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New museum aims to tell the stories of Minnesota veterans

New museum aims to tell the stories of Minnesota veterans

The 40,000-square-foot museum, currently under construction next to Camp Ripley near Little Falls, is expected to open in 2026. Visitors will hear the stories of the roles Minnesotans have played in military conflicts from the Civil War to the present day.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Biden creates a new national monument marking the legacy of Indian boarding schools

Biden creates a new national monument marking the legacy of Indian boarding schools

The new monument will be in Carlisle, Pa., on what was the campus of a school where about 7,800 children from more than 140 tribes were sent for assimilation between 1879 to 1918.
by NPR Washington Desk

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Historic images of Native Americans by a Swiss artist find their way back to North Dakota

Historic images of Native Americans by a Swiss artist find their way back to North Dakota

More than two dozen historic prints that depict Native American life and culture on the Upper Missouri River nearly 200 years ago will soon be more accessible to the public, thanks to a donation. 
by The Associated Press

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Richard Flanagan’s exploration of history, family and human interconnection in ‘Question 7’

Richard Flanagan’s exploration of history, family and human interconnection in ‘Question 7’

Australian author Richard Flanagan recently became the first writer to win both the Booker Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Best Book of Nonfiction. The latter prize was for his memoir “Question 7.” In it he examines his own life through a series of interconnections stretching across history and spanning the globe.
by Euan Kerr

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National monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes’ support

National monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes’ support

 A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens have asked President Joe Biden to designate thousands of acres of rugged, scenic Badlands as North Dakota’s first national monument. At least three tribal nations endorse the proposal to preserve the area’s Indigenous and cultural heritage.
by The Associated Press

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A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California

A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California

The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities.
by Mansee Khurana

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At Tiananmen Square, tight security with metal detectors reflects a changing China

At Tiananmen Square, tight security with metal detectors reflects a changing China

There’s a police check to exit the subway, another to get in line, a third while standing in line, and metal detectors and X-ray machines before you finally reach the Beijing landmark.
by John Ruwitch

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Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina

Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina

A career archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service says managers have been engaging in irresponsible and illegal behavior that has resulted in damage to Native American sites across the forested slopes of North Carolina.
by The Associated Press

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