When will Harriet Tubman finally be on the $20 bill?
Obama administration Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had selected Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh president, on the $20 bill. But that was years ago.
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Obama administration Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had selected Tubman to replace Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh president, on the $20 bill. But that was years ago.
The document, part of a three-year effort put together by a diverse workgroup including Native American county elders, was read to the full board and approved last month.
Stephanie Van Hoose, a Mohawk Medicine woman and retired Air Force veteran, has been working to give a voice to Indigenous communities and educate the public on Native American culture. Despite challenges, Van Hoose believes education and understanding are key to reconciliation and positive change.
And in her Off-Broadway solo show Where We Belong , she wants people to stop doing redface.
As Connecticut and America emerged from colonial governments to independence, members of local Native American tribes saw the opposite happening to their governance, culture, language and traditions. ...