Matika Wilbur aims to shift public perception of Native America with her Kickstarter-funded Project 562.
View MoreTag: Native American
What Makes Someone Native American? | The Washington Post
In March 2012, Heather McMillan Nakai wrote a letter to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs asking the agency to verify that she was Indian. She was seeking a job at the Indian Health Service and wanted to apply with “Indian preference.” Nakai knew this might be difficult: As far as she was aware, no […]
View More
How Native American Slaveholders Complicate the Trail of Tears Narrative | Smithsonian Magazine
The new exhibition ‘Americans’ at the National Museum of the American Indian prompts a deeper dive for historic truths.
View More
Indian Slavery Once Thrived in New Mexico. Latinos Are Finding Family Ties to It. | The New York Times
ALBUQUERQUE — Lenny Trujillo made a startling discovery when he began researching his descent from one of New Mexico’s pioneering Hispanic families: One of his ancestors was a slave.
View More
You must be logged in to post a comment.