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Of all of the Host Nation Tribal Flags none has a longer history of representing its people than does Hiawatha’s Belt of The Iroquois League. The symbol has been in existence for over 400 years. Six nations make up the league located in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. (Current population is 45,000 in…

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota. One of nine Sioux reservations spreading from northern Nebraska to North Dakota. It was created in 1873 out of land set aside under the treaty of 1868 as the “Great Sioux Reservation”. It is home to the Yanktonai and Hunkpapa Bands of the Teton Sioux. According…

The Eastern Band of The Cherokee Nation, located on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. They are direct descendants of the small group of 800 Cherokee who remained after the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Eastern Band Of Cherokees is one of three Cherokee Tribes. The other two, The Cherokee Nation and The…

What Does Friendsgiving Mean? The word “Friendsgiving” was officially added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in January 2020 after being on its “Words We’re Watching” list. It’s obviously a compound of the words “friends” and “Thanksgiving” and refers to an informal iteration of the holiday that has become super common. It’s basically the day you celebrate…

The state of Oklahoma. The word itself comes from two Choctaw words: okla-humma (Red People). The nickname ‘The Sooner State’ refers to the non-white people who staked claims on the land before the official opening of lands in the Oklahoma Territory. The history of the state is completely involved with Indigenous People who traveled through…

The dominate Indigenous Tribe of the Great Plains: The Comanche Nation. At one time they controlled large parts of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas in what they referred to as: Comancheria. Therefore they were know as ‘The Lords of The Southern Plains’. Today they are headquartered in Lawton Oklahoma. (They were one of…

The largest resident tribe in the United States, The Navajo nation. The Host Nation people living on this land represent 14% of the Native American population. It spreads across parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. An important element of the flag is the tribal seal centered on the field. The seal was adopted in1952.…

With Veterans Day coming in a couple of days, I fly a flag that is recognized around the world. Before the US changed it to Veterans Day, it was known as Armistice Day or The Day of Remembrance. This flag is known by most of the rest of the Allied Nations as the proper symbol…

Perhaps best known for her iconic posters for the National Park Service in the 1930s, Dorothy Waugh’s career spanned decades and disciplines. — Read on nicenews.com/culture/dorothy-waugh-national-park-service-posters/

In Aztec New Mexico there is a National Monument (part of the National Park system) misnamed ‘Aztec Ruins’. Misnamed because when ‘white’ Europeans came upon this place they thought, …’this used to be part of Mexico and the Aztecs came from Mexico so this must be those people. For this UNESCO World site, they could…