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Disestablished / Revoked / and Ceded Indian Reservations in the United States

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This article catalogs, state by state, Indian reservations (including rancherias, reserves, tracts, and treaty-set-asides) that were disestablished, revoked, or had substantial portions ceded For each state listed, you’ll find notable examples, approximate timelines, and the mechanism (treaty, act of Congress, executive order, allotment/cession, or court ruling). This aims to be as comprehensive as possible in a single reference, while acknowledging that local and case-specific histories can add further nuance. How Disestablishment, Revocation, and Cession Happened Only Congress can clearly disestablish…

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Native American Gathering Educational Program On Nov. 5

Students, parents, teachers and all people interested in Native American and local history will have an opportunity to experience the Muscogee and Cherokee cultures up close Friday, Nov. 5 at the Tennessee Riverpark’s West Pavilion. The Chattanooga Indigenous Resource Center and Library (CIRCL) will host the Native American Gathering at the River, an interactive, educational program ex ploring the cultures, both past and present, of the people who first inhabited the region.Continue to Native American Gathering Educational Program On Nov.…

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Dees, Muscogee, Wins First Place Poetry Award in UK

Deidra Suwanee Dees, Muscogee Nation, recently won the First Place Award for her creative verse “Celebrate” by The People’s Poet in the United Kingdom. “Celebrate” addresses an indigenous viewpoint on Christopher Columbus’s impact on the western hemisphere exploring residual effects of colonization. Her writing incites mixed emotions of anger and sadness over conquests of indigenous peoples exploring the way that it shaped American holidays that are celebrated today. Dees has been publishing her research on Native American education for many…

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