{"id":664679,"date":"2026-07-01T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=664679"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:34:11","slug":"native-america-calling-native-historians-elevate-overlooked-history-in-the-wake-of-america250-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/01\/native-america-calling-native-historians-elevate-overlooked-history-in-the-wake-of-america250-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Native historians elevate overlooked history in the wake of America250 celebrations"},"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\">Wednesday, July 1, 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\">\r\nNative historians elevate overlooked history in the wake of America250 celebrations\r\n<\/div>\r\nFifteen days after the adoption of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence\">Declaration of Independence<\/a>, the new nation of the United States signed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainemaritimemuseum.org\/event\/wabanaki-perspective-1776\">first international treaty<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Treaty_of_Watertown\">landmark agreement was between the U.S. and the Wolastoqey and Mi\u2019kmaq Nations<\/a> of present-day Maine. \r\nIt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/watertownmaculture.com\/treaty-day-250\/\">a history<\/a> that historian and <a href=\"http:\/\/Houlton Band of Maliseets\">Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians<\/a> ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitsc.org\/commissioners-staff\/ezekiel-crofton-macdonald\">Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald<\/a> wishes <a href=\"https:\/\/wabanakialliance.com\/bdn-column-july-2024\/\">more Americans knew<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMaineMaritimeMuseum%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0gZ6cNhUjr7Hw6EUPujw4t1BfftzdzwEfgiSwNaDALWRjSdaY94UpK6fcWmYvwJU7l&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"729\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nMeanwhile,  Brown University assistant professor and <a href=\"https:\/\/narragansettindiannation.org\">Narragansett Nation<\/a> citizen Dr. Mack Scott III is working to get Black and Indigenous histories better integrated into the K-12 curriculum in northeastern schools. This includes histories like how Narragansett citizens fought in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Rhode_Island_Regiment\">1st Rhode Island Regiment<\/a>, a unit long celebrated as an all-Black unit. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTune in to hear from Native historians about reclaiming these narratives along with their tribes\u2019 stories from 1776.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nOsihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald (Wolastoqey). tribal ambassador for the <a href=\"https:\/\/maliseets.net\/\">Houlton Band of Maliseets<\/a>, a federally recognized tribe in Maine.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMack Scott III (Narragansett), <a href=\"https:\/\/naisi.brown.edu\/people\/mack-scott-iii\">assistant professor<\/a> at Brown University in Rhode Island\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJeremy Johnson (Delaware Tribe of Indians), cultural education director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/delawaretribe.org\/\">Delaware Tribe of Indians<\/a>, headquartered in Oklahoma\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/01\/native-america-calling-native-historians-elevate-overlooked-history-in-the-wake-of-america250-celebrations\/edmundfowlehousemuseum\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-664824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" data-attachment-id=\"664824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/07\/01\/native-america-calling-native-historians-elevate-overlooked-history-in-the-wake-of-america250-celebrations\/edmundfowlehousemuseum\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01\/EdmundFowleHouseMuseum.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1535\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Edmund Fowle House and Museum\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Edmund Fowle House and Museum&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Edmund Fowle House and Museum hosted the signing of the Watertown Treaty of 1776 between the United States and the Wolastoqey and Mi\u2019kmaq Nations on July 19, 1776. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Edmund_Fowle_House_%26_Museum.jpg&gt;Pperrone&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01\/EdmundFowleHouseMuseum.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01\/EdmundFowleHouseMuseum.jpg\" alt=\"Edmund Fowle House and Museum\" class=\"size-full wp-image-664824\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Edmund Fowle House and Museum hosted the signing of the Watertown Treaty of 1776 between the United States and the Wolastoqey and Mi\u2019kmaq Nations on July 19, 1776. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Edmund_Fowle_House_%26_Museum.jpg>Pperrone<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fifteen days after the Declaration of Independence, a new nation signed its first international treaty.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":664824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18,1],"tags":[972,2679,7559,7558,1244,243,25,1421,133,127,7560,47,134,1423,154,569],"class_list":["post-664679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-national","tag-delaware","tag-houlton","tag-jeremy-johnson","tag-mack-scott","tag-maine","tag-media","tag-military","tag-narragansett","tag-native-america-calling","tag-oklahoma","tag-osihkiyol-crofton-macdonald","tag-race","tag-radio","tag-rhode-island","tag-treaties","tag-wars","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-2MUD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01\/EdmundFowleHouseMuseum.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664679"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":664825,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664679\/revisions\/664825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}