Elizabeth A. Woody: Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022 statement

'We have survived.'

Elizabeth A. Woody (Warm Springs, Yakama and Diné) is the executive director of The Museum at Warm Springs in Warm Springs, OR. She was the first Native American to be named poet laureate of Oregon in 2016. (courtesy photo)

by Elizabeth A. Woody

On the day that many of us grew up knowing as “Columbus Day,” I am reflecting on how things have changed for Na…