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Don’t miss these Native American Heritage Month celebrations at Choctaw Landing
Those who are interested in historic Choctaw culture can attend a series of events at Choctaw Landing in Southeast Oklahoma ...
The Hill20d
Biden apology: What were the Native American boarding schools?
President Biden is set to become the first president to apologize for a 150-year policy that sent thousands of Native American children to boarding schools in an attempt to assimilate them to ...
Politico9d
Native American voters saved Tester before. They may fall short this time.
But Montana is a small-population state, and one way he could change the calculus is with high turnout from Native Americans, who tend to vote overwhelmingly Democrat and make up about 6.5 percent ...
Politico21d
Biden to apologize for Native American boarding schools
President Joe Biden plans to issue a formal apology for the role that the U.S. government played in Native American boarding schools, a brutal system that removed children from their homes and ...
The Hill20d
Biden becomes first president to apologize for Native American boarding school policy
President Biden apologized Friday for Native American boarding schools that were part of U.S. policy for 150 years and stripped children away from their tribes and culture. “The federal ...
CBS News21d
Biden to apologize to Native Americans for era of boarding school atrocities
President Biden will issue a formal presidential apology to the Native American community for atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples during the era of federal Indian boarding schools ...
New York Post24d
Author with $249K book deal claims she’s Choctaw-Cherokee — Native American group alleges otherwise
An author who identifies as Native American has been called out by a research group who claim she has “no genealogical connection” to any indigenous tribe. Seattle-based Colby Wilkens ...
Washington Examiner20d
Biden says ‘nothing wrong with me’ after stumbling over Native American name
President Joe Biden‘s apology on Friday to Native Americans didn’t go so smoothly. Speaking at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, Biden expressed remorse for a federal government ...
Reuters22d
Biden apologizes for abusive Native American boarding schools and their legacy
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden apologized, opens new tab on Thursday for the U.S. government's role in running abusive Native American boarding schools for more than 150 years ...
Los Angeles Times28d
The open question of ‘who gets to be Native in America’
“The Indian Card” begins with a statistical puzzle: In the 2000 U.S. census, 4.1 million people indicated Native American heritage. But in 2020, that figure had swelled to 9.7 millio ...
Tennessean28d
Tennessee Native Americans fight being 'displaced' in system as powwow keeps history alive
The Native American Indian Association of Tennessee is hosting its 43rd annual powwow Oct. 18-20 at Long Hunter State Park in Eastern Davidson County. Every third weekend in October, the Native ...