The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, July 3, 2016

ICTMN Staff
7/3/16
A Canada Day call for reconciliation and unity, a court victory for Native women escaping violence, and high jinks for the July 4 holiday weekend were all on tap in Indian country ...

Have a Native Grilled Food Feast this Fourth of July

Andi Murphy
7/2/16
The Fourth of July is like the grilling championships...

Native Humor: 7 Ways Natives Can Celebrate the Fourth of July

Vincent Schilling
7/1/16
As the Fourth of July approaches, there are a number of ways Natives might see the celebration. On the plus side, a day off is a day off...

Independence Day and Indigenous Trauma: Vox Calls American Revolution a 'Big Mistake'

ICTMN Staff
7/6/15
Though it may seem right out of the Hindsight Is an Exact Science department, the politics and news site Vox has come out with three reasons that the American Revolution should nev...

A Common Patriotic Spirit

Rep. Tom Cole
7/4/15
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) of the Chickasaw Nation shared his thoughts on what Independence Day means to him...

ICTMN’s July 4 Weekend Pow Wow Guide

ICTMN Staff
7/3/15
How will you celebrate July 4? Attend a barbecue? Spend time with family and friends? Watch the Fireworks?...

Clam Chowder, Corn, Lobster: Fourth of July Summer Classics Are All Native

Christina Rose
7/3/15
The most classic Fourth of July foods are based in authentic Native cuisine, but for the first 100 years after the pilgrims arrived, they wouldn’t even eat the foods Europeans now ...

Natives, Spaniards Originated Barbecue in 1500s

ICTMN Staff
7/5/14
While enjoying your barbecue ribs or sandwich over Fourth of July weekend, thank your Indian ancestors for passing on our foodways. Barbeque authority Lake E. High Jr...

The Irony of Fireworks and Freedom While Living With PTSD on July 4th

ICTMN Staff
7/4/14
The day of celebration for the United States of America’s independence, July 4, has arrived and many will be enjoying cookouts and gatherings; heading out to catch a spectacular fi...

Do American Indians Celebrate the 4th of July?

Dennis Zotigh
7/4/14
The following was originally posted on July 3, 2013 by the National Museum of American Indian and has been updated with more readers’ comments and descriptions...

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