For over 500 years we have endured increasing colonization of our lands and spaces. A wave of death came from the east and passed through all indigenous nations. Nothing was spared; no corner of our lands or cultural spaces was left to the people. Some estimates suggest 90 million died, through wars, through slavery, through imprisonment, through diseases; and through simply living as Native peoples in our lands. Our known heroes are many, from Tecumseh, to Sarah Winnemucca, to Sitting Bull, to Geronimo, to Chief Seattle, to Chief Joseph, to Chief John, we honor those who fought for their … Continue reading Memorializing Our Tribal Peoples Who Gave All So We Might Exist