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.
Pow wow teaches about Native American cultures and raises money to assist those living in Tennessee
The Native American Indian Association of Tennessee held its 41st annual educational pow wow this weekend at Long Hunter State Park. The fundraising event educates about Native cultures and is navigating the event’s recent growth.
Exploring Middle Tennessee’s native roots and what it means to be indigenous
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.
The dream to build Tennessee’s first Native American cultural center keeps getting further away
School kids gather around a roped off ring in Long Hunter State Park. They watch as dancers in traditional Native American clothing move to the sound of the drum. Rose McKeithen watches from the shelter of a nearby tent. “I’m Lakota Sioux, which are the proud people, and I’m Northern Cheyenne, which are the beautiful […]
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