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Veterans (48 resources)
Honoring Native Veterans: Presentation of Colors and Wreath-Laying Ceremony
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Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces
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Ship Named After First Alaska Native Navy SEAL
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U.S. Navy names a ship after Alaska Native veteran Solomon Atkinson, one of the first Navy SEALs.
Commemorating Those Who Serve: Celebrating the Long-Awaited Dedication of the National Native American Veterans Memorial
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A look back at the long-awaited dedication ceremony and celebration weekend of the National Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.
A Big Step for Kiowa Women Veterans
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The Kiowa Women Warriors are the first all-women Kiowa color guard-and the first to wear feathered war bonnets, a tradition long reserved for men.
National Native American Veterans Memorial: Honoring the Military Service of Native Americans
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Native Veterans Procession
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November 11, 2022
National Native American Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony
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11/11/2022
Veteran Awarded Long-Overdue Medal of Honor
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Cherokee veteran Dwight Birdwell honored for heroic actions in Vietnam War.
Women as Leaders and Nurturers
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Sičáŋǧu Lakota artist Dyani White Hawk’s screen prints honor the strength, leadership and care-taking roles of Native women and veterans.
Reflect and Remember
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This photo captures the long shadow of a visitor at the National Native American Veterans Memorial. Open to the public since November 2020, the memorial invites all to reflect and remember.
Making a Difference: Native Veterans Continue to Serve Their Communities
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Meet some Native veterans who continue to serve and protect their communities long after their war is over.
Welcoming Them Home
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Emil Her Many Horses, an Oglala Lakota artist and NMAI curator, creates an award-winning work to honor those who served in the Vietnam War.
Honoring the American Flag through Native Art
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National Women's History Month: Mitchelene BigMan
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Symposium—A Conversation with Why We Serve Co-author Alex Harris
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National Native American Veterans Memorial Opening
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Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces
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Remarkable history of Native American men and women in the United States military
Making a Memorial: The National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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A Native American Remembrance on Korean Armistice Day
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Chief Warrant Officer Two Misty Dawn Lakota
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Native Words Native Warriors
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Twentieth-century American Indian warriors and heroes, known as "code talkers," significantly aided victories of the United States and its allies.
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the National Native American Veterans Memorial
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On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Native Americans Remember Veterans' Service and Sacrifices
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New Drawings Show the National Native American Veterans Memorial Taking Its Place on the National Mall
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A tradition of service: Captain Jefferson Keel
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A Tradition of Service: Navy Veteran S. Joe Crittenden, Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
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On the Western Front: Two Iroquois Nurses in World War I
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The story of Cora Elm (Wisconsin Oneida) and Edith Anderson (Grand River Mohawk), veterans of the Nurse Corps of the Army Medical Department in France during 1918.
The Voice of our Native Veterans
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The project that will produce the National Native American Veterans Memorial has another component, a joint effort with the Library of Congress, to collect oral histories and historical material.
Director's Letter: Full Circle
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The idea that individuals should be remembered and acknowledged—for our humanity as much as for theirs—is at the heart of every memorial.
Medic at D-Day: The Humble Heroism of Charles Norman Shay
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Charles Shay (Penobscot) performs a smudging ceremony at the annual D-Day observances in Normandy, France, in honor of the 175 American Indians who landed that day.
Fighting the Nazis: A Creek Indian Wins the Congressional Medal of Honor
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Ernest Childers (Muscogee Creek) became the first American Indian to win the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II.
William Pollock: Artists and Rough Rider
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William Pollock (Pawnee) served in the "Rough Riders" of the Spanish–American War under Lt. Col. Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.
Finalists Present Their Design Concepts for the National Native American Veterans Memorial
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A tradition of service: Specialist Allen Kale'iolani Hoe
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A tradition of service: Master Sergeant and Lipan Apache War Chief Chuck Boers
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The Road to Kingsbridge: Daniel Nimham and the Stockbridge Indian Company in the American Revolution
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The Battle of Kingsbridge was a turning point in the struggle of the Hudson River Indians to preserve their rights amidst a flood of European settlement.
In Their Own Voices: Planning the National Native American Veterans Memorial
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Cross-country meetings with American Indian veterans have clarified the vision for the National Native American Veterans Memorial.
Symposium—Valor in Black and White: War Stories of Horace Poolaw
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Army Logic: The Tuscarora Company in the Civil War
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The story of the Tuscarora Company, which played a major role in defending its post against an attack led by top generals of the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation's Armed Forces
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American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian servicemen and -women continue to believe in a nation that hasn't always believed in them.
Symposium—Sand Creek Massacre: 150 Year Remembrance
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They Also Served: American Indian Women in the War of 1812
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The role of Six Nations women in the War of 1812
Black Beaver: Delaware Hero of the Civil War
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The American Civil War service of Black Beaver [Suck-tum-mah-kway], Delaware
Death in the Ardennes: Dr. Josiah A. Powless, Oneida Hero of World War I
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The first Oneida to graduate from medical school fought two wars, one for better health for his people, the other in the final offensive of World War I.
Valor in Black and White: Horace Poolaw's War Stories
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The great Kiowa photographer documented the daily life of his people and his family, and also their strong martial tradition.
Art and Healing: The Sand Creek Massacre 150 Years Later
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The shocking massacre of innocent Cheyenne and Arapaho people inspires a Denver art exhibit by the descendants of the victims.
The Power of Words: Native Languages as Weapons of War
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