American History Myths Debunked: The Indians Weren’t Defeated by White Settlers

ICTMN Staff
May 20, 2012
When the “ 6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America ” was posted May 15 by Cracked.com is started something of an Internet sensation; and a spike in people searc...

Myths About the ‘Discovery’ of America and Native Americans Busted Across the Internet

ICTMN Staff
May 16, 2012
For whatever reason America has become enamored with discovering the truth behind this country’s history over the last couple of days...
Ruth Hopkins

Is It Okay for Me to Laugh at Conan O'Brien's Columbus Skit?

During the Monday, January 23, 2012 episode of Conan O’Brien’s late-night TBS talk show, a sketch about Christopher Columbus was featured during a "Fan Correction" segment....

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January 28, 2012

Funny or Not: Native Americans Weigh in on Immigration

ICTMN Staff
January 21, 2012

Meet 'Librotraficante' Tony, Purveyor of Banned Books

ICTMN Staff
January 19, 2012
Never fear, Arizona schoolchildren! Tony is here to resurrect the ethnic studies program and restore banned bookdom to its rightful heirs...

Update: Native American Authors Among Books Banned in Tucson

ICTMN Staff
January 17, 2012
Authors who contributed to Rethinking Columbus weigh in on the recent banning of books by the Tucson Unified School District. Read yesterday's full story here ...

Shakespeare and Native American Authors Among Those Banned from Tucson Schools

ICTMN Staff
January 16, 2012
As part of its compliance with a state ban on ethnic studies, the Tucson Unified School District has banned its Mexican American Studies program and a number of books including The...

Massive Native Population Decline After Columbus Arrives

ICTMN Staff
December 09, 2011
A recent DNA study says the population of Native Americans was cut in half after European contact about 500 years ago...

Vatican Releases Tantalizing Glimpse into Papal Documents About Columbus

ICTMN Staff
October 14, 2011
As enigmatic as the Da Vinci Code, the website showcasing fragments of documents from the upcoming exhibit of the Vatican Secret Archives presents the explorer with a sort of puzzl...
Monique Vondall-Rieke

Revisiting Columbus Day: Wonderment Does Not Equal Truth

On the eve of what most Americans celebrate as “Columbus Day” I found myself turning to the History Channel to watch “Who Really Discovered America?” I was instantly upset by the summations of world experts on how other cultures, civilizations if you will, came to settle or exist in North Americ...

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October 10, 2011

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