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The Commonwealth of Dominica. [Not to be confused with The Dominican Republic]. It is an island country in the Caribbean. It’s ‘nickname’ is ‘Nature Isle of the Caribbean’ for it’s lush vegetation and rare plants and animals. It was formed by geothermal volcanic activity. It contains the second largest hot spring in the world called…

Sicily, Italy. The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea just to the south of the Italian Peninsula, separated by the narrow Strait of Messina. It is home to the tallest active volcano in Europe, one of the most active in the World. There has been human activity on the island recorded as early as 12,000…

The flag of Belize. A Caribbean country on the north east coast of Central America. Mexico is to the north, the Caribbean Sea is to the east with Guatemala to the south. It was formerly known as British Honduras. The Maya Civilization spilled into this area thousands of yeas ago. It fell victim to the…

The Republic of Albania. A country in southeast Europe. It is on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south and maritime borders with Greece, Montenegro and Italy to the west. It…

The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma is the second largest city in the state. It is situated on the Arkansas River between the Osage Hills and the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma, a region of the state known as “Green Country“. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of…

The Oglala Sioux Tribe – South Dakota. The majority of this Indigenous live on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Oglala in the Lakota language means “to scatter one’s own”. They have given the Sioux and the United States two of the most famous Indigenous leaders: Chief Red Cloud and Chief Crazy Horse. Black…

The Anishinaabe Tribal Nation. The Anishinaabe are a group of culturally related indigenous peoples present in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. They include the Ojibwe (including Saulteaux and Oji Cree), Odawa, Potawatomi, Mississaugas, Nipissing and Algonquin peoples. The word Anishinaabeg translates to “people from whence lowered”. Another definition refers to…

The Chinook Indian Nation. The Chinook Indian Nation is made up of the five western-most Chinookan speaking tribes at the mouth of the Columbia River. Their nearly 70-year-old constitution codifies who they are and identifies their five constituent tribes – the Clatsop and Cathlamet (Kathlamet) of present-day Oregon and the Lower Chinook, Wahkiakum (Waukikum) and…

The St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians. Original members of the Iroquois League, they are ‘The People of The Flint’ ‘Keepers of the Eastern Door’. They are part of the Akwesane Band. The Tribe spans the boarder of the US and Canada. The are located mostly on the St. Regis reservation. In 1974, 200 Mohawks…

The Choctaw Braves. The Choctaw Indigenous people once inhabited parts of Alabama and Mississippi. They were known for their bravery in battle and their warriors were called ‘Choctaw Braves.’ They played a significant role in American History for their contributions to the “Code Talkers” during World War II. The Choctaw Nation basically ended up in…