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‘Medicine River’ reckons with the legacy of Indian boarding schools — through a daughter’s eyes
In "Medicine River," Mary Annette Pember grapples with the harrowing legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans and the ...
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The American Picture Book’s Unsung Parent: Japan
March 28, 2025 In 1938, when the American Library Association introduced the world’s first award for children’s book art, it named its prize the Randolph Caldecott Medal, for one of Victorian ...
10 fiction and nonfiction books inspired by the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War inspired enduring literature, from both sides of the world. Even before the war, U.S designs on Southeast ...
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NC bill would order end of ‘offensive American Indian mascots’ in public schools
After years of unsuccessfully persuading some North Carolina schools to drop their American Indian mascots, a state lawmaker is now trying to make the change through the legislative power of the ...
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French & Indian War: Roots of the American Revolution
The American Revolution was a defining moment in ... marked the opening of what would become known as the French and Indian War. The outnumbered Virginians were soon released by the French with ...
The Financial Express5d
Who are the Indian-American scholars on the Guggenheim Fellowship 2025 list? Major breakthroughs in tech, religion, journalism
Four India-American academics have earned their spot ... the lens of climate and water issues in Bangalore. Her upcoming book, The Runaway Goddess, delves into the relationship between women ...
North Dakota’s tribal history books get long-awaited update
NORTH DAKOTA, ND ( KXNET) — For the first time in almost three decades, North Dakota has updated its Native American history ...
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Indian American Amara Chepuri’s parents sue SpellBee, ‘she could have won’
They claim that their daughter was disqualified unfairly and should still be eligible for the national contest (Representational image/Pexels) The parents of an Indian-American teen have taken ...
Military Times10d
Students sue Defense Department over book bans in military schools
(Defense Department) The American Civil Liberties Union along with a group of military students and family members sued the Defense Department on Tuesday over book bans and curriculum changes ...