Honoring Native American History on Memorial Day

Ran into these three articles, and thought that it would be appropriate to post them here.

These are articles that address Native American history, in both cases. The first is about honoring those American soldiers who refused to obey orders in the genocidal mass murder of Native Americans at Sandy Creek in the 19th century:

Remembering the US soldiers who refused orders to murder Native Americans at Sand Creek. A scholar of American Indian studies shares the lesser-known, true story of two men who stood up and spoke out against the murder of American Indians, and how they are celebrated as heroes today  Billy J. Stratton Thursday 24 November 2016:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/native-americans-remembering-american-soldiers-refused-orders-sand-creek-massacre-a7436331.html?fbclid=IwAR3TgD0tsJWT8D-6KnKT3pDCNOwi4I5FNrcfEj2FPNrR01tPy0_xovLqJnM




This next one is also about honoring veterans, particularly the Native Americans veterans of World War II, who helped the Allied cause as code talkers:


Honoring 33 Native Tribes who Served As Code Talkers to Save the U.S published by White Wolf Pack, August 2016:

http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2016/08/honoring-33-native-tribes-who-served-as.html?fbclid=IwAR2_6HgAsU2KaQ6eBUAtgiqxgRwXhdMBdYdCmzr8PA4CbgBHZruw7-pCfSA

Here is another, not entirely unrelated story, in which Vermont just passed a law basically eliminating Columbus Day, in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day:

Vermont passes bill abolishing Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day  Katie Mettler  4/20/2019

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vermont-passes-bill-abolishing-columbus-day-in-favor-of-indigenous-peoples-day/ar-BBW8dru?fbclid=IwAR0pUAtdGLW8pEJiFJ9GFEk4IeAigGA8cXsX0uIXmv6A29lqghj7jDU3nBk