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The Trail of Tears

Dem Apologizes After 'Trail Of Tears' Tweet

The Huffington Post | Preston Maddock | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics
Read More: Gaffe, Video, Twitter, Rep-Bruce-Braley, Tom Harkin, Bruce Braley, The Trail of Tears, Senator Tom Harkin, Politics News

Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) became the latest politician to make a Twitter gaffe on Thursday night when he analogized the feelings of Iowa State Univer...

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The Truth About The Trail Of Tears And Christianity

Rev. Dr. Randy S. Woodley | Posted 11.27.2012 | Religion
Read More: Christian Missionaries, Cherokee Nation, American History, Genocide, Native Americans, Christianity, The Trail of Tears, Religion in America, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Randy S. Woodley

When it comes to America's Indigenous peoples, Christianity has done much wrong. At no time should anyone have been making decisions for people in sovereign aboriginal nations. Likewise, Indigenous followers of the Jesus Way should not be presumed upon by saying they have all been brainwashed.

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The Buffalo In The Room: A Reflection For Native American Heritage Month

Alison Owings | Posted 01.02.2012 | Religion
Read More: Native American Reservations, American History, Thanksgiving, Indian Voices, Native Americans, Thanksgiving and Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Trail of Tears, Native American History, Native American Heritage Month, American Identity, Religion News
Alison Owings

As we, the American public, hack through thickets of politically enhanced blogoshere-distributed demonstrations and debates about who we are, most of us overlook one factor: We started out as trespassers.

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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Responding to Arizona's Immigration Law

Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Kety Esquivel

Now, for the first time in my life, there is a level of fear for me attached with being -- and looking -- Latina. A few times now I have returned home during the day after realizing that I didn't have my U.S. passport on me.

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