"The Muscogee (Creek) people are descendants of a remarkable culture that, before 1500 AD, spanned the entire region known today as the Southeastern United States. Early ancestors of the Muscogee constructed magnificent earthen pyramids along the rivers of this region as part of their elaborate ceremonial complexes.
"Mi’kmaq, also spelled Micmac, the largest of the North American Indian tribes traditionally occupying what are now Canada’s eastern Maritime Provinces (Nova Scotia,
Giuseppe Mazzini, the creator of the Young Italy Movement, had plans of ending the Austrian occupation and wanted a unified Italy; he took refuge living in London as an exile. Austrian ambassador, Baron Philipp von Neumann was not eager about Mazzini’s plans, and requested to the British Secretary of State for the Home Department, Sir James Graham, that he keep a close eye on Mazzini. This led to an issue of a warrant on the first of March in 1844 which completely transformed the link between privacy and communication.
"The Lakota people or the people of Standing Rock are one of the first original Native American tribes who inhabited the North Americas before the arrival of Europeans. Often referred to as the Great Sioux Nation, these people can be divided into three distinct groups based on the language and geography; Dakota (Santee, Eastern Dakota), Lakota (Teton, Western Dakota) and Nakota (Yankton, Central Dakota).
"The Cherokee Nation is a sovereign tribal government. Upon settling in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) after the Indian Removal Act, the Cherokee people established a new government in what is now the city of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. A constitution was adopted on September 6, 1839, 68 years prior to Oklahoma’s statehood." - https://www.cherokee.org/
This weeks seminar discussions focused on Clemence Housman’s, an author and illustrator, The Were-Wolf and her wood-cut engraved illustrations. Houseman was a massive supporter of the woman's rights/sufferage movement which resulted in her defying gender norms within her lifestyle choices and literary work. Within the work we focused on, she defies gender norms by depicting a female werewolf within her work during a time where werewolves were assumed to be a symbol representing man.
"The Fort Peck Reservation is home to two separate American Indian nations, each composed of numerous bands and divisions. The Sioux divisionsof Sisseton, Wahpetons, the Yanktonais, and the Teton Hunkpapa are all represented. The Assiniboine bands of Canoe Paddler and Red Bottom are represented. The Reservation is located in the extreme northeast corner of Montana, on the north side of the Missouri
River.
