First Nation teen told not to wear ‘Got Land?’ shirt at school

First Nation teen told not to wear 'Got Land?' shirt at school

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations A Saskatchewan student was told not to wear a sweatshirt in school that has the words “Got Land? Thank an Indian” on it, although officials have since relented.Tenelle Starr, 13, is in Grade 8 and goes to school in Balcarres, about 90 kilometres northeast of Regina. She is a member of the nearby Star

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HBO: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Beginning with the Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee intertwines the unique perspectives of three characters: Charles Eastman (Adam Beach), né Ohiyesa, a young, Dartmouth-educated, Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation; Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg), the proud Lakota

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Settler Ally vs. Settler Brother/Sister

Settler Ally vs. Settler Brother/Sister

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations   “You want to learn to become a brother or sister to me, then start treating me like one, and I will reciprocate. If you are still confused, come hang out with me, and walk with me.” -Giibwanisi   the majority of people will never grasp this term Brotherhood/sisterhood. The wounds are just too

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What Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving? The Wampanoag Side of the Tale

What Really Happened at the First Thanksgiving? The Wampanoag Side of the Tale

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Ramona Peters, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Officer told Indian Country Today Media Network in a conversation on the day before Thanksgiving 2012—391 years since that mythological “first Thanksgiving.” So the Pilgrims didn’t invite the Wampanoags to sit down and eat turkey and drink some beer? [laughs] Ah, no. Well, let’s put

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Defer, Deflect, Deny, Destroy: Harper’s First Nation Education Act

Defer, Deflect, Deny, Destroy: Harper's First Nation Education Act

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “Since the federal government first assumed control over First Nation education, First Nations have suffered poor educational outcomes. During the residential school era, federal control over First Nation education meant a very real chance of starvation, torture, abuse, medical experimentation, beatings and death for the students. Upwards of 40 per cent of the children

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