Today in Native history: Harrison extinguishes Ponca land rights
The tragedy of the Ponca Indians led to Nebraska's last significant land acquisition, when President Harrison issued a proclamation that extended the northern boundary of Nebraska into the Dakota territory.
U.S. policy driving the children north
The poverty and suffering of Guatemalans, and especially indigenous Guatemalans, is rooted in long term U.S. policy in the region.
Patent Office cancels Washington’s disparaging trademark
The group argued that the Redskins should lose their federal trademark protection based on a law that prohibits registered disparaging names.
Today in labor history: Cherokee Nation begins Trail of Tears
It is estimated that nearly one third - ten to 30 percent - died in the course of U.S. government's ethnic cleansing.
Today in women's history: Suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage dies
She was raised in a household dedicated to ending slavery. Her father was a nationally known abolitionist, and the Joslyn home was a station on the Underground Railway. Her life's work became the struggle for the liberation of women.
The forgotten rebellion of the Black Seminole Nation
Many Native American Nations formed partnerships and deep relationships with African slaves. Both groups fought for freedom and the right to exist in peace, away from the colonizing forces.
Feb. 14 marches for missing Native women unite action with compassion
In March 2010, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) created a database of information they gathered covering 582 cases of missing and murder native women and girls.
Keystone XL pipeline and the jobs controversy
XL backers' arguments that the project is a jobs provider are being disputed. Many, including some labor activists, feel that the pipeline issue does not need to be divisive, and that they share the same underlying interests.
UN rep meets with tribes on abduction of Native children
UN Human Rights Officer Giorgia Passarelli recently met with tribal members, relatives of the children taken by the South Dakota Department of Social Services.
Join us Tuesday to discuss “Modern genocide in South Dakota”
American Indian children of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Sioux nations are being removed from their homes by state officials under cover of law.
