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November 11 is Veteran’s Day, also called Armistice Day, which was the cease fire between the Allies and those aligned with Germany during WWI. November was also the month in 1867, when many of the Indian tribes came together at Fort Laramie to negotiate the Fort Laramie Treaty, which was signed on

Since then, with exception to during the Covid-19 pandemic, American Indians have journeyed from the mainland to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay on Thanksgiving Day. Previously the day was called “Un-Thanksgiving Day. In modern times, Alcatraz Island has become a symbol to American Indians.

The five-day festival attracts people from all over the world including visitors from the USA, France, Italy, Israel, Belgium and Germany, among others

Five thousand Indians of the Sioux nation gathered in 1888 for discussions on a treaty that would open up land in the Standing Rock reservation for non-native settlement. The government was represented by three commissioners who needed three-quarters of all adult Lakota males to approve the treaty. Today marked the eleventh day of discussions, and the commissioners had yet to gather a single signature.

Producer Jason Reynolds brings a story about a bear named "Muggins" who was a famous roadside attraction in Greene County. And a warning, this story may be difficult for some listeners to hear.

Native people have served in the United States military for more than 100 years. According to the USO: Aside from the code talkers of WWII, many other