indigenous people
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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Canada sides with a pipeline, violating indigenous laws — and its own
October 19, 2022“They will not drill under our sacred headwaters because we’re going to defend this space until the end. We’re not going anywhere.”
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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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