Please register here. This program is presented in partneship with Indigenous People's Day Newton and the Ashland Public Library.

Join us as we honor Indigenous Peoples Day at a special program that will open with traditional Danza and prayer, and will be followed by a panel discussion on Water Protection Rights. The participants will be Hiawatha Brown (Narragansett Elder), Liz Santana-Kiser (Nipmuc Elder) Kasike Jorge Estevez (Taino) and Robert Quesada (Mexika/Aztec). 

Learn about:

• Indigenous Spirituality as it relates to water
• Issues concerning water quality, fishing rights and industrial pollution
• Land rights and what we can do to contribute to equitable access for all 

This program is cosponsored by the following libraries:  Ashland Public Library, Belmont Public Library, Bigelow Free Public Library (Clinton), Danvers Public Library, G.A.R. Memorial Library (West Newbury), Groton Public Library, Manchester by the Sea Public Library, Maynard Public Library, Medway Public Library, Public Library of Brookline, Tewksbury Public Library, Topsfield Town Library and Winchester Public Library

Register for this program right up until the start time. The Zoom login information will be emailed from the Ashland Public Library. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.