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How a reservation tragedy in the 1870s created America’s first Native American woman physician by 1889

Wikimedia Commons/Webb, Harry A. Susan La Flesche, America’s first Native American female doctor Susan La Flesche was eight ...
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Indian American Doctor Richest Political Candidate In India

DALLAS, TX – With family assets of more than Rs 5,705 crore, Indian American doctor Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar may be the richest candidate in the Lok Sabha elections. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP ...

Rivers, myths and misunderstandings flow through Shobha Rao's ‘Indian Country'

San Francisco author Shobha Rao's mythic novel "Indian Country" shows how history and fate form the lives of characters ...
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This book traces the history of the U.S. government’s control of Indigenous peoples

Keith Richotte models his narrative on the Native tradition of the trickster story — parables of creation and change where an ...
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History with Phil: The Cherokee visionary who created the tribe's writing system

Sequoyah, born around 1770 in what is now Tennessee, was a Cherokee blacksmith, soldier and visionary whose invention changed ...

10 Indian-origin authors in the US and the schools that shaped them

In American literature’s diverse tapestry, Indian-origin authors are leaving indelible marks through stories of migration, identity, and resilience. From Salman Rushdie’s transcontinental schooling to ...