Native Americans
Clyde Bellecourt, Indigenous rights warrior, journeys to Spirit World at 85
January 19, 2022At an early age, he was imbued with a sense of rage at the historic mistreatment of Native Americans. In 1968, he was one of the co-founders of the American Indian Movement.
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Canada observes first ‘Reconciliation Day’ recognizing Indigenous genocide and oppression
September 30, 2021Wakerakatste Louise McDonald Herne, a condoled Bear Clan Mother for the Mohawk Nation Council, encouraged all Canadians to “know the history of this country and the corruption it was built upon.”
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‘Peace Circle’ commemorates 1843 Treaty of Bird’s Fort at Grapevine, Texas
September 27, 2021The Treaty of Bird’s Fort was the result of years of conflict and bloodshed between Native American nations and the onrushing tide of white settlers who later called themselves Texans.
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Thousands of Indigenous children perished in ‘genocide boarding schools’
August 12, 2021Hunger. Starvation. Beatings. Ill-clothed in winter. Forbidden to speak their Native tongues. Sexual predators roaming the dormitory halls. Such was the lot of thousands of Indigenous children in the Indian boarding school era.
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Lummi totem pole heads for nation’s capital with appeal: Find missing women
June 1, 2021Wood carvers from the Lummi Tribe brought a 24-foot cedar totem pole to the North Olympic Peninsula for a ceremony sending a message to the federal government.
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