Tennessee
Nashville Indigenous community commemorates Dragging Canoe Day; honors Cherokee leader
April 11, 2018“To see the future, one needs only to look at the past.”
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Nashville celebrated its first Indigenous People’s Day this year
October 17, 2017The city joins a host of other municipalities across the nation that have passed similar recognitions recently.
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Nashville axes Columbus Day, will observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead
October 6, 2017Nashville is the first large city and state capital in the South to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day.
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“Trail of Tears Walk” commemorates Native Americans’ forced removal
September 21, 2017It is estimated over 60,000 Native people were driven from their homes and the lands they had occupied for thousands of years. It was ethnic cleansing at its worst.
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Standing Rock Water Protectors speak in Tennessee
February 9, 2017Several hundred Nashville residents attended the standing room only meeting.
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