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Author David Treuer talks Native American history and "vibrant renaissance" ahead of Pittsburgh appearance

Jan 13, 2021

In 1877, Elmer Scipio Dundy, a U.S. District Court judge in Nebraska, ruled in Standing Bear v. Crook that a Ponca chief had the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of liberty guaranteed to white men. It should have been a landmark case...

Author David Treuer talks Native American history and "vibrant renaissance" ahead of Pittsburgh appearance

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