Indigenous Rising

peopleofthelonghouse:

Kawayo’t – Her name means Resting Canoe by Arnold Jacobs, an Onondaga painter, for his wife Isabel Jacobs, a passionate teacher who helped found the Kawenni:io Private School, a Mohawk/Cayuga Language Immersion program. She recently passed away and the community gathered to remember her amazing contributions to Haudenosaunee cultural and language preservation.

(Source: tworowtimes.com, via peopleofthelonghouse)