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Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 days ago

A Vermonter's Guide To Making Maple Syrup - Tasting Table

Maple syrup production relies on patience, proper tools, suitable trees, and specific weather; anyone can learn sugaring without owning a farm.
#indian-boarding-schools
fromAxios
6 days ago

Hegseth says soldiers in Wounded Knee Massacre of Lakota will keep their medals

The big picture: The decision follows the Trump administration's re-interpretation of civil rights laws and history to focus on " anti-white racism". The administration has been purging and rewriting federal web pages' stories about slavery and discrimination, and President Trump has ordered a review of Smithsonian museums. Trump issued a March executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," to fight "concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history," as he argues.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

'Our Mr. Matsura': Director Beth Harrington discusses her new documentary about a historic Japanese-American photographer * Oregon ArtsWatch

Frank Matsura photographed early-20th-century Washington communities with intimate, spontaneous portraits that reveal trust, humanity, and cross-cultural connections.
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This May Be the Most Beautiful Road in Texas-with Desert Canyons, Stunning Mountain Views, and Bubbling Hot Springs

The rolling hills seem endless-but drive far enough, and the landscape shifts. Suddenly, around 32 miles southwest of Marfa, the pavement ends, the ground drops away precipitously, and the gentle plains give way to craggy rocks and steep, dramatic mountains. If you keep driving, you'll descend into Pinto Canyon along the Pinto Canyon Road, one of the most stunning drives in the state of Texas.
Travel
History
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

The oldest established town in every US state

Many U.S. towns were established centuries ago, often built atop much older Native American communities whose histories were marginalized or erased.
San Francisco
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Reopen Alcatraz? Indigenous people say it's more than madness it's historical erasure

Reopening Alcatraz as a detention center is deeply offensive to Indigenous people, symbolizing erasure of their resistance history.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

A Near-Full Strawberry Moon' Will Shine Again on Wednesday Night

Summer full moons are always low relative to winter full moons in the Northern Hemisphere, and therefore are more reddish in color.
London music
Agriculture
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

A surprise find in Michigan shows the extent of ancient Native American agriculture

Researchers have discovered a significant Native American agricultural site in Michigan, revealing extensive ancient farming practices.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Today in History: May 28, criminal charges filed in Liberty Reserve scheme

May 28 marks significant historical events, including the Liberty Reserve money-laundering case and the Indian Removal Act.
Writing
fromPoynter
5 months ago

Q&A: A daughter tells her Native mother's story - and a larger American one - Poynter

Bernice Rabideaux's painful childhood experiences illustrate the lasting impact of Native American boarding schools on families and communities.
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Guidebooks to New York Tell How to Survive Among the Natives

In the late 17th century, guidebooks depicted New York as a land of opportunity made safe by divine intervention that conveniently displaced Native Americans.
New York City
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