Indigenous Peoples Day Marblehead Forum Thursday Night

Marblehead MA

06 October, 2021

4:22 PM

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MARBLEHEAD, MA — A virtual workshop with discussions on identity, culture, contributions, stereotypes and historical inaccuracies will be held Thursday night in Marblehead. Indigenous Peoples Day Marblehead and the Marblehead Museum will host the forum with support from the Task Force Against Discrimination. Professional educator and social justice activist Claudia Fox Tree will deliver a presentation and moderate the discussion on missing information, misinformation, stereotypes and truths about First Nations people of the Americas. Fox will confront "invisibility" and implicit bias while focusing on how to engage children through books, videos and conversations. A resource list with books and links to videos and articles will be provided. Residents can register here to receive the Zoom link. Did you find this article useful? Invite a friend to subscribe to Patch. (Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)