https://www.pressherald.com/tag/native-americans/page/10

native americans

Published
February 13, 2019

Leonard Pitts: Online jabs reduce a people’s suffering to a punch line

The president and his oldest son really don't understand that the Trail of Tears is no joke.
Published
February 3, 2019

Our View: Augusta’s sports-betting debate should focus on the rules

Gambling is already entrenched in Maine, and the state shouldn't favor one form of it over another.
Published
January 29, 2019

Maine Voices: Many schools have already done the right thing on Indian mascots

I suspect there are many unnamed educators who are our real heroes on this issue.
Published
January 24, 2019

Maine Voices: Skowhegan mascot debate a teaching moment for our youth

It's our chance to show our children that nobody should be treated as less than human.
Published
January 23, 2019

Leonard Pitts: ‘MAGA teen’ video, and subsequent reaction, depicts a broken nation

However you interpret student Nick Sandmann's actions on the National Mall, the look on his face is unsettling and familiar.

advertisement

Published
January 20, 2019

The View From Here: Time’s up for Skowhegan ‘Indians’

You don't need to have bad intentions to cause real pain for native people fighting for their culture.
Published
January 18, 2019

Commentary: Whether you’re a citizen or a presidential hopeful, what’s DNA got to do with it?

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's case points up the historical, legal and cultural arbitrariness of racial categories.
Published
January 13, 2019

Our View: On mascot issue, Skowhegan should find its way forward as a community

A new high school nickname could honor history without insulting those who made it.
Published
December 4, 2018

Supporters, opponents set to renew debate over Indians nickname in Skowhegan

Both groups are urging backers to attend the SAD 54 board meeting Thursday in the latest chapter in the long-running debate over the district's use of the nickname for its sports teams.
Published
July 1, 2018

Did indigenous Mainers once eat wild rice?

Linguistic evidence supports the supposition, and today we're relearning how to harvest it.