Nakoma Blackfeather

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Honoring the First Peoples: Truth, Resilience, and the Ongoing Story of Native America Long before the founding of the United States, this land was home to diverse and thriving Indigenous nations eac... View MoreHonoring the First Peoples: Truth, Resilience, and the Ongoing Story of Native America Long before the founding of the United States, this land was home to diverse and thriving Indigenous nations each with its own language, governance, spiritual traditions, and deep relationship to the land. From the forests of the East to the plains, deserts, and coasts, Native peoples developed complex roots rooted in balance, responsibility, and respect for the natural world. For generations, however, much of this history has been simplified or overlooked in mainstream narrative. The arrival of Europeans brought profound disruption disease, displacement, and policies that led to the loss of land and lives for millions of Native communities. Treaties were signed and broken. Families were separated through federal boarding school systems designed to suppress Indigenous languages and identities. Yet, to understand Native American history only through hardship is incomplete. Across the United States today, more than 500 federally recognized Tribal Nations continue to sustain and strengthen their cultures. Languages once at risk are being revitalized. Traditional knowledge is being preserved and shared by elders and educators. Artists, leaders, and storytellers are reshaping how Native life is seen and understood both within their communities and beyond. Places like the National Museum of the American Indian and tribal museums across the country provide opportunities for all Americans to engage with this living history in meaningful and respectful ways. These institutions emphasize that Native cultures are not relics of the past they are vibrant, evolving, and deeply rooted in the present. Recognizing this history is not about assigning blame it is about encouraging truth, listening to Native voices, and building a more complete understanding of the American story. It is also about respect: for sovereignty, for culture, and for the enduring connection between Indigenous peoples and their homelands. The story of America did not begin in 1492 and it does not end in the past. It continues today in Native communities who carry forward traditions, protect their lands, and shape the future with resilience and pride.

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Mark Belk

Right! Like the so called “civil war”, which wasn’t a civil war nor was it over slavery! It was a war between two sovereign nations and it was over economics and states rights! The slavery issue was the aftermath excuse to get the public behind the war.

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Noneya Business

You left out each tribe killing each other's people and taking the women and children for slaves let's not think that you were perfect cuz you weren't we all sucked get over it it's a new world now live in it that's what you can today leave yesterday behind it sucks for you but also suck for white w... View More

April 6, 2026

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April 3, 2026 9:14 pm

A hummingbird’s heart can exceed 1,200 beats per minute just to hover in place. Staying still, for them, is constant motion. Here’s what that actually requires. Each second, their wings can beat up ... View More

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Nakoma Blackfeather

April 3, 2026 8:37 pm

You know why Native Americans hate April. Because April showers bring Mayflowers. Just a joke

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Michael McNearney

Sending Prayers 🙏

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2 March 24, 2026

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March 24, 2026 2:16 pm

A liger should not exist, yet it does. Bigger than both lion and tiger, it feels like nature crossed its own boundaries. But the detail most people miss is how that size happens at all… In the wild,... View More

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Rickie

once I saw a tiger up close I knew Tarzan was a fake

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Kirk Trudeau

There's Also The Tigon Which Is The Hybrid Resulting From A Male Tiger🐯 And Female Lion🦁

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Linda

Are ligers sterile like mules?

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Nakoma Blackfeather

March 14, 2026 7:15 pm

Here's a very nice song

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' Sunshine On My Shoulder ' John Denver with lyrics

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Paul Clapham

I love this song also. I absolutely love the early John Danver songs. He had lightening in a bottle. Like Dylan level stuff, in my opinion. John's songs are deeply sensitive and touching. Reflective and inspiring in the same moment. And last for a lifetime 🙁😥🥰

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Linda

I like Darcy Farrow too.

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Paul

John Denver died way to early.i loved lots of his songs

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3 March 16, 2026