{"id":372296,"date":"2026-01-09T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=372296"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:30:13","slug":"native-america-calling-where-do-native-americans-fit-in-with-americas-semiquincentennial-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/09\/native-america-calling-where-do-native-americans-fit-in-with-americas-semiquincentennial-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Where do Native Americans fit in with America\u2019s Semiquincentennial celebration?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, January 9, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Where do Native Americans fit in with America\u2019s Semiquincentennial celebration?\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe celebrations of the country\u2019s independence are not the same for Native Americans. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAs a year of events, re-enactments, seminars, and commemorative coin creation gets under way to mark <a href=\"https:\/\/america250.org\/\">250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence<\/a>, 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\u2019s events. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSome 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 \u201cthe Founding Fathers.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"718\" data-attachment-id=\"13657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/07\/02\/native-america-calling-the-native-truth-about-independence-day\/stone-tif\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/02\/mercilessindiansavages.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"957,718\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;stone.tif&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1141989209&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;stone.tif&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Merciless Indian Savages&amp;#8217;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8216;Merciless Indian Savages&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Declaration of Independence refers to Native people as &amp;#8220;merciless Indian savages.&amp;#8221; 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