Gallaudet University Hosts Indigenous Healing and Building Renaming Ceremony; Debuts “We, Native Deaf People, Are Still Here!” Exhibition

More than 100 Years Later, Building Renamed to òkànkwèpihëna tëtpi/Circle of Signers; Indigenous Heritages Reclaimed, Harmful Impact to Native Americans Acknowledged

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Gallaudet University, the leading institution in the world for deaf and hard of hearing students, today hosted two historic events on its Washington, D.C. campus: the Building 103 Healing and Renaming Ceremony and the debut of “We, Native Deaf People, Are Still Here!,” a two-year exhibition at Gallaudet’s National Deaf Life Museum.