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Munsee

Native heroes fought and died for the American revolution. Their sacrifices couldn’t protect them.

Tribal leaders hoped that by providing crucial support, they might earn favor with colonial leaders and secure protection for their remaining territory.

But their sacrifices were not enough. In the generations that followed, the Stockbridge-Munsee were dispossessed of their homelands and pushed westward — first into New York, then into Wisconsin.

As the United States marks 250 years since its founding, the country still struggles to remember the Native people who fought to bring it into being.

Today, the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans are working to change that. In Massachusetts, the tribe recently reclaimed several hundred acres of ancestral land, including part of Monument Mountain. In the town of Stockbridge, a joint commission now works to foster ties between tribal members and local residents. And in Wisconsin, the Mohican Veterans carry two Eagle Staffs — one traditional, one commemorative — to honor Native soldiers who fought in every American war since the Revolution.

“We did what we could because it is in our blood to be a warrior and defend what was justly ours,” said Robert Little, commander of the Mohican Veterans. “But after helping the American colonies for their cause, we were treated with such greed. Our land was swindled out from under us.”

Other Native American tribes also participated in the American Revolution. Some allied with the revolutionaries, others with the British, and still others fractured internally — divided by kinship, geography, and the grim calculus of survival.

Jonathan Lane, executive director of Revolution 250, said the anniversary has spurred historians and institutions to confront the long-overlooked role of Native peoples.

“It is astounding when you learn, for instance, that more than 150 Indigenous people participated in the Siege of Boston,” he said. “The Mashpee Wampanoag sent 25 men off to war, and I think only one came…

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Lenni Lenape

Nanticoke Tribe overcomes fundraising woes, gears up for annual powwow

Why Should Delaware Care? 
While the Sussex County-based Nanticoke Indian Tribe faced fundraising setbacks this past month, the Tribe has bounced back and appears to be flourishing ahead of its annual powwow and new cultural center renovations. This momentum for the Delaware tribe stands out amid federal funding cuts for tribal organizations. 

Preparations for the upcoming Nanticoke Indian Tribe powwow – an annual event celebrating the tribe’s culture and traditions that draws more than 10,000 attendees – were not all smooth sailing for the tribe. Just three weeks out from the event, scheduled for Sept. 6 and 7, the Sussex County-based tribe was facing a $30,000 funding shortage. 

Within 10 days of launching a GoFundMe campaign to close that gap, however, more than 130 community members came together to donate the additional money the group needed to fully carry out the annual event. 

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Now, between the flurry of community financial support and the tribe breaking ground on a new community center last week, Nanticoke Assistant Chief Farrah Norwood-Stigall said members of the tribe are feeling the forward momentum heading into their 47th annual powwow. 

“We’re totally excited,” Norwood-Stigall said. “I like to say the powwow is pretty much a living classroom for people.” 

The clothing can help differentiate different Native American tribes. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY MARTHA CANSECO

Nanticoke powwow history

Slated to be held at Hudson Fields in Milton on Sept. 6-7, the two-day powwow will feature dancing, drum circles, church services, and an all-around effort to educate people about Native American culture, Norwood-Stigall said.

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Mohican

Mohican Bigfoot Festival – Sept 20, 2025 on 09/20/2025

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9/2/2025

Contact: Event Coordinator and Four Seasons shop owner, Angie Heimberger 419-651-0030

Mohican Bigfoot Festival, Sept 20, 2025, Loudonville, Ohio

 

Attention bigfoot enthusiasts and nature lovers, the first annual Mohican Bigfoot Festival will be taking place Saturday, September 20, 2025 in Downtown Loudonville, Ohio.

Saturday kicks off at 9:00 am with vendors in Central Park, and a full speaker schedule in Loudonville’s historic Ohio Theatre Opera House.   Several food trucks will also be in attendance.

Throughout the day there will be many special make-and-take children’s craft activities with Morgan McFarren’s “Precious Party Princessing”, There will be a “Walk Like a Sasquatch” contest hosted by festival DJ Brian Wolf of WolfRockRadio.com.  Take your picture with a life sized 9 foot bigfoot at Four Season’s Flowers and Gifts!

Local stores have loaded up on the very best bigfoot merchandise, and hand-picked vendors will be carrying your favorite sasquatch treasures.

If you are in town on Friday night, there will be a special free bigfoot bonfire event at Lost Horizons campground on Wally Road.  Witnesses and investigators will talk about their experiences and BFRO investigators will be on hand to take questions. There will also be a thermal drone demonstration at dark inside the campground and along the river.

An all-day pass is available to see the speakers for $20.  A VIP option is available for $50 with reserved seating in the first three rows of the theatre, which also includes a festival t-shirt and festival poster signed by all of the presenters.  Tickets can be purchased at www.theohiotheatre.com.  Speakers start at 9:30 am with Angie Heimberger kicking off the event, then turning it over to MC Larry Sidwell, BFRO Investigator from West Virginia.  At 10:00 am Suzanne Ferencak and Mark Maisel from “The Back 80” will speak…

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Nanticoke

Nanticoke Tribe breaks ground on community center expansion

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Mohegan

Calamity Hour Tops Pocono’s Monday Card

Sophomore filly Calamity Hour overcame a very difficult first-over trip to take the $21,233 conditioned pacing distaff feature in 1:52.1 on Monday afternoon, Sept. 1 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Favoured in the headline contest, Calamity Hour waited in fourth early as chief rival Odds On Aces Full (Matt Kakaley) passed the first three poles in :27.3, :57 and 1:25.3 while in front. The daughter of Huntsville-Also Encouraging started an uncovered move down the backstretch, quickly reached the pacesetter and then grinded away inexorably and worked by the game leader late while posting a 1-1/4-length decision. Odds On Aces Full stayed for second and Papis Opinion (Jack Pelling) was third.

Deborah Daguet trains Calamity Hour for Donald MacRae of Vernon Bridge, P.E.I., and her own Daguet Racing LLC. Calamity Hour was driven by Anthony Napolitano, who had a total of four victories on the day to lead the horsemen, including wins in all three of the claiming handicap trots. (Two of those winners are trained by Anthony Faulkner, the only conditioning doubler on the day.)

The feature was for “non-winners of five races” company; there were also three $20,548 contests for horses in the basic “non-winners of four races” bracket. In the section for male pacers, the Always B Miki-Benear gelding Laugh Shop streaked to his third win in his last four starts in 1:50.4, with potential pocket rocket Chief Bogo (Ridge Warren) staying close but still finishing 1-1/2 lengths shy in a :27.3 last quarter.  Matt Kakaley drove Laugh Shop for trainer Jill Wine and the partnership of Samuel Abdoo and Wine Stable.

Simon Allard, himself a three-time winner on the day, drove both of the trotting co-feature winners, both of them clocking a 1:55 mile. The Braggart-Marisa Hall gelding Last Of Braggert (spelling verified) paid…

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Nanticoke

Haldimand leaders push local priorities at provincial AMO conference

HALDIMAND—All six of Haldimand’s ward councillors joined Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley and MPP Bobbi Ann Brady at this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in Ottawa from August 17 to 20.

OTTAWA—Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley, MPP Bobbi Ann Brady, and Councillor Brad Adams discussed critical infrastructure issues like the Argyle St. bridge with Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria.

Brady took part in all six County delegations at the conference:

  • Ministry of Health – more support needed for the development of an age-friendly Haldimand
  • Ministry of Energy and Mines – opportunities to support Ontario’s clean energy goals
  • Ministry of Economic Development and Job Creation – infrastructure needs for the employment lands in Nanticoke and Caledonia
  • Ministry of Indigenous Affairs – the need for provincial direction in developing a meaningful, legally and culturally appropriate Indigenous consultation framework
  • Ministry of Long Term Care – the expansion of Edgewater Gardens and the critical need for more LTC options
  • Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services – the need for funding to address social service gaps in rural and Indigenous communities

Bentley said, “Attending AMO is an important opportunity to connect with provincial leaders and advocate for the needs and priorities of our residents. … Direct, face-to-face meetings help us build relationships, highlight important local issues, and work toward solutions that will improve the quality of life for everyone who calls Haldimand home.”

In a message to The Press afterwards, Brady said, “We were able to reiterate our desperation on having shovels in the ground at Edgewater Gardens and attempt to pinpoint why the project is not moving forward. Mayor Bentley and I were also able to sit down with Energy Minister Stephen Lecce to discuss the desire for an energy project in Nanticoke.”

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Mohegan

Up-and-Comers in the Pocono spotlight – U.S. Trotting News

Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Huntsville sophomore filly Calamity Hour overcame a very difficult first-over trip to take the $15,500 pacing distaff feature on Monday (Sept. 1) afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania in 1:52.1.

Favored in the headline contest, Calamity Hour waited in fourth early as chief rival Odds On Aces Full passed the first three poles in :27.3, :57, and 1:25.3 while in front. The winner started an uncovered move down the backstretch, quickly reached the pacesetter, and then grinded away inexorably and worked by the game leader late while posting a 1-1/4 length decision. Calamity Hour paced her own back fractions in :55 – :27 in the impressive win.

Calamity Hour is one of four sulky successes on the day for Anthony Napolitano as the mare wins the Monday feature at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

Deborah Daguet trains the talented 3-year-old for Donald Mac Rae and her own Daguet Racing LLC. Calamity Hour was driven by Anthony Napolitano, who had a total of four victories on the day to lead the horsemen, including wins in all three of the claiming handicap trots. (Two of those winners are trained by Anthony Faulkner, the only conditioning doubler on the day.)

The feature was for “nw 5 races” company; there were also three $15,000 contests for horses in the basic “nw 4 races” bracket. The section for male pacers saw the Always B Miki gelding Laugh Shop streak to his third win in his last four starts in 1:50.4, with potential pocket rocket Chief Bogo staying close but still finishing 1-1/2 lengths shy in a :27.3 last quarter. Matt Kakaley drove Laugh Shop for trainer Jill Wine and the partnership of Samuel Abdoo and Wine Stable.

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Unami

Mosul restores Al-Hadba Minaret and Churches in landmark reopening

2025-09-01T08:31:36+00:00

Shafaq News – Mosul (Updated at 15:42)

Mosul’s historic landmarks, including the Great Al-Nuri Mosque with its leaning Al-Hadba Minaret and the churches of Al-Saa’a and Al-Tahira, officially reopened on Monday after years of reconstruction under UNESCO’s Revive the Spirit of Mosul initiative.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in the city to attend the opening ceremony alongside a high-level Iraqi and Kurdish delegations as well as UN officials and an Emirati delegation led by Minister of Culture Salem bin Khalid Al-Qasimi.

According to Shafaq News correspondent, PM al-Sudani performed the noon prayer inside the mosque following the completion of restoration works.

In his speech, al-Sudani hailed the reconstruction as “a great victory over black terrorism,” adding that the mosque and its minaret “stand tall once again, a reminder to enemies of Iraq’s strength against destruction.”

Kurdish Interior Minister Reber Ahmed stressed that terrorism had sought to extinguish “the light of Mosul” by targeting religious and cultural landmarks, but “what was destroyed in stone was never erased from people’s memory or their conscience.” He commended the sacrifices of Iraqi forces, including the Peshmerga, in liberating the city from ISIS, and underlined the importance of rejecting divisions while strengthening coexistence and civil peace.

Former UAE Minister of Culture and current member of the UAE Cabinet, Noura Al Kaabi, considered the occasion as proof of resilience. “Today, the…

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Nanticoke

Nanticoke Indian Tribe turns soil on community center

The herby scent of smoke wafted across the small building, playground, parking lot and grassy grounds.

Ragghi Rain and Herman Jackson carried a turtle shell of gently burning embers to bless every corner of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s upcoming project: a major expansion of their longtime community center on Route 24.

Along with this ceremonial blessing on Aug. 25, the Nanticokes hosted a groundbreaking ceremony, with dignitaries and golden shovels. The current Nanticoke Indian Center will be renovated and enlarged to become the future Nanticoke Indian Cultural Community Center.

“This is an unbelievable moment for the Nanticoke Indian Tribe and the entire Millsboro community. Your presence here today not only honors our past, but also celebrates our future,” said historian Bonnie “She Who Cares” Hall, also slipping into the Algonquian language. “Waanishii: thank you for joining us on this momentous occasion.”

“Today we stand on sacred ground — not only in the physical sense, but in the spirit and the purpose,” said Assistant Chief Farrah Norwood Stigall. “This is more than a construction project, this is a powerful declaration of who we are and what we stand for. … This center will be a living tribute to the strength, resilience and the enduring legacy of the Nanticoke people.”

The Nanticokes have a long history of learning at the site. State-sponsored segregation prompted the Nanticokes to build their own Indian Mission School for grades 1 to 8 in the 1920s, rebuild after a 1940s fire, close it after 1960s integration and ultimately repurpose the small white building as a community center.

The current building is limited to 2,250 square feet, and soon it’ll more than double, to about 5,000 square feet. It will continue as a cultural center where elders teach, youngsters learn and play, drummers and dancers rehearse and leaders meet. But it’ll be more…

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Mohegan

Sources: Sun eye options to salvage record sale

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    • Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA
    • Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
    • Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer

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Aug 19, 2025, 11:11 AM ET

The Connecticut Sun ownership intends to present multiple options to the WNBA as it looks to salvage what would have been a record-breaking $325 million franchise sale, sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.

The Mohegan tribe, which has owned the franchise since buying and relocating the Orlando Miracle in 2003, is seeking clarity on the league’s desired path forward for the organization, sources said, after an agreement to sell the team to a group led by former Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca was met with resistance from the league office.

After news broke of the deal’s existence — and Pagliuca’s eventual plan to relocate the franchise to Boston — a league statement emphasized that “relocation decisions are made by the WNBA Board of Governors and not by individual teams,” and that cities that have already gone through the expansion process have priority over Boston, which did not submit an expansion bid in any of the three recent expansion rounds over the past three years.

Among the Mohegan tribe’s likely proposals to the league, according to sources:

• A full franchise sale to Pagliuca’s group.

• A sale to a group headlined by former Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry, who would move the team to Hartford, Connecticut.

• Selling a minority stake in the organization.

• Allowing the league to purchase the franchise for $325 million and relocate it from the WNBA’s smallest market.

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