Indigenous Peoples’ Day honored on University of Oregon campus in Eugene

Sam RidingIn performs a "Grass Dance" during a ceremony marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day held at the University of Oregon.

Angela Noah, wearing her Miss Indigenous headdress, joins a ceremony marking Indigenous People's Day at the ERB Memorial Union building.

Keyen Singer dances in traditional attire during a ceremony at the ERB Memorial Union building on University of Oregon campus to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Shirod Younker speaks during a ceremony at the ERB Memorial Union building on campus observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Jon Ivy, vice-chair of the Coquille Indian Tribe, left, and his Elliott Ivy, a freshman at the University of Oregon help raise a flag for the Confederated Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw during a ceremony marking Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Jordan Harrington, co-director of the University of Oregon Native American Student Union, places a sign declaring "This is Kalapuyan Land" near the ERB Memorial Union building on the UO campus before a ceremony to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

University of Oregon junior and Native American Student Union co-director Megan Van Pelt talks about how she and other Native students will benefit from the new Home Flight Scholars Program at the Many Nations Longhouse on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.

Jason Younker, University of Oregon assistant vice president and advisor to the president on sovereignty and government to government relations, presents the Home Flight Scholars Program, which will provide Native Oregon residents with full tuition coverage, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.