The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published … More
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BlackRock, a Force Behind Deforestation
Larry Fink, the influential chief executive of BlackRock, which manages more than $6 trillion in investments, wants the public to … More
Francis Julius Bellamy
Francis Julius Bellamy (1855–1931) was an American Christian socialist minister and author, best known for writing the original version of the US Pledge of Allegiance … More
Useless Executive Order by Trump in a Pandemic
With stimulus talks stalled, Trump announced he would go around Congress to deliver aid to Americans affected by the pandemic. … More
Million Dollar Highway, the most beautiful road
In the state of Colorado of the United States of America there’s a special highway built in the late 1880’s: … More
UNDERSTAND RACISM IN AMERICA
In a short essay published earlier this week, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch wrote that the recent killing in Minnesota of George … More
Basic Call to Consciousness
Basic Call to Consciousness, written THIRTY YEARS AGO by the Iroquois Federation of Northeast tribes, conveys a perspective that is … More
Point Elliott Treaty in 1859
On January 22, 1855, near Mukilteo, among the signers of the Treaty of Point Elliott, the Duwamish Tribe was listed first. … More
Nanissáanah, also called the Ghost Dance of 1890
The Ghost Dance (Nanissáanah, also called the Ghost Dance of 1890) was a new religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. According to … More
Wovoka – “The Prophet”
Wovoka (c. 1856 – September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. … More
American Indian Ghost Dance Songs, 1894
In the summer of 1894 James Mooney, a scholar of American Indian culture and language, made recordings of songs of … More
President Barack Obama – Eulogy for John Lewis
Remarks of President Barack Obama Eulogy for John Lewis Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia July 30, 2020 As Delivered James … More
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians
United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians, 448 U.S. 371 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court … More
Ȟe Sápa – The Black Hills
The Black Hills (Ȟe Sápa; Moʼȯhta-voʼhonáaeva; awaxaawi shiibisha) are a small and isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending … More
Living the Dakota 38
On the day after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, he ordered the execution of the Dakota 38+2 at Fort Snelling … More
Civil rights movement, John Lewis Dead At 80
John Lewis — an icon of the civil rights movement, congressman and, for decades, a force in Democratic politics — … More
580 foot tall tribute to the American Indian in NY
Had this grand vision been realized, the first view of the New World to greet arriving immigrants after 1913 would … More
45 most incoherent lines from Trump’s speech
Trump stood in front of the White House press corps on Tuesday afternoon and vented. What was billed as a … More
Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that about half of the land in Oklahoma is within a Native American reservation, a … More
Project Pegasus: DARPA
We live in a strange time, where uncertainty about the future is at an all-time high – political systems are … More
