Category: Decolonization
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
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Read more: Indigenous Peoples’ DayIndigenous People’s Day was first proposed by Indigenous people at a 1977 United Nations conference to counteract anti-Indigenous discrimination, as well as the inaccurate narrative that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, which had been inhabited for millennia by over 600…
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The First Draft of the Constitution. The Haudenosaunee Peace Confederacy
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Read more: The First Draft of the Constitution. The Haudenosaunee Peace ConfederacyThe Iroquois Confederacy, founded by the Great Peacemaker in 1142, is the oldest living participatory democracy on earth. In 1988, the U.S. Senate paid tribute with a resolution that said, “The confederation of the original 13 colonies into…
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A Return of Tribal Land Shows How Conservation Can Succeed
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Read more: A Return of Tribal Land Shows How Conservation Can SucceedThe Penobscot Nation’s record of caring for nature while still using it inspired an effort to return a 31,000-acre tract of forested land to tribal ownership.
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Native American Heritage Month
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Read more: Native American Heritage MonthIn honor of Native American Heritage Month let’s reflect and urge awareness of Indigenous struggles.
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The Native Histories and Cultures Education Act
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Read more: The Native Histories and Cultures Education Act“It is unacceptable that so many Americans are under and misinformed about Native peoples and their history,” Smith said in a press statement.
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The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
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Read more: The Seven Principles of KwanzaaKwanzaa is an African American and pan-African seven-day cultural festival that is celebrated every December 26 to January 1. The purpose of Kwanzaa is to celebrate African American heritage, family and community. Each of the following seven 2½…
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