-indigenous-peoples-day
