Albert Bender
LATEST ARTICLES BY Albert Bender
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Work of renowned Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson showcased at Nashville’s Frist Museum
April 5, 2023This ground-breaking exhibition is a call for Indigenous power, queer recognition, and environmental resistance to the carnage of profit-mad capitalist development.
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Indigenous gather to protest birthday party for genocidal U.S. President Andrew Jackson
March 24, 2023Jackson’s 256th birthday was no cause for celebration for Indigenous people in Nashville.
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Tennessee legislative committee hears bill to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
March 14, 2023Indigenous representatives were upset that the committee delayed outright approval.
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Water Protector and intrepid warrior Joye Braun passes on
January 6, 2023She was the first to set up her lodge in the snow at Standing Rock to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).
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Thanksgiving’s genocidal history continues amid family gatherings and celebrations
November 23, 2022Another Thanksgiving—called “Thankstaking” in many Indigenous circles—comes and goes, but its bloody background forever lingers on.
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Overturning the Indian Child Welfare Act would renew genocide of Indigenous nations
November 22, 2022The ICWA safeguards tribal sovereignty by recognizing a Tribal nation’s authority to care for its children. The Supreme Court could destroy that.
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Cherokee Indian Fair back after pandemic cancellations
October 20, 2022Having attended the fair since I was a child made this a particularly joyous occasion.
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Nashville’s Interstate 65 becomes a billboard gallery of ancient Indigenous history
September 19, 2022The installation is informing the public about the magnificence of ancient Indigenous cultures in the Nashville area that were all part and parcel of the Mississippian civilizations.
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