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— Our America —

America’s First People Find Hope Despite Grim Statistics on “Our America with Lisa Ling”

Our proud American history wasn’t always one of honor.  We built this great nation on the backs of the Native Americans who occupied this land long before we ever arrived.  Around the same time that slaves’ rebels took over slaver Amistad and we were already electing our 8th President, as a country we were marching… Read More America’s First People Find Hope Despite Grim Statistics on “Our America with Lisa Ling”

— Our America —

Our America with Lisa Ling – Sneak Peek at Tonight’s Episode: “Life on the Rez”

Growing up, my mother spent every one of my birthdays telling the story of my birth.   Once she got to my arrival, the same words were always used to describe me “my little black-haired papoose”.  My Native American roots came from both my mother and father’s side of the family.  So when Lisa Ling announced she… Read More Our America with Lisa Ling – Sneak Peek at Tonight’s Episode: “Life on the Rez”