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Native America Calling: Democracy in crisis: a history lesson
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Both those who stormed the U.S. Capitol and those who condemn the action claim the fate of democracy is at stake.
Centuries ago, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy assembled a system of governance to create peace among warring Native Nations. Colonial leaders used similar principles to draft the Constitution and give birth to the United States.
Can Indigenous values provide any guidance now on where to go from here?
Native America Calling look at the legal issues and get a historical perspective, from the Boston Tea Party to the rise of the Confederacy, and how history may view what we’re living through now.
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