October 18, 2021

Alysa Landry

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Daniel D. MacArthur is seen here baptizing Paiute Indians in a stream near St. George, Utah. Augustus P. Hardy is shown standing on the bank.
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How Mormons Assimilated Native Children

Sep 13, 2018
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10 Things You Need to Know About Navajos

Sep 13, 2018
James Marshall, discoverer of gold, at Sutter’s Mill.
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Native History: California Gold Rush Begins, Devastates Native Population

Sep 13, 2018
Jimmy Carter made no public mention of American Indians during his entire first year in office. But between August and November 1978, Carter signed into law three bills that benefited Indians: the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Jimmy Carter: Signed ICWA into Law

Sep 13, 2018
Monument Valley, John Ford, Stagecoach, The Searchers, Navajo Nation, Captain John G. Walker, Westerns, American West, Valley of the Rocks, Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, Navajo, The Mittens, The View, The View hotel, John Ford’s Point, Navajo Guides, Cultural Views, Cultural Significance, Scenic Views, Navajo Parks and Recreation
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5 Things You May Not Know About Monument Valley

Sep 13, 2018
Navajo Housing Authority
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Navajo Housing Authority Cleared of McCain Claims of ‘Housing Crisis’

Sep 13, 2018
Shawntay Baldwin
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Shawntay Baldwin Breaking Boundaries in the Rodeo World

Sep 13, 2018
Navajo Land, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Window Rock Tribal Park, Navajo Nation Council Chambers, National Historic Landmark, Veteran’s Memorial, Navajo Code Talker, Navajo Nation Zoo, Navajo Nation Museum, St. Michaels Museum, Diné College, Ned A. Hatathli Museum, Navajo Interactive Museum, Navajo Code Talkers Museum, Navajo Language, Navajo Culture, Navajo History, World War II, Code Talkers, Navajo Code Talkers, Navajo Village Heritage Center, Navajo Traditions, Navajo Landscape, Trading Posts, Hubbell Trading Post, National Park Service, Shonto Trading Post, World War I, Shonto Canyon, Teco Nos Pos Trading Post, Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, Anasazi Ruins, White House Trail, Antelope Canyon, Slot Canyons, Little Colorado River Gorge, Grand Canyon, Betatakin, Kiet Seel, Navajo National Monument, Rock Art, Dinosaur Tracks, Elephant Feet, Grand Falls, Kayenta, Tonalea, Flagstaff, El Capitan, Four Corners Monument, Hogan, Twin Arrows Casino and Resort, Hogan
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Destination: Navajo Land, Arizona

Sep 13, 2018
Navajo Land, Navajo Nation, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Utah, Four Corners Monument, Traditional Foods, San Juan River, Petroglyphs, Native American History, Native American Travel, Native American Travel Destinations, Sand Island, Comb Ridge, Cliff Dwellings, Butler Wash Petroglyph Panel, River House, Goosenecks State Park, Valley of the Gods, Bears Ears National Monument, Sacred Sites, Native American Sacred Sites, Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump Highway, Navajo Parks and Recreation, Rainbow Bridge National Monument
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Destination: Navajo Land, Utah

Sep 13, 2018
Propaganda Art, Fine Art, United States History, Conquerors, Wake Forest University, Manifest Destiny, The Death of Wolfe, Mythology, Seven Years’ War, Native American Stoic, Jane McCrea, Revolutionary War, Propaganda, Scalping, The Death of Jane McCrea, Falls of the Kaaterskill, John Vanderlyn, Benjamin West, Thomas Cole, Kaaterskill Falls, Catskill Mountains, Capitalism, The Rescue, Horatio Greenough, Tomahawk, U.S. Capitol, American Indian Warrior, Savage Indians, The Death Struggle, Charles Deas, Discovery of America, American Progress, John Gast, American Progress, Westward Expansion, Western Frontier, Propaganda, Views of Native Americans, Native American History
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Propaganda: 6 Works of Art That Shaped America’s View of Natives

Sep 13, 2018
Navajo Land, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, Native Travel Destinations, Native Travel, American Indian Reservation, Checkerboard, Archaeology, Chaco Canyon, Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, National Park Service, Pueblo Ruins, Anasazi Ruins, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Shiprock Pinnacle, Shiprock, Navajo Nation Tourism Department, Tourism, Native Tourism, Bisti Wilderness Area, Bureau of Land Management, Church Rock Pinnacle, Red Rock State Park, Indian Gaming, Navajo Nation Gaming, Bowl Canyon Recreation Area, Toadlena Trading Post, Navajo Rug Weaving, Rug Weaving, Crownpoint Rug Auction, Crownpoint
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Destination: Navajo Land, New Mexico

Sep 13, 2018
Mount Rushmore, Mount Rushmore National Monument, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, United Native Americans, Treaty of Fort Laramie, South Dakota, Black Hills, Paha Sapa, Lehman Brightman, Colonel George Armstrong Custer, General Custer, Native American History, Six Grandfathers, Native American Protesters, Native American Activists, Treaty Rights, Indian Treaties, Great White Father
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This Date in Native History: Natives Occupy Mount Rushmore

Sep 13, 2018
Children’s Books, Native American Authors, Cooperative Children’s Book Center, Debbie Reese, American Indians in Children’s Literature, Children’s Literature, Daniel Vandever, Navajo Nation, Navajo Technical University, Boarding Schools, Native American History, Indian Stereotypes, Native American Stereotypes, Native American Identity, Native American Students, Native American Education, Dr. Suess, Shel Silverstein
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Native Representation in Children’s Books Is Lacking; Native Author Steps Up

Sep 13, 2018
Free-Roaming Horse
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Controlling the Navajo Nation’s Free-Roaming Horse Dilemma

Sep 13, 2018
Tourists walk through the ruins of Xunantunich.
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Mayan Pyramids, Crystal Caves and Cracking Coconuts in Belize

Sep 13, 2018
Navajo Nation, Human Trafficking, Navajo Nation Law against Human Trafficking
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Navajo Sign Law Criminalizing Human Trafficking

Sep 13, 2018
Taos Pueblo
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10 Things You Should Know About Taos Pueblo

Sep 13, 2018
Revolutionary War, Jane McCrea, Colonial Fiction, Native American History, Views of Natives, Noble Savage, Scalping, Allies, General John Burgoyne, Wyandotte, New York State, Natives as Savages, Savage, Ignoble Savage, Wake Forest University, The Last of the Mohicans, American History, John Vanderlyn, The Death of Jane McCrea, Stereotypes Against Natives, Native American Stereotypes
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This Date in History: Scalping of Jane McCrea Used to Portray Natives as Evil

Sep 13, 2018
Navajo Housing Authority
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Navajo Housing Authority builds homes—and trust—on Navajo Nation

Sep 13, 2018
Traditional art
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Traditional Art and Culture Event Teaches Much More Than Painting (10 Photos)

Sep 13, 2018
Authentic Native Jewelry, Fake Native Art
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Millions in Fake Native Art and Shark-Infested Waters

Sep 13, 2018
Blackfeet women were warriors as well as spiritual pillars of the community.
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The Power of Blackfeet Women

Sep 13, 2018
The Navajo Generating Station, one of several coal-fired power plants on or near Navajo territory.
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Navajo Generating Station Lease Extended Through 2019

Sep 13, 2018
Jay Begay, Navajo Horse Whisperer
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Jay Begaye: Navajo Horse Whisper

Sep 13, 2018
July 4, Cherokee Nation, Constitutional Convention, Today in Native History, Native American History, New Echota, Georgia, Tiya Miles, Independence Day, Native American Independence, Cherokee Nation Constitution, U.S. Constitution, Ancestral Land Base, Tribal Sovereignty, Sovereignty, Cherokee Syllabary, Cherokee Language, Native Language, Native American Language, Voting Rights, Right to Vote, Cherokee Phoenix, Treaty of New Echota, Trail of Tears, Cherokee Trail of Tears
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Today in Native History: Foundation for Tribal Sovereignty Set on July 4 at First Cherokee Constitutional Convention

Sep 13, 2018
A faded Route 66 sign is shown in front of historic Summit Inn diner, located at the southern end of the Cajon Pass—the trail linking the desert with the California coast through San Bernardino.
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Adding an Indigenous Narrative to the Incomplete Story of Route 66

Sep 13, 2018
Navajo women weavers circa 1914
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The Power of Navajo Women

Sep 13, 2018
As Politico reporter Josh King wrote in his 2013 article Dukakis and the Tank, “the first rule of political photo ops is: Never put anything on your head,” a rule that arguably can be traced to an “encounter between President Calvin Coolidge and some feathers.” This is that image.
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Native History: Pres. Calvin Coolidge Summers In Black Hills, Adopted By Sioux

Sep 13, 2018
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Poor People’s Campaign, Martin Luther King Jr., Poverty, President Lyndon B. Johnson, War on Poverty, Reservations, Hank Adams, Victor Charlo, Tillie Walker, American Indian Movement, Affordable Housing, Civil Rights Movement, National Indian Youth Council, Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada, Resurrection City, Coretta Scott King, Juneteeth, Solidarity Day, Martha Grass, Native American Protests
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Today in Native History: Natives Participate in Poor People’s Campaign; Protest BIA

Sep 13, 2018
Father De Smet is depicted here meeting with Flathead Indians in Montana.
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Native History: Father De Smet Talks Peace With Sitting Bull

Sep 13, 2018
The route of Francis Parkman’s sojourns from Westport, Missouri up the Platte River to Fort Laramie (in today’s Wyoming), the Pueblo (now Pueblo, Colorado), Bent’s Fort (near present-day La Junta, Colorado), and back.
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Native History: Harvard Rich Kid Starts Research for ‘Oregon Trail’

Sep 13, 2018
The Navajo Generating Station, one of several coal-fired power plants on or near Navajo territory.
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Navajo Nation Tries to Buy Just a Bit More Time for Generating Station

Sep 13, 2018
Occupation of Alcatraz, Adam Fortunate Eagle, Alcatraz Island, Occupation of Alcatraz Island, Indians of All Tribes, Adolf Hitler, Nazi Party, Nazis, Jews, Germany, World War II, House Resolution 108, House Concurrent Resolution 108, Urban Relocation Program, President Richard Nixon, Termination Policy, National Park Service, Federal Indian Policy, Indian Policy, Dawes Act, Dawes Act of 1887, Indian Self-Determination Act, Self-Determination, Tribal Self-Government
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Occupation of Alcatraz Architect Chats with ICMN on Anniversary

Sep 13, 2018
Alcatraz Island, Alcatraz, Occupation of Alcatraz, Occupation of Alcatraz Island, Indians of All Tribes, Native American Studies, American Indian Studies, Termination Policy, Adam Fortunate Eagle, Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Richard Oakes, National Park Service
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Today in Native History: Occupation of Alcatraz Island Ends

Sep 13, 2018
The Oregon Trail, Oregon Trail, Native American History, White Washed, White Washed history, Video Games, Video Game Hall of Fame, Don Rawitsch, Rethinking Schools, You Have Died of Dysentery, Stereotypes, Native American Stereotypes, Westward Expansion, Portrayal of Indians, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, Umatilla Indian Reservation, Fort Walla Walla
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‘It’s a White Thing’: ‘The Oregon Trail’ Game Doesn’t Tell Complete History

Sep 13, 2018
On June 6, 1971 a group of Natives led by United Native Americans occupied the Mount Rushmore to demand the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty be honored. The monument is seen here in the 1970s.
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Today in Native History: American Indian Movement Occupies Mount Rushmore

Sep 13, 2018
The Seneca Niagra Resort & Casino is located in Niagara Falls, New York.
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Winning Architecture: 10 Native-Owned Casinos With Stunning Cultural Design, Part 1

Sep 13, 2018
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Ak-Chin Indian Community

Sep 12, 2018
Ronald Reagan, President Ronald Reagan, Assimilation, General Allotment Act, General Allotment Act of 1887, Wilma Mankiller, Tribal Leaders, Individual Allotments, Osage, Oil Boom
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Today in Native History: Ronald Reagan Says, ‘We Should Not Have Humored [Natives]’

Sep 13, 2018
John F. Kennedy often gets credit for serving as president during the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s, but the man beloved for championing African-American rights and working to eradicate poverty was assassinated before he could fulfill his promises to Native Americans.
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The Unfulfilled Promises of John F. Kennedy: He Vowed a New Frontier for Natives

Sep 13, 2018
Native American History, President Richard Nixon, Yakama Nation, Mount Adams, Sacred Sites, Creation Story, President Theodore Roosevelt, Native History, Treaties
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Today in Native History: Forest Land Returned to Yakama Nation

Sep 13, 2018
Developing Infrastructure lacking for Indian Housing
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The Navajo Housing Authority and Latest Cut Need a Band Aid

Sep 13, 2018
The Navajo Generating Station smokestacks are a fixture on the landscape from miles away.
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Navajo Generating Station: The Interior Department Is Listening

Sep 13, 2018
Karita Coffey (Comanche), former IAIA Faculty, and IAIA student Carolyn Taylor (Hopi) work in the ceramics studio.
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IAIA: Bringing Native Art and Higher Education Together

Sep 13, 2018
Federal Recognition, Native American History, President Jimmy Carter, Oklahoma Tribes, Wyandotte Tribe, Peoria Tribe, Ottawa Tribe, Modoc Tribe, Termination Era, Wyandotte Nation, Modoc War, Klamath Tribes, Indian Territory
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Today in Native History: Carter Restores Federal Recognition to Three Oklahoma Tribes

Sep 13, 2018
Harlington Wood, right, of the U.S. Attorney General’s office, is escorted by armed AIM supporters from car to conference with AIM leaders in Wounded Knee, South Dakota, March 19, 1973, as efforts to end the occupation of Wounded Knee continue.
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Native History: 71-Day Wounded Knee Occupation Ends

Sep 13, 2018
Taos Pueblo Veterans, Scott Blackburn, VA Interim Deputy Secretary, Native Veterans
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Taos Pueblo Veterans: We Fought Before We Were Citizens, Where’s the VA for Us?

Sep 13, 2018
In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed the Oklahoma Organic Act creating the Oklahoma Territory. This map shows removal routes of the Five Civilized Tribes, as the Act was used as another assimilation and land-grabbing tool.
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Today in Native History: Harrison Signs Oklahoma Organic Act

Sep 13, 2018
A Dawes era poster.
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Native History: Chickasaw and Choctaw Give in to Dawes Act

Sep 13, 2018
Clean water, water rights
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Ak-Chin Indian Community Files Suit Over Water Rights

Sep 13, 2018