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The First Thanksgiving: A Temporary Peace between Puritans and Tribes

By Cecily Hilleary | VOA News on Nov 25, 2021   Holidays  

The First Thanksgiving: A Temporary Peace between Puritans and Tribes

WASHINGTON – In the fall of 1621, English settlers at Plymouth marked their first harvest and began stockpiling food for the winter: cod, bass and other fish, venison, wild turkey and duck that could dried or salted to supplement plentiful Indian corn. Tisquantum, commonly known as Squanto, was a member of the Patuxet band of the […]

Sex Traffickers Target Native American Children in South Dakota

By Cecily Hilleary | VOA News on Mar 20, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Sex Traffickers Target Native American Children in South Dakota

WASHINGTON – Note: This report contains language or content that some may find disturbing or offensive.     “I was very young when I was introduced to a pedophile,” said Lisa, 41, a survivor of sex trafficking who asked that her real name not be used. Raised on an Indian reservation in South Dakota, she cites a family history of sexual abuse.    “My mother was sent […]

Did English Puritans Commit Genocide in New England?

By Cecily Hilleary | VOA News on Jan 23, 2021   Featured, Science/Education  

Did English Puritans Commit Genocide in New England?

WASHINGTON – Sometime before dawn on May 27, 1637, English militia from Massachusetts and Connecticut, backed by several hundred Narragansett and Mohegan allies, launched a surprise attack on the fortified Pequot village of Mystic, one of about 20 Pequot tribal villages in southeastern Connecticut. By now, Plymouth Colony, established by the Pilgrims in 1620, was a […]

Alaska Natives in Bering Strait Region Brace Against COVID-19

By Cecily Hilleary | VOA News on Apr 18, 2020   Featured, Health, National, National/World  

Alaska Natives in Bering Strait Region Brace Against COVID-19

  WASHINGTON – Today, the small Native Inupiaq community of Shishmaref is best known for its struggle against coastal erosion:  Set on a tiny barrier island in Alaska, just south of the Arctic Circle, it is slowly being eaten up by the rising Chukchi Sea.   But Shishmaref is also known as the only village […]

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