Sunshine, Symbols and Remembrance

Perhaps it’s a bit odd that the Wiyot panel, in particular, is couched in what some view as a symbol of a white oppressor. On the other hand — setting aside the problem that nobody’s stopping at those kiosks — you could look at it as a coming together, a healing perhaps. It’s sort of like the students taking some of the budget crisis burden upon themselves. And it’s a lot like the candlelight vigil the Wiyot have held on Woodley Island every year since 1992, on the last Saturday in February, to remember the Wiyot people massacred on Indian Island. Everybody goes, Indian and non-Indian, and the purpose is to remember, and to heal the community, says Seidner.

This year’s vigil is this coming Saturday, Feb. 24, 6-8 p.m.. Bring a candle. Rain or shine.

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