Metis people were bridges between white and Native American communities - A Unique Culture

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“The Metis cultural community of Pembina formed out of fur trade dynamics and influenced Minnesota during its territorial birth.”

Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin - America’s First Indigenous Female Lawyer and Suffergist

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First Nations and Metis People of Red River Settlement (pre and post Confederation) - Red River North Heritage

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“The People of Red River Settlement before Confederation. Red River Settlement was a colony built at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine rivers...”

A fascinating history of the Red River Settlement and the fur trade that dominated Canada, United States and Europe. Many consider the Red River Settlement to encompass parts of Manitoba, Ontario, Sask, ND, SD and MN. The Hudson Bay Company was a power entity of the time and actually owned...

Oregon tribe celebrates as court lifts decades-long hunting and fishing restrictions | Oregon | The Guardian

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“US and state acknowledge that 1980 agreement was 'biased and distorted' against Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians”

RFK Jr will cut prescription drugs and increase weed and psychedelics access | Trump administration | The Guardian

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“Trump's health department pick has expressed distrust of pharmaceuticals and attacked 'suppression of psychedelics'”

Battle of Seven Oaks The Final Battle of the Pemmican War

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“The Battle of Seven Oaks, or the Victory of the Frog Plain (la Victoire de la Grenouillere), took place 19 June 1816. The battle was a culmination...”

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

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A day to celebrate the indigenous people of the America’s and for the Indigenous people to celebrate their culture/language/history and their resilience. For many  of us it is also time to reflect on our ancestors and their lives and history. I am Métis, pronounced “may tee” Ojibwe and  Cree. My...

GOP lawmaker yells “Go back to where you came from!” at Native American Democrat

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Port workers reach deal to end East Coast strike, union says

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“US dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a three-day strike.”

A Must-See Film About a Terribly Difficult Subject

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“Sugarcane” follows survivors and investigators after the horrifying treatment of Indigenous Canadians was discovered at residential schools.