by Rich Wandschneider | Jan 23, 2025 | Alvin Josephy, American Indian history, BIA, bureau of Indian Affairs, Deb Haaland, Joe Biden, john echohawk, NARF, Native News Online
For all his faults, and the sputtering end to his tenure as President, Joe Biden, with the help of his strong Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, has been a big and positive presence in Indian Country. In the last flurry of pardons and commutations, Biden sent...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jan 19, 2015 | AIM, Alice Fletcher, Alvin Josephy, Civil Rights Movement, edward curtis, Indian assimilation, Indian genocide, martin luther king, MLK, NARF, NCAAP, NCAI
I remember Alvin Josephy saying many times that the white liberals who had joined the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. King did not understand the Indian situation. To paraphrase him, “As the Civil Rights movement gained strength and won some victories, white liberals...
by Rich Wandschneider | Feb 22, 2012 | Alvin Josephy, American Heritage Magazine, American Heritage publishing, David McCullough, Heye Museum, NARF, NCAI, NMAI
I mentioned in an earlier blog that Alvin hired David McCullough at American Heritage. I implied that Alvin began working for and hired David for the magazine, but in fact Alvin’s first job and his hire of David were in the book division of American Heritage. Alvin...
