On Monday, Oct. 1, North American First People’s Day will be recognized with the third annual walk of the Portage Path, and will involve over 200 students from The Lippman School, the Akron Public Schools’ Portage Path CLC, young people from the Northern Cheyenne Nation, Emmanuel Christian Academy and other schools who will join the walk, which is open to the public. “From … [Read more...]
City Council approves ‘North American First People’s Day’ as October holiday
Lippman School, Northern Cheyenne Nation help spearhead citywide recognition of Akron’s Native-American heritage -- Akron City Council voted unanimously early this week to enact “North American First People’s Day” as law in Akron. The day will be recognized the first Monday of October. The law recognizes and honors the history and culture of Native Americans, and … [Read more...]
