Tag Archives: #FirstNations

Wednesday Open Thread | Native American Week

Posted on May 18, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Native Americans’ daily lives in early-1900s Arizona PHOENIX – Edward Curtis‘ portraits of Native Americans living in Arizona was the race-defining iconography for the Western world in the 20th century. Curtis spent 20 years documenting the indigenous people of North … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Native American Week

Posted on May 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

US Army Pledges to Bear Full Cost of Returning Carlisle Remains Beneath fields in Flanders, Normandy, and Okinawa, young American men and women lie in somber honor beneath row on row of white crosses. There to rest until a certain … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Native American Week

Posted on May 16, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The Student Government Association of Florida State University, one of only a few NCAA schools allowed to use Native American mascots, voted in April to discourage headdresses at all athletic games on campus. According to the FSView, one of the … Continue reading →

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