Indigenous history

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• 7/26/2020
  

  Mankato’s Hanging Monument Excluded Indigenous Perspectives when it was Erected and when it was Removed

  by John Legg

  Both while it stood and when its presence became inconvenient, the Hanging Monument shows how memorials control historical narratives and elevate particular interpretations of the past.

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• 5/24/2020
  

  Honor the Work of Brazil's Villas-Bôas Brothers by Protecting the Amazon's Indigenous

  by John Hemming

  The Villas-Bôas brothers worked with Brazil's indigenous people to balance the preservation of their Amazonian lands with inclusion in modernizing society. The policies of Jair Bolsonaro are a dire threat to their work, the survival of indigenous peoples, and the planet.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  1/28/20
  

  Puerto Rico earthquakes imperil island’s indigenous heritage

  by Jorge L. Chinea

  Many indigenous ruins lie along the shore, where ancient settlements thrived. A relatively new wave of researchers are only beginning to explore these endangered places, rediscovering the ancient relics, statues, stone engravings and paintings created and used by the Taíno people.

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• SOURCE: The New Republic
  November 14, 2019
  

  A Charter School Gets Canceled for Wanting to Teach Indigenous History

  by Nick Martin

  The case has it all: white-centrism, the "school choice" debate, and the obscene way in which North Carolina is failing its students.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  11/5/2019
  

  November is Native American Heritage Month. Critics say Trump is subverting it with a new celebration of the Founding Fathers.

  Last week, President Trump declared November as “National American History and Founders Month,” a celebration of the country’s “dedication to promoting liberty and justice.”

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• 6/23/19
  

  Why We Need Better Children's History Books

  by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

  Assembling a coherent narrative that inspires students to image a different world is much more complicated than a Wikipedia search. Teachers can only carry out this task if they have access to narrative histories that are decolonized.

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• SOURCE: High Country News
  4/29/19
  

  Indigenous educators fight for an accurate history of California

  Some believe the Golden State is ignoring a history of violence against Native Americans.