Indigenous Peoples’ Day Lowdown

Man oh man, Facebook is oddly unified today! It seems that roughly 500 give-or-take years ago some Italian guy got lost on the way to India and was so embarrassed about his eff up that an entire continent had to deal with his genocide. That’s no good.

Thus, on this Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we remember that Christopher Columbus is a really weird dude to celebrate (i.e. he sux) and we should instead show some reverence to the groups he and those who followed in his white footsteps decimated.

One small way you could do that is by heading to The Miniplex at Richard’s Goat where Monday they are screening Alcatraz is Not an Island. A synopsis followed by an excerpt:

In 1969 a small group of Native student, activists and other urban Natives begin to occupy Alcatraz Island in the San Fransico Bay, reclaiming “Indian Land” for the first time since the 1880s. A monumental feat in ongoing struggle for the self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. This is their story.

EVENTS (SUBMIT YOURS!)

Dead Tree Presents

Eureka Veterans Hall / 6-10 p.m. / $6

"Australia's hardcore punks Last Chaos, who are touring with Dead Hunt from Portland! Santa Rosa's own freak punks Acrylics are returning to Eureka with a vengeance! Supporting the show is new local act Fhøg!"

Films with Benefits: Alcatraz is Not an Island

The Miniplex at Richards' Goat Tavern / 7 p.m.

The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples presents. Short discussion and thought sharing following the film with light refreshments.

630-5000 / Web site

Weiner Kids

The Sanctuary / 8 p.m. / $5 / $20 sliding scale

Brain child of drummer/composer Jordan Glenn, Wiener Kids is Oakland's premier bizarro saxophones/drums trio. Formed in 2008, with help from reed masters Aram Shelton and Cory Wright, Wiener Kids continues to straddle the line between the profound and whimsical.

The Getdown

The Jam / 9 p.m. / 21+

Humboldt's finest funk musicians get up to Getdown.

822-5266 / Web site

Retired Adult Tennis Clinic

Eureka Indoor Tennis Club / 10-11 a.m. / $15

The clinic focuses on specific instruction as well as fun and competitive drills and games that get your blood flowing and your heart beating.

498-9089 / caseyjm24@gmail.com / Web site

American Craft in Mendocino

Odd Fellows Hall / 10 a.m.-6 p.m. / Free

Featured work will include: contemporary quilt and fiber arts, glass, ceramics, basketry, jewelry, encaustic...

937-2486 /

Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Humboldt State University Native American Forum / 3:45 p.m. / Free

Dr. Chuck Striplen, Associate Environmental Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute, will give a lecture titled "Applying Ecological Knowledge and Historical Ecology to Improve Landscape and Fire Management."

sem11@humboldt.edu /