Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated across the country to honor Native history and culture. For the students and staff of ELHS, the day has varying meanings depending on personal experience and perspective.
For some students, like Emmett Singel-Fletcher (11), the day is a chance to celebrate personal and cultural identity as well as connect with his community.
“I participate in the indigenous community in East Lansing, and also up north because the tribe that I’m enrolled in is up there,” Singel-Fletcher said…