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On this date… June 26, 1579… California

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date is 2015, Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hinde pulled into a broad protected bay tucked inside Point Reyes. What ensued was one of the most unusual and fascinating interactions between Europeans and Native Americans ever documented. … Continue reading →

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Report Describes Cultural Genocide in Canada

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Making international news, a report by a Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission describes a century of cultural genocide through the use of horrific boarding schools in Canada. Though the last school closed in 1996, the wounds continue. See my earlier … Continue reading →

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Australia Says Sorry to Aborigines

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Amazing stuff out of Australia. This would be a step in the right direction in the U.S. Here’s a short video, Australia says sorry to Aborigines.

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A Tribal/Federal Government Conference: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

I just had the privilege of attending the National Tribal Natural Resource Damage and Restoration Conference. Hosted by the Saginaw Chippewa at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, the conference was also sponsored by the US … Continue reading →

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California closer to banning Redskins team names

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

The California State Assembly passed a bill banning “redskins” as a team mascot in public schools. The vote was 57-9. It still needs to go to the State Senate and Governor Jerry Brown, and the odds look good there. California … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Riot’s “Mother of the Year” is Part of a Historical Pattern

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Finally, after years of egregious police brutality and hundreds of cases involving paralyzed and dead citizens (as documented by out-of-court settlements), Baltimore erupted in rioting. As the white media struggled to understand why, rather than why it took them so long … Continue reading →

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On this date… March 22, 1621 and 1622… Massachusetts and Virginia

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

March 22 was a significant date two years in a row. In 1621, Massasoit, the Great Sachem of the Wampanoags, negotiated a mutual defense pact with the Pilgrims recently ensconced at Patuxet, which they called Plymouth. Though his people were … Continue reading →

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On this date… March 10, 1957… Columbia River

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

A mile across, Celilo Falls were the tenth widest waterfall in the world, the widest in the United States, and the largest along the Columbia River. Each year, millions of salmon, hundreds of sea lions, and thousands of Indians from … Continue reading →

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On this date… March 3, 1832… Georgia

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

The Supreme Court ruling granting tribal sovereignty was issued on this date. It still stands today. It all started with Samuel Worcester (left) and Elizur Butler, missionaries to the Cherokee. While the Supreme Court debated, they sat in a Georgia … Continue reading →

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On this date… February 23, 1945… Iwo Jima, Japan

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date, the US flag was raised over Iwo Jima. Young Navajo men, once punished for speaking their language in the boarding schools, sent over eight-hundred messages during the battle. Here is a sample of the code: Ba-ah-ne-di-tinin, key, … Continue reading →

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