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The
BCC
Holocaust Center presented a program entitled "Crimes Against
Humanity: Native American Genocide" in the Jackson Arts Center
Auditorium on March 31, 2017 as part of its spring series. "Today
we're going to be talking about a genocide that people don't think about
that extended over a long period of time in our country's history,"
stated BCC
Holocaust Center Director Ron Weisburger. He then introduced Columbia
University History Professor Dr. Karl Jacoby who gave an hour lecture
entitled "A History of Violence, The Violence of History: Native
American Genocide." His talk was followed by a panel composed of four
local Native Americans, Mashantucket Pequot and Wampanoag tribal member
Tall Oak Weeden, Aquinnah Wampanoag member Linda Coombs, Niantic
Narragansett member Loren Spears, and Shinnecok and Montauk member Sheena
Lee. Following questions from the audience and a break for lunch, tribal
members led audience members in several traditional tribal dances. The
Holocaust Center provides
historical information, educational experiences, and multimedia resources
to communicate the suffering, pain and deaths of innocent millions during
the Holocaust and other genocides. Click
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(Top
row) BCC
Holocaust Center Director Ron Weisberger welcomes the audience to
the six-hour event at the Jackson Arts Center Auditorium at Bristol
Community College. (Row two) College President Jack Sbrega praises the
Center for brining attention to the various genocides that have
occurred around the world before Columbia University History Professor
Dr. Karl Jacoby speaks and introduces himself to tribal members Tall
Oak Weeden and Linda Coombs. (Row three) Discussion panel moderator
and loal historian Michael Simpson talks with Tall Oak before panel
members Linda Coombs, Loren Spears and Sheena Lee speak. (Row four)
The audience listens as tribal members drum at the instruction of Tall
Oak. (Rows five and six) Tribal member Jonathan Peters leads a group
of dancers on stage, including Jim Peters, center, and invites members
of the audience to join them in several traditional dances..
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