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Native America Calling: Where do Native Americans fit in with America’s Semiquincentennial celebration?
Friday, January 9, 2026
Where do Native Americans fit in with America’s Semiquincentennial celebration?
The celebrations of the country’s independence are not the same for Native Americans.
As a year of events, re-enactments, seminars, and commemorative coin creation gets under way to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, many Native Americans are asking where they stand in the historical narrative. Some states have developed dialogues with tribes as they plan out the year’s events.
Some tribes have a more direct connection to the resulting Revolutionary War than others. Tune in to get an idea what Native citizens are anticipating as the country collectively honors what it calls “the Founding Fathers.”
Guests on Native America Calling
Darren Bonaparte (Akwesasne Mohawk), director of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s tribal historic preservation office
Andrei Jacobs (Orutsararmuit Native Council), former director of Tribal Partnerships for America250, freelance consultant, and content creator
Robert Lilligren (White Earth Ojibwe Nation), chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors of Minneapolis and president and CEO of the Native American Community Development Institute
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