Native Americans
Checks in Native American settlement delayed again
June 2, 2014More than 490,000 Indians are still waiting for settlement monies due them from the federal government. It's a disgrace.
Read moreToday in Native History: Court rules an Indian is a man
May 12, 2014On May 12 in 1879, Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca tribe was declared a man in the federal courts of the U.S.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage dies
March 18, 2014She was raised in a household dedicated to ending slavery. Her father was a nationally known abolitionist, and the Joslyn home was a station on the Underground Railway. Her life's work became the struggle for the...
Read moreDr. King spoke out against the genocide of Native Americans
February 13, 2014It is probably little known what the great freedom fighter had to say about the horrific mistreatment of Native Americans by the U.S.
Read moreThe forgotten rebellion of the Black Seminole Nation
February 11, 2014Many Native American Nations formed partnerships and deep relationships with African slaves. Both groups fought for freedom and the right to exist in peace, away from the colonizing forces.
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