Historical Research
Don McLeroy is a dentist in suburban Texas with the geeky, earnest manner of an American guy who has educated himself, however imperfectly, on a wide variety of topics. With
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October 26, 2012 // 0 Comments
The sepulcher of an individual that (possibly) governed a place known today as Bocana del Río Copalita in Huatulco, Oaxaca, 1300 years ago, was discovered by investigators
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October 24, 2012 // 0 Comments
Russell Means has been called the most famous American Indian since Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse by the Los Angeles Times and recognized as a natural leader with a fearless
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October 23, 2012 // 4 Comments
A lot more thought has to be paid to the question, “why Chicana/o Studies?” CHS are not the whim; they are not a fad. They are part of the historical reasons for the
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October 19, 2012 // 0 Comments
A little more than 2,000 years ago, the Maya were creating spectacular works of art and erecting massive stone buildings across what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala,
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October 18, 2012 // 0 Comments
Seemingly few people realize that when the state came after Ethnic Studies in Arizona a few years ago, it was because the state deemed Raza Studies to be outside of western
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October 17, 2012 // 0 Comments
Pursuant to two congressional resolutions, President Barack Obama proclaimed Monday October 8, 2012 as Columbus Day. “I call upon the people of the United States to observe
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October 15, 2012 // 0 Comments
Shall we play? If I say Arizona, how do you respond? What’s the first thing that comes to your
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October 11, 2012 // 0 Comments
Columbus was the real savage: he tortured native peoples to try to convert them to Christianity, he enslaved them, he murdered them, and he raped native women. So this
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October 10, 2012 // 2 Comments
New programs to teach and restore the lost language and cultural heritage of the Lakota Sioux offers hope for the children who live on reservations where dire poverty,
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October 10, 2012 // 0 Comments