Outrage in Hinckley as Native students barred from performing traditional song at graduation

[sarisataka]

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.”

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/outrage-in-hinckley-as-native-students-barred-from-performing-traditional-song-at-graduation/

My experience with Native American ceremonies is they are very inclusive. This would be to celebrate all students, not just Ojibwe.

[DFW]

1. This was my experience as well

When my younger daughter graduated from her high school, except for the academic recognitions in English, the program was conducted in the local language, even though only a quarter of the students spoke it well. The girls did a traditional dance to traditional indigenous music, while the boys did one in Maori, which is apparently related, linguistically.

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. Yeah.

The super's only statement says: “The district’s goal at graduation time is to make all district seniors, and the families and community members who have supported them during their education career, feel celebrated at graduation.”

Well, you failed at that, sir.

[poozwah]

3. tradition

i bet that a prayer is included in the ceremony.

[Arger68]

4. My old school, sort of. I graduated from Finlayson

before they consolidated. Lots of racist azzholes in that area, especially against Native Americans.

[Mawspam2]

5. Send in the riot cops!

Angie Craig approves. Can't have no stinkin' drum circles or outside agitators.

https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/05/15/angie-craig-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-cops-to-get-armored-vehicles-do-they-make-communitagitator.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/16/business-leaders-chat-group-eric-adams-columbia-protesters/

[progree]

6. Working link for first one. I couldn't find anything on this DEMOCRATIC representative being against drum circles

or outside agitators.

https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/05/15/angie-craig-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-cops-to-get-armored-vehicles-do-they-make-communities-safer/

The Washington Post article is paywalled, but here is the archive link: https://archive.is/UVB5R

as expected, it didn't have anything to do with our 2nd CD DEMOCRATIC representative at all, who is up for election in November in what is considered a highly competitive race.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/03/22/gop-sees-opportunity-in-minnesotas-2nd-district-against-incumbent-craig

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