A Native elder had never seen a photo of himself as a child. He grew up in boarding schools. Project Return helped him reclaim his boarding school records, where he found childhood photos and notes from his mom and sister.
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The Declaration of Independence has a part they don't teach in school. The final grievance against King George III? "Merciless Indian savages."
Native people were called less than human in the same document that promised life, liberty & pursuit of happiness.
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The Ponca Nation just became the first Tribe in the U.S. to endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty—a global agreement for an equitable phaseout of oil, gas & coal. 37 Indigenous nations & 18 countries have now joined.
The Supreme Court just upheld birthright citizenship, blocking Trump's attempt to dismantle the 14th Amendment and strip away a constitutional guarantee.
If you were born here, you are an American citizen.
The Constitution is clear.
No one can change that.
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BREAKING the Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s attempt to strip citizenship from the children of undocumented and temporarily documented immigrants.
Minneapolis City Council voted 10-2 (1 abstain) to deny the exclusive rights agreement between the city and Agape Movement over development of the People’s Way at George Floyd Square.
FBI Bookstore Spying in Chicago Eyes Abortion Rights, Cop City, Anti-Development Activists [3/2023]
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Opponents of projects like Cop City and the Obama presidential library were profiled by the FBI.
This is so disappointing. Amid the attacks on voting rights across the United States, Muscogee Nation is following suit. Muscogee Nation Freedmen descendants won’t be able to vote in Muscogee elections at the end of this month as the Nation drags its feet granting citizenship.