Ruth Hopkins

Without the First Americans, There Would Be No U.S.A.

As a kid, to me the Fourth of July was all about one thing: fireworks. I grew up in the country in the Dakotas, where lighting off fireworks was pretty much a rite of passage for reservation kids....

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July 04, 2012
Steven Newcomb

July 4: A Good Time to Affirm Our Original Independence

Today, July 4, the United States of America celebrates its Declaration of Independence from the British Empire....

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July 04, 2012

A July 4th Remembrance: Chief Black Hawk

ICTMN Staff
July 04, 2012
Bob Fahey (left) Tonya Jones, Donna Herr (back middle), Larry Cooper, and Jim Decker (right) unveil the Chief Black Hawk monument at Old Settlers Park Saturday June 30, 2012 in For...

Aboriginals Seek to Raise Awareness of Role in Country's Formation as Canada Day Is Marked

Elle Andra-Warner
July 01, 2012
Canada Day—that country’s equivalent of the Fourth of July, the U.S.'s Independence Day—is fraught with ambivalence for aboriginals, and perhaps even more so this year, as the coun...

Harrah's Cherokee Casino Hopes to Debut Live Table Games on July 4 Holiday

ICTMN Staff
June 19, 2012
Principal Chief Michell Hicks (Photo courtesy of The Dilenschneider Group for Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel) Gov...

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