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Land acknowledgment: North Davis, Yolo County, California

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

My 2019 new year’s resolution is to do a “land acknowledgment” for every place I stay during the year. I’m starting with my home in Davis. Land acknowledgments began recently with First Nations in Canada and are simply a public … Continue reading →

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On this date… August 20, 1705… Florida

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Not much remained of the original inhabitants of Florida by 1705.  The villages and towns of the Apalachee, Timucua, Ais, Jeaga, Calusa, Tocobaga, and Matecumbe had all been devastated by the Yamasee, who worked as slavers for the British.  All … Continue reading →

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On this date… August 10, 1680… New Mexico

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Stephen Carr Hampton

After eighty years of living like serfs under Spanish domination, the Pueblo revolted.  Across a broad territory, they rose up on a single day, killed hundreds of Spanish priests and leaders, and sent the remaining two-thousand fleeing down the Rio … Continue reading →

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