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[CNN] Indigenous people across the US want their land back — and the movement is gaining momentum

June 24, 2021November 25, 2020 News CNN, indigenous, reclaiming land

November 25, 2020 By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN)Around this time every year, Americans come together to share a feast commemorating a myth about its first inhabitants. An indigenous tribe did eat with the Pilgrims in 1621 and sign a treaty with the colonists that had settled on their shores — an act of survival rather … Read more

CNN: Native American designers fight cultural caricatures

January 11, 2021November 30, 2012 News CNN, cultural caricatures, karlie kloss, native american heritage month, no doubt

By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN updated 5:01 PM EST, Fri November 30, 2012 (CNN) — This November, events nationwide celebrated the traditions, fashion and food of the nation’s 566 recognized Indian tribes as part of Native American Heritage Month. But a few high profile missteps surrounding the use of indigenous cultural imagery made bigger national headlines … Read more