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American Frontier: Daniel Boone, Westward Expansion & the Appalachian Mountains
The film "American Pioneer" explores the westward movement of settlers in colonial America during the 1760s and 1770s.
What If Native American Tribes Had Gotten Their Own State? (opinion)
If history had taken a different turn, the place now known as Oklahoma could have seen an even stronger win for Native ...
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Centuries ago, Native Americans were forced off their Mass. land by using scalp bounties
Back in the 1700s, the Massachusetts government offered money or land — or both — to the men who brought them the scalps of ...
How wood gathered from federal forests heats Native American homes — and can help reduce wildfires
Thinning the forests can help reduce the risk, of wildfires, but discarding the logs was an issue - until the partnership with the tribes started. Now the foundation provides wood to 8 tribes, ...
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In Appalachia, Women Carry Traditions in Folk Magic and ‘Granny Witchcraft’
Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft ...
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The Push to Make Persimmon Indiana’s Official State Fruit
The American persimmon grows naturally in Indiana and has been used for generations. Native Americans and early settlers relied on it for food, and it remains popular in Hoosier recipes today. The ...
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Black History Month: Chicago Founder and Haitian Revolutionary Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Chicago Founder and Haitian Revolutionary Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Chicago Founder Jean Baptiste Point du Sable ...
Trail upgrade and expansion is approved at the First State National Historic Park
The National Park Service ruled that Delaware’s First State National Historical Park can move forward with its plan to expand ...