Tag Archives: history
Native News Pick of the Month: Confronting the painful history of Native American boarding schools
Earlier this year, the remains of more than 215 Native American children were discovered on the grounds of a former boarding school… PWNA president & CEO Joshua Arce shares his reaction to the discovery and weighs in on Deb Haaland’s recent opinion piece [on the matter].
Rainmaking Around the World
Rainmaking ceremonies are an important cultural tradition for Indigenous people around the world. This tradition is steeped in bringing life-giving water to the earth…
Celebrating Thanksgiving through Gratitude and Generosity
When the colonists faced bitter cold, illness and hunger in an unfamiliar land with few resources for survival, the Native Americans gave them life-saving help.
Recently in Native News
This month in #NativeNews: The #NativeVote could swing the 2020 election, and schools will change what they teach about #NativeHistory.
Native American Day in Arizona
Arizona joins the ranks of only a handful of states that celebrate Native American Day.
Recently in Native News
Catch up on recent #NativeNews from Jan. 2018
Columbus Day: Shift the Focus
Can you tell me what the upcoming holiday is? Depending on who you are, that answer is going to change. For most, it’s Columbus Day and the history taught in school, and for others, Native American Day or Indigenous Peoples Day. Regardless of what you call it, the celebration of Columbus can be taken as […]
What Patriotism Means to Me, as a Native American
There was a time when I was asked what to do when the National Anthem played. As a child I had always done the pledge of allegiance at school. Yet, as I grew older I started looking into Native American history…
Reflecting on 2016, Welcoming 2017
We accomplished a lot in 2016. Join us in welcoming 2017 with open arms and keeping up with our work here on the blog, and on our social media channels: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
The Untold Story After the First Thanksgiving
To grasp the untold story after the first Thanksgiving, one need only look at realities on the reservations and realize that history and policies, then and now, have shaped the most adverse challenges of modern Native life. To learn more, go to www.PWNA4hope.org,
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