February 8 marked the 125th anniversary of the notorious Dawes Act . This is part two of a three-part series on this devastating bit of legislation...
February 10, 2012
Today, February 8, marks the 125th anniversary of the notorious Dawes Act . This is part one of a three-part series on this devastating bit of legislation...
Steven Newcomb

In his Executive Order declaring November 2011 “Native American Heritage Month,” U.S. President Barack Obama said that his administration “recognizes the painful chapters in our shared history.” As a key part of that history, today marks the 125th year since the U.S....

February 08, 2012
The forerunner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was created by the U.S. federal government in 1824 to handle all matters relating to American Indians...
Chitto Harjo Crazy Snake said: "Don't sign!" Indians signed. Crazy Snake said: "Hold the white man to his word!"** Indians took what they could get...
When Massachusetts Sen...

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