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The Native American Leaders Who Changed the Course of U.S. History
Tecumseh, Sequoyah, and Nanye’hi are among the notable Native American leaders who shaped history with their leadership, innovations, and bravery in battle.
The 10-episode series, developed with support from the Pechanga Band of Indians, retells California’s history through Native voices.
Many Indigenous people have told stories about their time in boarding schools that they’ve kept inside for decades, finally able to begin recovering from childhood trauma.
An oral history project led by the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is wrapping up in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday. To date, the nonprofit’s historians have collected video testimony from more than 360 Indigenous survivors in 19 states — stories set to be preserved in the Library of Congress for years to come.
As our nation marks 250 years, the "First America" podcast uncovers an overlooked chapter of our nation’s founding, told through Native American stories and voices.
Flags, fireworks and freedom may come to mind on July Fourth. But others in the U.S. don’t view America’s 250th anniversary as a celebration. For some Native American families, the country’s complicated past shapes how they see the holiday.
