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How did the Unassigned Lands become unassigned?

This past April 22, 2020, was the 131st anniversary of the land run that opened the central part of today's State of Oklahoma to homesteading by non-Indian settlers. These were lands owned by the U. S. Government and not assigned to any organized territory nor to any Indian nation or...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 15, 2020 12:09 AM

Native Americans who embrace "Redskins" name for sports teams

Rick Reilly writes at ESPN.com that Native Americans aren't upset by the use of "Redskins" as a sports team nickname. He starts with anecdotal evidence close to home: His own father-in-law, a member of the Blackfeet tribe and a "bundle holder" -- an important role in tribal ceremony. "The whole...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 3, 2014 12:01 PM