Native Americans – Page 41

Today in Native history: Miami, Potawatomi resistance and removal

November 6, 2014 By Special to People’s World

This day in history, the Miamis signed a treaty with the United States in 1838 ceding practically all of its lands south of the Wabash River in Indiana.

Thousands rally against Washington’s divisive nickname

November 4, 2014 By Dave Campbell

Native American leaders, local politicians, former sports stars and other speakers voiced their disdain the nickname they call derogatory and racist.

Today in Native history: Harrison extinguishes Ponca land rights

October 23, 2014 By Combined Sources

The tragedy of the Ponca Indians led to Nebraska's last significant land acquisition, when President Harrison issued a proclamation that extended the northern boundary of Nebraska into the Dakota territory.

Goodbye Columbus, welcome Indigenous People’s Day

October 10, 2014 By Andrea Perkins

I hope my kids will be able to go to school and hear the truth of what happened to our people.

Black and Brown brought together by Ferguson police killing

September 4, 2014 By Albert Bender

But for the protests, this would not have received news coverage. The brutality is indicative of the treatment of people of color not just in the U.S. but hemisphere-wide.