Native Americans
Today in labor history: Cherokee Nation begins Trail of Tears
June 17, 2014It is estimated that nearly one third - ten to 30 percent - died in the course of U.S. government's ethnic cleansing.
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South Dakota’s genocide against Native Americans continues nonstop
June 9, 2014The genocide being perpetrated by South Dakota against Native Americans continues unabated. This is beyond maddening.
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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.
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Today 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.
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Today 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...
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