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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
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Federally Recognized Tribes What does it mean to be a federally recognized tribe? It simply means that the Federal Government of the United States has formally acknowledged a tribe as a sovereign entity which has exemptions from state and local jurisdiction. |
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Sunday, 04 March 2007 |
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Choose Your Friends Carefully In the early 1700’s the trans-Appalachian region of North America was occupied by Native Americans and some fur trappers and backwoodsmen who were Frenchmen from Canada and Englishmen from the British colonies. |
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Sunday, 18 February 2007 |
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PRESIDENT’S DAY AND THE FOUNDING FATHERS President’s Day brings recognition to the birthdays of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Both of these men having birthdays during February played key roles in the formation and progression of the United States. |
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Sunday, 11 February 2007 |
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A Brand Plucked from the Fire John Wesley is recognized as founder of the Methodist religion. At an early age John Wesley barely escaped death when his home caught on fire and residing in an attic room he could not be reached. As he leaned out of the attic window he was rescued and was then referred to as a brand plucked from the fire referring to Zechariah 3:2. |
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Monday, 09 October 2006 |
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COLUMBUS DAY REDISCOVERED… Columbus Day is for some a day of celebration and for others a day of mourning. It is controversial because it is a time that is viewed as liberating and as enslaving. Most Native Americans view it as a day of sorrow. For it is a day hundreds of years ago that their generosity was taken advantage of by those they trusted. |
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US History 
