100th Anniversary-Piper vs. Big Pine School
June 1
Join us as we celebrate the 100 Year Anniversary of the historical court decision which gave Alice Piper and 6 other Native American students the right to attend public school, which set precedence to be utilized in the more know Brown vs. Board of Education case.
We will begin with an honoring ceremony at the Big Pine School and move to a reception at the AkaMya Culture Group, Margaret L. Romero Cultural Studio for Hors d’oeuvres and visiting, along with a presentation of the Big Pine Junior/Senior Class Alice Piper Documentary
Here is the tentative agenda for the day.
Here is the tentative agenda for the day.
1. Opening of Ceremony – Sage Romero
2. Prayer – Phillip Kane (Instructor Paiute Language Class)
3. Honor Song / Eagle Song – Sage Romero
4. Welcome Remarks – Dave Rambeau
5. History, Foundation, and Current Work
a. Jennifer Duncan – (Historian) History of Alice Piper and her family in the
Region
b. Marisela Martinez-Cola – (Author/ Professor) Legal Impact of Alice on Ending
Segregation in Schools. Author of “Bricks Before Brown”
c. Tim Steele – (Elementary Educator) Curriculum and Practical Teaching at Big
Pine School
d. Shawn Lum – (Inyo County Museum Services Administrators) Community
Collections and Archive/ Museum Partners
6. Political Leaders
a. Introduction – Joseph Quintana (Executive Director of Native Development
Network)
b. Bishop Tribal Chairwoman – Meryl Piccard
c. Assemblymember Jim Patterson (AD-08)
d. Congressman Kevin Kiley (CA-03rd District)
7. Acknowledgment of Native American Students/ Graduating Seniors
a. Tim Steele
8. Closing Song – Women Singing Club
9. Image of People on the Steps
10. Closing and Move to Reception – Sage Romero
2. Prayer – Phillip Kane (Instructor Paiute Language Class)
3. Honor Song / Eagle Song – Sage Romero
4. Welcome Remarks – Dave Rambeau
5. History, Foundation, and Current Work
a. Jennifer Duncan – (Historian) History of Alice Piper and her family in the
Region
b. Marisela Martinez-Cola – (Author/ Professor) Legal Impact of Alice on Ending
Segregation in Schools. Author of “Bricks Before Brown”
c. Tim Steele – (Elementary Educator) Curriculum and Practical Teaching at Big
Pine School
d. Shawn Lum – (Inyo County Museum Services Administrators) Community
Collections and Archive/ Museum Partners
6. Political Leaders
a. Introduction – Joseph Quintana (Executive Director of Native Development
Network)
b. Bishop Tribal Chairwoman – Meryl Piccard
c. Assemblymember Jim Patterson (AD-08)
d. Congressman Kevin Kiley (CA-03rd District)
7. Acknowledgment of Native American Students/ Graduating Seniors
a. Tim Steele
8. Closing Song – Women Singing Club
9. Image of People on the Steps
10. Closing and Move to Reception – Sage Romero
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