Falmouth community members will honor Indigenous Peoples with a program of stories and spoken word on October 14, at 11:30 a.m. at Falmouth Congregational Church, 68 Main Street (across from the Village Green). Use side entrance.

The Indigenous Peoples Day event will include a Proclamation, Land Acknowledgement Statement, spoken word, a display of indigenous art, and historical and personal accounts. A closing friendship circle will conclude the celebration. A group of Falmouth residents and representatives of local endorsing organizations have planned this first, annual celebration of First Nations people with the theme—We Are Still Here: Honoring Falmouth’s Indigenous First Nations People.

Endorsing organizations include: Calliope Poetry; Cape Cod PRIDE; Coalition for Social Justice; Falmouth Art Center; Falmouth Juneteenth Celebration Committee; L.I.N.K. (Linking Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledge); No Place for Hate Falmouth; Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church; Waquoit Congregational Church; Ocean Eversley Art; League of Women Voters Falmouth.