Amazons were long considered a myth. These discoveries show warrior women were real.

Via: 1stwarrior  •  History & Sociology  •  16 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  4 years ago

These were the fierce warrior women of Ancient Greek lore who supposedly sparred with Hercules, lived in lesbian matriarchies and hacked off their breasts so they could fire their arrows better. Homer immortalized them in the Iliad. Eons later, they played a central role in the Wonder Woman...

House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again

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“The comment came in a filing with federal court that argues Democrats still need testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.”

The House is open to the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump a second time, lawyers for the Judiciary Committee said Monday. House Counsel Douglas Letter said in a filing in federal court that a second impeachment could be necessary if the House uncovers new evidence that...

Little Shell Tribe celebrates federal recognition

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HELENA — President Donald Trump is set to sign a major defense funding bill on Friday evening that will include a provision to grant federal recognition to Montana's Little Shell Tribe. In anticipation of that milestone, Governor Steve Bullock and several tribal leaders held a celebration on...

Comey admits ‘I was wrong’ on FISA conduct, remains defiant on dossier in tense interview

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Former FBI Director James Comey admitted on "Fox News Sunday" that the recently released Justice Department Inspector General’s report on the launch of the FBI’s Russia investigation and their use of the surveillance process showed that he was "overconfident" when he defended his former agency's...

Major Fail: Nadler Doesn’t Swear in Witnesses at Judiciary Impeachment Hearings

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Two counsels for both the Democrats and Republicans had opening statements in Monday’s impeachment inquiry hearing, but there was one major problem–House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler failed to swear them in. Though it no unusual for staff members to not be sworn in, witnesses must...

Rare Ojibwe spirit horses find new home at TJ Stables

Via: 1stwarrior  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  3 Comments  •  5 years ago

Terry Jenkins has been around horses since the day she was born, but her first encounter with a herd of Ojibwe spirit horses was an entirely new experience. Jenkins recently travelled to Fort Frances, on the western border of Ontario, to purchase 14 of these rare horses from Rhonda Snow, a...

Nearly 400 years later, it's time to recognize tribal sovereignty

Via: 1stwarrior  •  Op/Ed  •  8 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  5 years ago

Visiting my grandparents on the Tohono O’odham Nation keeps me rooted in my peoples’ history. As I drive through the beautiful Sonoran desert, my gratitude for family is simultaneously flooded by memories of people and lands stolen from tribal communities. Thanksgiving is a fraught holiday for...

Navajo Nation VP Delivers Prayer Before President Trump Signs Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Executive Order

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer and Second Lady Dottie Lizer joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, for the signing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Executive Order. U.S. Attorney Gen. William Barr, U.S. Department of the Interior...

The Horror of Trump’s Wounded Knee Tweet

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“The president poked fun at a devastating massacre and reinforced racist, misogynistic stereotypes.”

On Sunday, President Donald Trump took aim at one of his favorite targets: Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is hoping to unseat him in 2020. Responding to a video Warren posted on Instagram in which she drinks a beer in her kitchen and introduces her husband, Trump tweeted: “If Elizabeth Warren,...

Senate Republicans Unveil Violence Against Women Act That Hurts Tribes

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“It rolls back crucial protections for Native women. It also strips out LGBTQ protections and a gun safety provision.”

WASHINGTON ― After months of delays, Senate Republicans finally unveiled their bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act, a vital 1994 law that lapsed this past February. It’s landing with a thud. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the bill’s sponsor and a survivor of domestic violence...