A Native American Declaration of Independence
On November 7, 1785, a group of Native American families gathered in a farmhouse near present-day Deansboro, New York—about ...
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‘Silence, Stonewall, And Scorn’: Native American Group Sues Biden Admin For Cracking Down On Massive Petroleum Reserve
A Native American group is suing the Biden administration over one of its most aggressive moves against Alaskan oil and gas development. The NPR-A is a 23 million acre area in Alaska’s North ...
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Despite gains, Native Americans still face voting barriers
WASHINGTON — Native Americans today say they still face barriers to casting their votes, six decades after U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. Many live miles away from ...
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Historical Facts About Native Americans That Aren't Taught In School
Native Americans are those who are indigenous to the United States and there are still 574 federally recognized tribes. They have been around for centuries and continue to cherish their many ...
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Native Americans granted citizenship 100 years ago, but voting rights came decades later
June 2 marked one century since then-President Calvin Coolidge signed a law granting American citizenship to Native Americans. Women had secured the right to vote four years earlier under the 19th ...
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US Catholic bishops apologize to Native Americans for abuses, promise new outreach
June 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Catholic bishops offered an apology to Native Americans on Friday for the church's role in inflicting trauma on their communities and adopted new guidelines for ...
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Native American citizenship, a century later: Looking back on the national Indian congresses that followed in Spokane
A century ago this month, Congress made all Native Americans citizens of the United States. In Spokane, this was a rallying cry for the first National Indian Congress, a gathering held over the ...
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US Catholic Bishops Apologize to Native Americans for Abuses, Promise New Outreach
US Catholic Bishops Apologize to Native Americans for Abuses, Promise New Outreach By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - U.S. Catholic bishops offered an apology to Native Americans on Friday for the church's ...
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U.S. Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans, acknowledge boarding school traumas
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. bishops on Friday approved new guidelines for ...
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Rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans not seen since June 4 birth, Yellowstone officials say
Yellowstone National Park officials said Friday a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4. The birth of the white buffalo, which fulfilled a ...
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US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities
Native Americans comprise approximately 3.5% of Catholics in the United States, according to the UCCB. In the document, the bishops described how Native Americans were forced to assimilate to ...