Skip to Main Content

Indigenous Peoples Day

A curated resource list prepared by our expert librarians

Ask A Librarian

Make an appointment

Chat, Call, Text

Email: libraries@colorado.edu

Romance Languages Librarian

Profile Photo
Kathia Ibacache
Contact:
Norlin
Research Suite
E250E

Native American and Indigenous Studies Librarian

Profile Photo
Kathryn Randall
she/her

Related Guides

 

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day

Reciprocity, Relevance, Recovery and Reclamation

 October 14, 2024

This guide visits resources related to Indigenous knowledge in Hawaii, especially the coral reef, reclamation narratives by Indigenous artists, the notion of Indigenous reciprocity, cultural relevance, multiracial identity, and scholarly literature for North American regions.

 

On This Day

"From the Mountains to the Sea" (Article from the magazine The Nature Conservancy).

In 2005, an initiative to remove algae off the reef and deploy sea urchins to prevent algae from growing back resulted in substantial coral recovery (The Nature Conservancy).

Reciprocity Project (film series on the American Public Television)

In 2023, the film series Reciprocity Project launched on American Public Television to highlight Indigenous storytelling on various issues, including the climate, reciprocity,  land, language, among others.

The Waikīkī Ahupuaʻa (YouTube Video)

In October 2023, a YouTube video was released examining the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī, a land division [in Hawaii] created to properly manage resources across the land, such as water and plants (Indigenous Peoples Day 'Iolani School).

audio to NPR 28-minute audio

The Movement for Indigenous People's Day (NPR Audio recording)

In 1990, South Dakota celebrated Native American Day for the first time, following growing initiatives to replace Columbus Day with a holiday that celebrated Indigenous people (NPR).

"Native Hawaiian Sacred Sites Have Been Damaged in the Lahaina Wildfires" (Article from a nonprofit independant news organization).

In 2023, , an Indigenous scholar specializing in the environment and religion of Indigenous peoples, referred to the effects of the Lahaina wildfires on Native Hawaiian sacred sites—image taken from Wikimedia Commons.

A New National Park to Reclaim Indigenous Land (TEDx Talk)

In 2024, Yuchi activist and attorney of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Tracie Revis, referred to the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative and the efforts to bring "the tribal voice back to these lands" (Revis).

Rock Bottom Riser (Film)

In 2021, the documentary Rock Bottom Roser was released to highlight ancestral interpretations of the bond between humankind, nature, and the cosmos. This film is set in Hawaii and explores the different kinds of matter found in geology, ethnography, and astronomy (Words from the database Kanopy).

Local & National Initiatives

Art, Media & Digital Exhibitions

Books from the Catalog

Publishers, Presses & Scholarly Journals