In the past these0, usually we vacate rooms and do something else. We are going to give you a little bit of a land map. I think it is appropriate. Our speaker, our extra speaker this afternoon, is somebody who i have had some correspondence with. We both share an interest in petersburg, virginia. There was a fellow out from theigan who was challenging conventional wisdom of the events around the serious wounding of Joshua Chamberlain. The department of his story resources had identified the location where he was allegedly andded, a marker was put up it has been conventional wisdom that they have relayed the offense. Aware that someone was challenging that. The department of Historic Services was looking into moving the historic marker. They were asking us to look at and comment on this. The department and i have to tell you after reading dennis thesis and i would have to agree with it. I asked him if he would like to come down, as kind of an extra talk in our symposium. Our grouplike t
To go. To end it, above all things, i think prosecutors and perhaps Police Officers have to understand that with all the we have, and its enormous, there has to be a goes along with exercising it and an toerstanding that we want make sure that we have tried to facts and tothe not conclude simply because we firmly thatthing that shouldnt be questioned. And i think thats kind of self awareness and self analysis in all of us and maker office is going to us do better at conviction integrity. I think well bend a note of humility and thank the panel. They have been terrific. [applause] on cspan, a look at the role of the Justice Departments in theights division ferguson, Missouri Police shooting. Science related to native American History, followed by todays washington journal live with your phone calls. Risen on how the u. S. Government waists millions waraxpayer dollars on the on terror. Stuart bowen was the only who really tried to investigate what happened to all the money that the unite
Mississippi territory and a lot of slaves. About 500 people inside of this fort. And on august 30, a faction of was upset and attacked the ford there was a long battle in the end almost 300 people inside the fort were killed. I first learned about it when i read about the massacre but there is more to the story. Like most American Indians had to find the way to deal with the expanding american in settlements. In this area, the creeks were successful as the cherokee to assimilate to American Life style. Quite a few wealthy indians owned slaves with a big plantation and raise domestic livestock and largely gave their way of life to the american norms of agriculture. The large part of the nation did not see the advantage they wanted to maintain their traditional life. There was a rift in 1813, a civil war broke out and what happened here is a continuation of the civil war but it brought , the americans into the of war against the antiamerican faction. There was a religious component of th
The governor of new mexico, in 1974, gave a came from spain, in the 1600s, the king of spain gave the pueblo the cane. And recently spain also gave the pueblo another cane to recognize is sovereignty. These canes are held by the governor, the leader of the pueblo, in his house. They are also referred to as canes of authority. Each governor the tribe elects is responsible for holding onto the cane and passing it on to the next governor. Today we had the eagle dance. That eagle dance is important to many tribes across the country. We celebrate it with a unique dance. The eagle is an important part of the ceremony. It is looked at as power and the feathers are in almost every ceremonial outfit we have. So as heart of the ceremony, we have the dances and all of the tribal members come to bless the cane and bless me and bless themselves. All of the people were tribal officials, and the next was a Lieutenant Governor and then the tribal secretary and treasurer. Those are the four elected off
We are at fort mims park. It is a little park in alabama and this is the location of a major battle between americans and indians in 1813. The fort was full of all kinds of folks taking shelter from an impending attack here at including indians that were allied with the americans, local settlers, militias from the mississippi territory and a lot of slaves. About 500 people inside of this fort. And on august 30, a faction of the was upset and attacked the ford there was a long battle in the end almost 300 people inside the fort were killed. I first learned about it when i read about the massacre but there is more to the story. Like most American Indians had to find the way to deal with the expanding american in settlements. In this area, the creeks were successful as the cherokee to assimilate to American Life style. Quite a few wealthy indians owned slaves with a big plantation and raise domestic livestock and largely gave their way of life to the american norms of agriculture. The lar