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Indigenous history

Nashville’s Cumberland Park becomes ‘Wasioto’ with unanimous vote for the river’s Shawnee name.

Tony GonzalezandCynthia Abrams

December 3, 2024

What has been Cumberland Park since opening in 2012 will now be Wasioto Park — the original Shawnee name for the Cumberland River.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cumberland River, Indigenous history, Metro Parks

NashVillager Podcast: Reclaiming Nashville’s Shawnee history

Nina Cardona

August 9, 2024

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What does a proposed name change say about the complexity of Nashville’s Native history?

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: American Indians, Andrew Jackson, Cherokee, Cumberland River, history, Indigenous, Indigenous history, Metro Parks, Native American, Shawnee

Downtown Nashville’s Cumberland Park could soon be going by a traditional, Indigenous name

Cynthia Abrams

August 7, 2024

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Parks Board policy generally discourages renaming parks. But the community push is part of a larger movement nationwide.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cumberland Park, Cumberland River, Indigenous history, Metro Parks

Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong.

Laura Sullivan, NPRandNick McMillan, NPR

April 22, 2024

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The nation’s historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.

Filed Under: History, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black history, historical markers, history, Indigenous history, NPR

With major infrastructure costs and mounting concerns from Indigenous leaders, here’s where the East Bank development stands

Cynthia Abrams

January 24, 2024

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This week, city officials offered a rare glimpse into planning for the East Bank development. 

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, East Bank, East Bank Development, Indigenous, Indigenous history, Indigenous rights, metro, Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Titans, Titans stadium

Re-air: Nashville’s native roots

Elizabeth Burton

November 15, 2023

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Nashville has a rich indigenous history that dates back to the last ice age, as well as a small but vibrant Native American community that is working to gain recognition and resources in Middle Tennessee.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Albert Bender, Indigenous history

Out, About: Where to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond

Rachel Iacovone

October 6, 2023

The week before Columbus Day, sometime in early elementary school, I came home and started to proudly recite the poem I’d just learned: “In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean bl–” My mom cut me off.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About, Race & Equity Tagged With: Indigenous, Indigenous history, Native American, Native American Indian Association of Tennessee, Pow wow

At Hermitage birthday event, Indigenous protestors ask if Andrew Jackson’s legacy is worth celebrating

Cynthia Abrams

March 15, 2023

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Wednesday marked the 256th birthday of Andrew Jackson, one of three presidents to hail from Tennessee. At a celebration at the Hermitage, local Indigenous activists protested the controversial figure.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, Hermitage, Indigenous history, Indigenous rights, President, President Andrew Jackson, President Jackson, Trail of Tears

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