Key Databases for Native American Heritage Month
In celebration, here are a number of significant library databases delving deeply into Native American culture, history, and activism. Continue reading Key Databases for Native American Heritage Month
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Thanks giving
Many of us celebrate Thanksgiving as a time to gather with family and friends, have a feast, and practice gratitude or a little football. For some, though, Thanksgiving is a painful reminder of how Native Americans’ land and their very lives have been under assault for hundreds of years. The indigenous history of “the first … Continue reading Thanks giving
Reframing Thanksgiving
Historically, Thanksgiving traditions were celebrated as gratitude to the gods after a successful harvest. These traditions date back to Ancient Greece and Rome; they are not unique to nor did they originate in the United States. As a matter of fact, the day we celebrate as Thanksgiving Day (currently) was not the first Thanksgiving … Continue reading Reframing Thanksgiving