Here’s what the federal government is doing to acknowledge the painful memory of Indian boarding schools
As leaders at the Department of the Interior and descendants of federal Indian boarding school survivors, we entered our ...
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Shenandoah Valley man helped negotiate first formal U.S. treaty with Native Americans
Thomas Lewis was the lesser-known brother of Andrew Lewis. Both brothers negotiated a short-lived treaty with the Lenape ...
Woman becomes 1st Native American to own property in Gaslamp Quarter
Ruth-Ann Thorn closed on the historic Yuma Building in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter last month. It’s believed she is the first ...
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Tribal legitimacy debates far from settled in Indian Country
Concerns about legitimacy continue to be a significant source of contention within the nation’s largest inter-tribal ...
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson’s sword and scabbard Carried while commanding during the War of 1812/Creek War Gift of the U.S. Department of ...
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The Creek Indian War
Andrew Jackson had a long history with the Indians. During the War of 1812, he led militia forces in a war against Creek ...
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National Indigenous Veterans Day, Nov 8
Since the War of 1812, Indigenous people have fought by the side of non ... with thousands more Métis, Inuit, and non-Status Indian soldiers serving without their ancestry being officially recognized.