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“Bison were once nearly eliminated from the continent as part of campaigns to repress Indigenous tribes that relied on the animals for food, shelter and spiritual practices, including the sun dance.” But now the animal is back and “It’s kind of like bringing home your long-lost relative.”

From the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/us/native-american-tribes-bison.html

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The Black Hills play a major role in the Red Dove books, so I’m eager to see this:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/movies/lakota-nation-vs-united-states-review.html

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“Ahead were brooding cliffs, thrust from the earth–colossal shapes as old as time itself.” From Red Dove, Tell Truth to Darkness.  https://soniaantaki.com

Weather shaped the Badlands over millions of years, resulting in an other-worldy landscape

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A New Online Tool Will Let Native Americans Search for Relatives Who Attended Indian Boarding Schools

https://news.yahoo.com/online-tool-let-native-americans-152356056.html?guccounter=1

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From the National Museum of the American Indian:

https://americanindian.si.edu/environment/

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From The Guardian:

“Scholars have recently come to view African American slavery as central to the making of America, but few have seen Native Americans in a similar light,” writes Ned Blackhawk, a historian at Yale University and member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/08/the-rediscovery-of-america-why-its-vital-to-highlight-native-american-history

 

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