Fort Bragg Students and Writers Take Top Prizes in Essay Contest Over Returning Name ‘Noyo Bida’

Press release from the Noyo Bida Truth Project: 

 

The Noyo Bida Truth Project announces the winners of their Fourth Annual Essay Contest. The First and Second Prize winners will read their essays and receive their prizes Sunday, June 28 at 2 p.m. at Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street, Noyo Bida, CA. (Fort Bragg)

First Prize is $1,000 and Second Prize $500. The prompt for the contest was “ Yes, (or, No) the name Noyo Bida (The Fishing Place in Northern Pomo) should be returned to the City of Fort Bragg. Prizes will be presented by the three Essay Contest Judges, who are unaffiliated with TNBTP.

First Prize goes to Rowan Carr, who is a FBHS student and will be a senior in the fall. She is a founding member of the jazz club and president of the spectrum club. In her free time she enjoys writing, playing trumpet and piano, and spending time with family.

Second Prize goes to Simon Peter who is a writer and musician with a passion for freedom, community and ancestral connection. Simon enjoys a simple life growing food and sacred cactus, building with cob, and creating music. He adds: “It is an honor to be recognized by The Noyo Bida Truth Project.”

The program is free and open to all.