From the halls and classrooms of urban academia, one Native American is touting a plan that could make it possible for people to stay on rural reservations and earn a fairly decent living, an opportunity that’s sometimes been elusive. Calvin C. Pohawpatchoko Jr., a member of the Comanche Nation, is a Ph.D. candidate in an [...]
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What does Groundhog Day have to do with Native American language and history? And how did Punxsutawney Phil, the now famous groundhog millions look to for weather predictions, end up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania? Let’s start at the beginning. Groundhog Day, at its most basic, is an astronomical holiday. February 2nd falls midway between the December [...]
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