tag: trail of tears
Too often, K-12 social studies classes in the U.S. teach a mostly glossed-over story of U.S. settlement.
George Thompson: The plight of our sacred Hickory Ground (August 7, 2023)
In our Muscogee culture, once a body is at rest, it is supposed to remain there forever and complete its lifecycle, returning to earth. 
Native America Calling: Looking ahead to the coming school year (August 2, 2023)
Join Native America Calling to get a snapshot of what Native educators see ahead in the new school year. 
Native America Calling: Assessing McGirt v. Oklahoma (April 12, 2023)
After removal from their home and an arduous and deadly forced march, the Muscogee Nation arrived in Oklahoma with little more than a promise that they could revive and rebuild. 
Republican-controlled House set to approve first Indian Country bills (February 6, 2023)
The 118th Congress is finally underway and Indian Country bills are among the first to advance in a new political atmosphere on Capitol Hill. 
The Cherokee Nation is getting closer to fulfilling a promise made by treaty nearly two centuries ago.
The Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Muscogee Nation and Seminole Nation signed treaties that include provisions addressing formerly enslaved persons in their territories.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation celebrates historic act of unity (July 25, 2022)
Whatever our disagreements may be today, nothing compares to what divided the Cherokee people 183 years ago. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation builds a better future through education (February 21, 2022)
The Cherokee people suffered greatly, but we never surrendered our sovereignty. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works to preserve our language (December 13, 2021)
In our mission to save the Cherokee language, we cannot and we will not fail. 
Gaylord News: Indigenous Peoples’ Day continues momentum across nation (November 22, 2021)
Nineteen states now observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, following the early lead of South Dakota’s Native American Day. Tribes are joining in too. 
“Generations of Mvskokvlke (Muscogee) will always look to this historic day as a reminder of our remarkable past, our perseverance and survival and our inherent right to exist as a sovereign nation,” said Chief David W. Hill.
An Oklahoma man has been arrested and charged after citing the Trail of Tears and the Muscogee Nation’s treaty when making violent threats against President Joe Biden.
Chuck Hoskin: A summer of opportunity for Cherokee Nation youth (June 15, 2021)
After more than a year of battling COVID, life is finally getting closer to normal across the Cherokee Nation. 
The leader of one of the largest tribes in the U.S. is fighting a behind-the-scenes battle with Congress that pits racial justice against tribal sovereignty.
The Trail of Tears, the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma, was one of the most inhumane policies in American history – but it wasn’t an isolated incident.
Cronkite News: Push continues for national indigenous holiday (October 14, 2020)
Native people finally celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day as an official holiday in Arizona – but it was a win with an asterisk.
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