Indigenous Allies in America's Founding | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Indigenous leaders are demanding a fuller, more honest history—one that honors the vital contributions of Native nations like the Oneida and Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans, who fought alongside American forces in the Revolutionary War and helped shape the nation’s democratic foundations. Their sacrifices, however, came at a devastating cost: broken treaties, forced removals, and erasure from the national narrative. Tribal voices call for more than celebration—they demand recognition, remembrance, and accountability for the centuries of…