PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On Indigenous Peoples Day, communities across the country celebrate culture, resilience, and survival. In Portland, the Future Generations Collaborative (FGC) honored the day by feeding hundreds — and uplifting stories that go far beyond the holiday.

For many Indigenous families, it is a day of continuing traditions that once faced erasure. Nearly four years after Oregon adopted the holiday in 2021, FGC hosted its annual celebration —sharing a message of resilience in a country still reckoning with its past.

“Indigenous Peoples’ Day to me means visibility in the face of ongoing colonization and genocide,” said Polimana Joshevama, Research and Evaluation Mode Lead for FGC.

The smell of salmon and smoke filled the air at Barbie’s Village in Northeast Portland as th

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