The History of Native American Boarding Schools Is Even More Complicated than a New Report Reveals

This report, as I see it, is only a first step to acknowledge the experiences of Federal Indian boarding school children,” Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, the study’s author, ...

While Teaching for Native American Heritage Month, Remember the Troubling Role of Schools in Indigenous History

Each year during Native American Heritage Month in November, school classrooms around the country focus on Indigenous history. For educators in Illinois, this fall marks the first ...
Case Western Reserve University

The Native American story: A history of accomplishments

The people who represent the hundreds of Native American tribes located within the United States have a rich and accomplished history that continues to evolve. Their impact permeates many aspects of ...
The New Yorker

The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement

Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.
The Red & Black

Native American Heritage Month: History, meaning and how UGA students can celebrate

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. University of Georgia departments and Athens organizations are hosting events this ...
Channel 3000

Highlighting Ada Deer, esteemed Native American leader, for Women's History Month

MADISON, Wis. — March is Women's History Month, and For the Record is highlighting some influential Wisconsin women. Ada Deer ...
Mississippi State University

MSU celebrates Native American/American Indian History Month with cultural events

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is observing Native American/American Indian History Month with events hosted by university groups and a keynote from Chief Cyrus Ben of the Mississippi Band of ...
Arkansas Times

Native American archives at UALR reveal history’s complexities

EXCAVATORS: The Sequoyah National Research Center is run by Dr. Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. (right), the collection’s director and co-founder, and Erin Fehr (left), assistant director and archivist.
ABC7

Musical instruments, storage, jewelry: Celebrating the use of gourds in Native American art, culture

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (KABC) -- From tiny gourds to much larger ones, the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center teaches art classes to visitors from all over Southern California. "Part of our ...
KSHB Kansas City

Native groups protest outside of Chiefs game, call team's American Indian Heritage Month efforts 'lip service'

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs honored Native American history and culture during the American Indian Heritage Month and Salute to Service game on Monday night. Outside of the gates, advocacy groups ...
Yahoo

The History of Native American Boarding Schools Is Even More Complicated than a New Report Reveals

Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a more than 100-page report on the federal Indigenous boarding schools designed to assimilate Native Americans in the late 19th and the early ...