Native American Heritage Month (November)

Land Back: The Movement for Indigenous Rights and Decolonization throughout the Americas

Posted: July 30, 2021 at 2:54 pm, Last Updated: September 13, 2021 at 8:16 pm

Indigenous Peoples throughout North and South America find themselves on the front lines of struggles over natural resources–land, forests, rivers, and subsoil minerals–and they are not shying away from the fight. From Chile to the Arctic Circle, native communities have been organizing for recognition and partnering with allies to protect sacred places. Beyond the ethical […]

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Jeremy Campbell

Hiawatha in History, Legend and Poetry

Posted: September 26, 2014 at 7:07 pm, Last Updated: September 13, 2021 at 5:58 pm

Most of us know about Hiawatha from Longfellow’s long poem. But there was a historic Hiawatha as well as Iroquois legends embellishing this person’s career. How did Longfellow come to pick Hiawatha for his poem?

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Mary McCutcheon