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SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 23 Jun

When I was reading the novel “Lonesome Dove” by Lurry Mc Murty pictured in my mind the old America with the Native Americans, whom according to the Novel were spread all over the plains and hilly countryside of North America and...

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Fun and Interesting Facts about Thanksgiving ~ Part One

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 19 Nov 24

Here is some fun facts about the holiday coming up: * Americans eat about 46 million turkeys each Thanksgiving. * For many Native Americans(particularly the Wampanoag tribe) the holiday is not a celebration but a day of...

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Three Good Movies

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 13 Apr 24

I watched three really good 'westerns' last night. I don't call them Westerns, I think they are Native American stories. I enjoy those types of 'westerns'. The first one was "The Last of the Dogmen" from 1995. It has Barbara...

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More Interesting Trivia About Indigenous Peoples During Native American Heritage Month

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 30 Nov 23

There are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States. That includes 229 in Alaska. There are 6.7 million Native Americans currently living in the United States. Of this, only 22% live on reservations....

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More Interesting Info on Native Americans in History

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 8 Nov 23

The term "Indian" came from Christopher Columbus who thought he landed in the East Indies. In 1990 Congress passed the Native American Language Act, which provides support for Native American language preservation and...

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Native American Heritage Month

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 7 Nov 23

So much to learn about Native Americans. I didn't know there were 574 federally recognized tribes in existence. That's 229 in Alaska and the others are in 35 other states. About 14.6 percent of the American Indian population is...

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11/6/23 - The Daily News

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 6 Nov 23

After a petition from West Coast Native American tribes, United States regulators will be reviewing the use of the chemical 6PPD. This chemical is found in almost every tire and has been used as a preservative in tires for 60...

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National Bison Day

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 4 Nov 23

Today is a day to honor the American Bison. Also known as the buffalo it has long been honored by Native Americans and each tribe has its own special relationship with them. They are trying to develop the capacity to manage them...

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Your Last Visit

Amber @AmbiePam (120531) • United States 12 Jun 23

This is a picture taken from the second floor of the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. This view doesn't quite express how large this "mural" is, but the picture I took from the 1st floor had a glare. My friend took this...

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A blast from the past - Mohee and Sioux

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Feb 22

One of the comments on my last discussion mentioned the Ute was the name of a Native American tribe. When I was small, my father bred horses and mostly paint/pinto/skewbald/coloured horses. Cowboy and Indian films were very...

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Washington Football Team Name and Logo Change

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7386) • Sparta, Tennessee 13 Jul 21

According to the NFL channel this morning, the Washington Football Team will have a new name and logo as of 2022. There is still no hint on what either will be but they have stated that "Warriors" is not an option. They claim...

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A hunting we will go!

vanessa greer @madgreer77 (177) • United States 14 Jan 20

I haven't posted for a bit. Mainly because it's my hunting season. No, not for wild-game, but for arrowheads. We live in the center of the US where there are plenty of artifacts to be found. But, there are a few rules we...

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Huh?

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 14 Dec 19

There are people that think that because Michael Vick made a mistake years ago and participated in dog fighting that he should never be forgiven and geet awarded for his football talents. Even though he has done...

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The Grand Canyon

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 14 Jul 19

I'll never forget the first time we walked up to the observation deck and took our first look out over the canyon. Pictures do not properly show the massiveness and the beauty of the Grand Canyon. What also hit me was the...

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Jamestown Residents Cannibals?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 10 Sep 18

In 1608 John Smith was elected president of Jamestown. Its location had not been picked very carefully. They were ordered not to chose land that was occupied by Native Americans. That left swampy, bug infested areas. It was...

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If you found out an ancient city was buried under your house ???

Robin @Daelii (5619) • United States 21 Aug 18

Archaeologist may have found the lost city of Etzanoa in Kansas which is part of the United States of American. Its a Native American settlement that may have housed 20,000+ people that is contradictory to what is taught about...

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Is Trump a Racist, Insensitive or just plain Stupid?

josefina @josie_ (10033) • Philippines 28 Nov 17

"Stupid is as stupid does"~ Forrest Grump After so many slurs and condesending remarks about minorities. Here is the latest of Trump's shameful behavior. Navajo native Americans played a crucial part in World War II as "code...

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Do some internet photos melt your heart?

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Oct 17

As you know, I tend to shy away from Pixaboy-type photos in my posts. They often seem so cliche or posed. But this one kind of captured my heart a few years ago, and I've hung on to it. In fact, I leave it on my desktop, so I...

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Why Americans still celebrate Columbus day?

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 11 Oct 17

First he didn't really discovered America, Native Americans did! Some Vikings and a Chinese explorer had been there first but you don't see them mass murdering Natives. Also he is not the person who proves the world is round....

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Tell Me It's Not So...

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 11 May 17

I just read an article that claims that Christopher Columbus was not the benevolent person that I believed he was. He was not the person who was portrayed in the history books we studied when I was in school. Tell me it isn't...

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