Thousands of local high school students are learning about American history in school this year. As they explore the different cultures in the United States, there is one culture in particular that teachers and textbooks don't seem to spend enough time on. Despite the knowledge that Native Americans were already here when Christopher Columbus discovered America, and the countless times that the colonists took advantage of the Native Americans, schools barely scratch the surface on this topic. To promote awareness about Native American culture, Belinda Patterson is coordinating Native American Heritage Day on Saturday at Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown. The event, which will largely focus on the Iroquois Indians, will begin with a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m, which will give pe...
Our fourth and final installment in our series focusing on Native American History Month explores the roots of this important commemoration, and honors Native Americans who may not be widely known, but nonetheless have made unique contributions to the advancement of Native peoples everywhere. Native American Heritage Month traces its humble beginnings to the early 20th Century and an effort to establish an American Indian Day recognizing Native American contributions to the nation.
Wyatt said the Hallowed Ground area includes not only the nation's largest cluster of Civil War battlefield sites, but also a variety of other history-rich destinations, including nine presidential homes and hundreds of locations tied to African American and Native American history.
GALENA, Ill. - Caring for the Earth comes naturally to Native Americans. They believe the land is sacred because it contains the remains of ancestors. That was part of the message shared recently by Chloris Lowe, a business consultant and former leader of the Ho-Chunk Nation, in a presentation at the Galena Historical Society Winter Lecture Series.
SANTA FE SPRINGS - Among those participating in the city's annual Sejat Spirit and Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow Saturday and Sunday will be Jacque Nunez, an educator and living history actress. The Santa Fe Springs employee, who's a member of the Acjachemen Nation in San Juan Capistrano, has supervised the Native American exhibit at Heritage Park for 15 years.
Cliff Trafzer first learned about Native American culture from his mother and grandfather. Both Native Americans themselves, they inspired Trafzer to dedicate his career to teaching and researching Native American history.
If you are a history enthusiast, studying the past may bring on a whole lot of emotions. It can be exciting. It can evoke a keen sense of romance. Sometimes it can be downright hard to swallow. Perhaps the best example of how unpalatable history can be is the centuries-long conflict between the white man and the Native American, an episode in our past when so many innocents met unnecessary deaths.
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