VNN This Month In America | August 2022
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Final Oral History Project stop kicks off in Tulsa
The final stop of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition's Oral History Project kicked off Monday with an opening ceremony in Tulsa. This week marks the culmination of two and a half years of work documenting the experiences of Native American boarding school survivors across the
The Wait for Justice: A Muscogee Life Stolen by Fentanyl
By Whitney A. Pingleton (CATOOSA, Okla.) Fentanyl overdoses remain one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily fentanyl) were involved in 72,776 overdose deaths nationwide in 2023. The CDC also
Red, white and blue: A strategy for survival as Native Americans navigate 250 years of history
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Swiftly marching toward westward expansion, the United States in the 1800s brought with it a tidal wave of displacement and cultural suppression for Native Americans. A century of broken treaties already had spawned distrust of the federal government, and
Boarding School Survivors Invited to Share Their Stories as National Project Concludes in Tulsa
(TULSA, Okla.) After two and a half years spent conducting more than 300 interviews across 19 states, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) will hold the final stop of its Oral History Project in Tulsa next week. Charlee Brissette (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) is