This Week in Native American News (11/13/2020): Saluting Veterans, Celebrating Bison, Honoring Native Heritage, and Remembering the Past
November 13, 2020: Thank you, Veterans!
New memorial to Native American veterans opens on the National Mall
The new National Native American Veterans Memorial is now open on the National Mall in DC.
Throughout US history, American Indians and Alaska Natives have enlisted in the Armed Forces at a rate five times the national average, despite the fact that they weren't even recognized as US citizens until 1924. They have the highest per-capita military involvement of any demographic, even as their families and cultures predate the existence of the United States.
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In Similar News: American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans
Featuring performances from six tribes—Ojibway (Chippewa), Menominee, Blackfeet, Hochunk (Winnebago), Kiowa, and Lakota (Sioux)—the 13 tracks on American Warriors document more than a century of Native American participation in warfare.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Welcome First Bison Home to Wolakota Buffalo Range
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Welcome First Bison Home to Wolakota Buffalo Range
Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Rosebud Tribal Land Enterprise (TLE) proudly announce the inaugural transfer and release of 100 plains bison (buffalo) from the National Park Service to the Wolakota Buffalo Range on the land of the Sicangu Oyate, commonly known as the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
The animals were transferred from Badlands National Park and Theodore Roosevelt National Park and will make up the first of, as many as, 1,500 bison to be welcomed home to Rosebud’s newly established Wolakota Buffalo Range.
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Jeffrey Veregge leads the Marvel charge for Native, Indigenous, and First Nations creators with Indigenous Voices
Jeffrey Veregge leads the Marvel charge for Native, Indigenous, and First Nations creators with Indigenous Voices
On November 18, Marvel Comics will celebrate its growing roster of Native, Indigenous, and First Nations creators with a one-shot titled Marvel's Indigenous Voices, which includes stories about characters such as Dani Moonstar, Red Wolf, Warpath, and more, all told by Indigenous, Native, and First Nations creators.
Helping organize Marvel's Indigenous Voices, and lending his art and writing to the one-shot, is Native American artist Jeffrey Veregge, a member of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe. Over the last few years, Veregge has built a reputation as one of Marvel's go-to cover artist thanks to his striking style, which incorporates aspects of tribal art, Native heritage, and contemporary comic book style.
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Welcome to Native American Heritage Month
PBS offers a number of documentaries to help you celebrate native american heritage month
Native American Heritage Month has evolved from its beginnings as a week-long celebration in 1986, when President Reagan proclaimed the week of November 23-30, 1986 as "American Indian Week." Every President since 1995 has issued annual proclamations designating the month of November as the time to celebrate the culture, accomplishments, and contributions of people who were the first inhabitants of the United States.
Through dance, family traditions, and music, these stories show the diversity and long history of Indigenous people across the United States. Celebrate the history, culture, and traditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives in a special collection of films, short stories, and resources from Public Television.
Check out the Documentaries PBS has to offer here
In Similar News: The Best Children’s Books By Native & Indigenous Authors & Illustrators
History Corner:
Harris will be the first female, Black and Asian vice president. But not the first VP of color.
That distinction belongs to Charles Curtis, who served as vice president to Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933. Curtis’s mother was a Native American who belonged to the Kaw Nation, and he was raised on a reservation by his maternal grandparents, where he spoke the Indigenous language and lived in a tepee.
Tecumseh: The Driving Force Behind the Native American Confederacy
"Tecumseh, in my opinion, is the most remarkable Native American leader in American history," Edmunds says. "He is a man of character; he is a man dedicated to his people. He is a man far ahead of his time in thinking. He is a man admired by both his friends and his enemies. He's a man whose death adds to his mystique. As he passes out of life, he passes into myth. He's a remarkable, remarkable person."
12 Influential Native American Leaders
While the United States’ Founding Fathers, presidents, and military leaders are remembered as heroes of American culture, it's often overlooked how indigenous people contributed to many of the major events in the nation's history. Here are a dozen Native Americans who left a lasting mark with their leadership, bravery, and innovations
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