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When July 4th Isn't Celebrated | Washington DC News
This July Fourth isn’t a celebration for many Native American families—it’s a painful reminder of erasure. Johnson Taylor, of Ponca and Southern Ute descent, reminds us Indigenous people have lived on this land for millennia, long before the nation’s 250th year. At a D.C. rally, his family performed to reclaim their history, while his wife Katy Isennock, of Rosebud Sioux heritage, declared the holiday has no cultural meaning for them. She calls out the incomplete, whitewashed history taught in schools, which omits Native and Black contributions. In response, families like the Taylors are…
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