“I’m using this to say enough is enough,” Edenshaw said. “I’m breaking the cycle within my own family. I know that the first step to that is having that conversation.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“It’s a hard conversation to have,” she added. “But we want to bring it forward. We know if we aren’t willing to do it, who’s going to be willing to do it?”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Edenshaw said the summit, which coincides with Domestic Violence Awareness <\/a>Month<\/a>, is something that’s been in the works for almost two years, and she is glad domestic violence awareness is a cause that has Tlingit & Haida’s support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t “As Native people, we know what’s best for our communities,” she said. “The solutions for domestic violence exist within the communities we serve. We need to be the ones to bring this to the forefront of everyone’s mind. It really harms our community.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Scheduled speakers and panelists include Tlingit & Haida Chief Justice Michelle Demmert, Deborah Parker, Tami Truett, Simon Friday, Will Kronick, Justin McDonald, Tlingit & Haida President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson, Patricia Alexander, members of the indigenous sketch comedy troupe the 1491s and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t In addition to the summit, two other events are planned for Friday— the second annual Celebrate Survivors event and a performance by the 1491s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Members of the Woosh.ji.een Dance Group perform during last year’s Celebrate Survivors gathering. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Celebrate Survivors is free, and starts after the close of the summit around 5 p.m. and will wrap up around 7 p.m. It’s organized by Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE), which partnered with Tlingit & Haida for the day’s events. Like the summit, it takes place at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Members](\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/19094037_web1_181023AWARE_Survivors13.jpg\")
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