Monthly Archives: October 2024

Women Leaders Are An Indigenous Tradition; Is It Time for a Woman US President?

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Stephen Carr Hampton

My essay, published Oct 9, 2024 by Native News Online, dives into the long tradition of women in social and political leadership roles in Indigenous societies, from time immemorial to the present. It can be found at the hyperlink above.

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Another Native mass burial site hidden in plain sight

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Last week I saw one of the largest mass burial sites in the United States. It is unmarked. The location is the fields among the rolling hills and gentle pastures just south of Charleston, Tennessee. This is where 9,032 Cherokees … Continue reading →

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Indian Removal and the Black Belt: Connecting ethnic cleansing and slavery

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Stephen Carr Hampton

The 100-million-year story of the Black Belt, a crescent-shaped swath from Virginia to Louisiana, has been told many times – how a geological formation from the Cretaceous, visible today in the dark soils it created, can be seen in the … Continue reading →

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