Two hundred years ago, in 1819, the United States was just beginning to embark on its expansionist policy known as Manifest Destiny. Under this policy, many non-Indian Americans felt that it was the divine destiny of the United States to expand and to spread American culture, language, and the Christian religion across the continent. In … Continued
The Pueblos are the village agriculturists of New Mexico and Northern Arizona. Zuni Pueblo is located in New Mexico and its name comes from Spanish corruption of the Keresan word Sunyi. The native name for the pueblo is A’shiwi which means “the flesh.” Fetishes are objects which can be made from many different materials which … Continued
Illegitimate Tr*ump, the first American — fascist — president, disapproves of removing Columbus statues. He stated, “We believe we should preserve our history, not tear it down.” Tr*ump, as usual, misses the point but adds, “Has to be stopped, it’s heritage.” Now, just because he’s a fascist imbecile, doesn’t mean he’s wrong about that “heritage.” … Continued
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana maintain a day use area at the Séliš Ksanka Qlispé Project (formerly Kerr Dam). The SKQ Overlook The River Above the Dam The River Below the Dam View of the Mountains Public Lands There are many different kinds of public lands: tribal, … Continued
Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetary Dickens Nor, Horace Washington, and Hayes Vanderbilt’s are being disinterred today in Carlisle Pennsylvania and will be reburied on the Wind River Reservation near Riverton, Wyoming. Their gravestones will list names they had before being taken to the Carlisle Indian School. Little Chief, Horse and Little Plume. The Indian Industrial School … Continued
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D. ND) If you don’t think the Resistance is working, think again: Of the 1,400 people who’ve contacted Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) to share their opinions on Betsy DeVos, the woman President Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Education despite her curious lack of professional experience, approximately 1,330 of … Continued
Racism being based on ignorance, among other things, can and should be combated with education and historical facts. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-1882-Chicago-Tribune-newspapers-APACHE-INDIAN-WARS-Geronimo-ARIZONA-TERRITORY-/272542775244?hash=item3f74d0b7cc) Carter Camp gave me his permission (when he was alive) to repost his essay entitled “Mass Racial Taunting; America’s Weekend Sport” in the comments of “Stereotypical Elements (that) appear… in Athletic Contests” posted at Native American … Continued
For over five years I’ve done extensive research on the records created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. During the last three years, when I started researching the families affected by tribal disenrollment, the BIA began to act in a spirit of non-cooperation and transparent under my Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) Requests. In 1995, … Continued
During the nineteenth century, the United States aggressively pursued a policy of manifest destiny to spread out between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. At the beginning of the century, President Thomas Jefferson had felt that the future of the United States depended on acquisition of land for the rapidly growing population. Thus, the future … Continued
Not this time, GOP. Last week, the Supreme Court delivered a major defeat for Native American voting rights in North Dakota when it allowed the implementation of a Republican-backed voter ID law. In order to vote, the law requires documentation of a residential address. Native Americans living on reservations often don’t have residential addresses because … Continued
