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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Nov
I was so happy to hear that the former Representative Paulette Jordan has won the Democratic primary for Idaho governor. Especially happy because: Idaho is a Republican state, she is the first woman to become the Democratic...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Sep
A great character actor, Graham Greene, has passed after a long illness. He was the Native American Indian actor who played Kicking Bird in the movie "Dances with Wolves". He has also been in many other films and some television...
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@dfollin (27267)
• United States
26 May 25
When I heard about this in the late 1980's I was shocked. that the PTB (Powers That Be) could actually figure how this man was guilty of murdering these two FBI agents appeared on a Native American Reservation in a plain car and...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Dec 24
I forgot to post this back in November. It was in 1990 that President George H.W. Bush approved a joint resolution making November "National American Indian Heritage Month". Here are a few interesting Native American facts:
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Oct 24
The Sawtooth Mountains stretch 43 miles through the Rocky Mountains of Central Idaho. There are reports of a creature called the Wendigo in the area that date back hundreds of years. It is a part of Native American folklore. It...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Apr 24
Just in case you hadn't noticed-- I am celticeagle now where I used to be deliriousinidaho51. I thought it would be easier for me. The 'celtic' is my Irish blood and, the 'eagle' comes from my Native American blood. I...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Nov 23
Continuing my exploration of Native American Heritage Month and the many interesting aspects of this part of America I am doing all women this time around. Here are a few Native American women and their contributions down through...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Nov 23
Native Americans have a lot of artwork and it symbolizes things that were important to their lives. Here is a small list:
The shaman's eye symbolizes being watchful and wise.
In the Native American culture, the coyote represents...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 23
In August 1990 the President of the United States, George H.W. Bush declared November National American Indian Heritage Month. This is a time to celebrate the cultures, histories, and traditions of the Native American people. This...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Oct 23
A Martin Scorsese film entitled "Killers of the Flower Moon" is to be released to theaters on October 20, 2023. It is the adaption of the 2017 book by David Grunn by the same name. It begins with the story of Mollie Burkhart, an...
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oscarbartoni
@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
6 Sep 22
I just got bck from a pow wow in New Hampshire and it was a really great time until the rains startes. They everybody started packing up to leave either that night or the next day because it was suppposed to get heavier later on....
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jan 22
For generations, such Native Americans as Mohawk brothers of the Kahnawake, Six Nations Reserve, and Akwesasne in Northern New York State and southeastern Canada have traveled far and wide to work on "high steel" to bring wages...
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BrittneeD
@BrittneeD (350)
• United States
17 Nov 20
I homeschool and I'm wondering...
Indigenous people, how are you teaching children about "thanksgiving" / what would you like to teach small children about Thanksgiving?
We practice lots of gratitude around this time of year and...
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120709)
• United States
14 Feb 20
So some of you remember me talking to you some weeks ago that my sister and brother-in-law are fostering two babies; I posted a picture of Baby Dee (while I can post a picture, I cannot say their names), but Baby J was the other...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
29 Nov 19
Black Friday
National Native American Heritage Day
1777 - San Jose, California, is founded.
1877 - Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
1955 - Howie Mandel was born. He is an Canadian comedian, actor,...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222314)
• United States
14 Oct 19
Columbus Day in the United States
Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
Native American Day
National Dessert Day
1834 - American inventor George Eastman receives a U. S. patent for his new paper-strip film.
1888 - French inventor Louis...
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@dfollin (27267)
• United States
22 Jan 19
There are some people that don’t know what, “The Trail of Tears” was. Maybe they didn’t learn about it in school or just didn’t pay attention.
Anyway, “The Trail of Tears” is when the mostly...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238298)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jan 19
By now you've probably read about the kids from a Catholic High School who mocked and berated a Native American Vietnam War veteran.
My initial reaction was to want to smack that smug little b*stard standing intimidatingly close...
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Casey Heinzism
@dnatureofdtrain (5273)
• Janesville, Wisconsin
12 Mar 18
I know I may really upset many with what I am about to say here. But, Someone need to say this. First off... DNA Test is only mandatory in some Tribes, bands or nations to enroll if you do not have a relative on certain rolls or...
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Aug 16
Our rental was on a trout stream in North Carolina. According to the comments from previous guests it was loaded with fish. One couple 'claimed' they caught 24 of them. Well, they must have caught the last 24 because my husband...
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