Native Americans
Nashville axes Columbus Day, will observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead
October 6, 2017Nashville is the first large city and state capital in the South to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day.
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“Trail of Tears Walk” commemorates Native Americans’ forced removal
September 21, 2017It is estimated over 60,000 Native people were driven from their homes and the lands they had occupied for thousands of years. It was ethnic cleansing at its worst.
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The legacy of Charlottesville: Trump must go
August 28, 2017As a Native in the KKK's birth state, I am enraged when crackpot ideologues proclaim the South is “White Man’s land.” I must remind them that the South is Indian land, as is every inch of...
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This week in history: Navajo Code Talkers Day
August 14, 2017Each year, August 14th is recognized as Navajo Code Talkers Day in gratefulness for the role native Navajo speakers played during World War II.
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“Neither Wolf Nor Dog”: A filmic journey into Lakota lands
July 10, 2017This low-budget yet esthetic film must be seen and heard. It’s a gate that swings open to a splendid human vista.
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