by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 12, 2021 | Alvin Josephy, American Indians, Appomattox. Robert E. Lee, assimilation, Bing Crosby, buffalo, Cour d'Alene Tribe, demise of buffalo, Indian agriculture, Indian history, Indian Relocation, Indian removal, Indian reservations, Indian slavery, Indian survival, Indians and salmon, Indians in unexpected places
“Rumble” is a 2017 Canadian documentary film that I’d missed until it hit public television. I watched it twice, taking notes the second time, wanting to get in my mind the names of Rock n’ Roll, jazz, and blues musicians I’d listened to—and many I had not heard or...
by Rich Wandschneider | Oct 13, 2016 | Civil Rights, Columbian Exchange, encominedas, Indian slavery, Indian vote, Latino, President Obama, Treaty Rights
In this election year, African Americans and Latinos are getting a lot of attention. Immigrants too. We are a “nation of them.” Oops—Indians were here when the first European immigrants arrived, and are still. (But their voting numbers are small, and they are...
