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"Red" Progressives

A short history of US socialism, progressivism and Indian Country

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Red Progressives Where was Indian Country during the progressive era? That’s a complicated question because some of the early socialist leaders favored assimilation (and all that came with that policy, such as boarding schools.) As in other moments, so much of this was defined by what else was going on across the country. Ned Blackhawk’s in his fabulous book, “The Rediscovery of America,” explains the thinking. “Assimilation was also referred to as ‘Americanization’ and it motivated other movements during the Progressive Era as the United States received millions of non-Protestant and non-Anglican immigrants reformers sought to Americanize both immigrant and Indigenous communities. In the case of the latter, this meant that reservations were not conceived of as the autonomous sovereign homeland that Native nations knew them to be, but as communities requiring new familiar social structures in the case of immigrants housing and educational reformer proposed.” Blackhawk wrote that the “Rerformers believe that Indian familiar structures were insufficient for raising children. Additionally, because the occupied lands communally, Native nations were thought to practice primitive forms of land management and needed to adopt an ethos of private property dismantling reservations removing children of far away schools and establishing property ownership as a path decision to find this era.” But the progressive movement was also re-shaped from Indian Country. The 1911 meeting of what became the Society for American Indians. That group wanted “all progressive movements to this end” know that two key elements of any policy ought to be citizenship (this was before the Snyder Act) and some form of tribal self-determination (lots of debates about what democracy should be in tribal communities). Today support for tribal sovereignty has become a core principle of every progressive, socialist party platform. In 1928, the report, “Problems of Indian Administration,” or the Meriam Report focused on the failure of effective government. That’s because the Gilded Age was all about making money, not building a country. And any social welfare activity was best left to churches, churches that were free to operate on tribal lands as they saw fit. Or leave it to the Indian field agents who sometimes ran criminal enterprises in tribal communities. Historian Floyd O’Neil said the progressive era was a renewed respect for nature — national parks were created, trails and forests opened — but that did not include Indians. “At the beginning of the century the American Indian was considered the vanishing American … it soon became apparent that the vanishing Americans were not vanishing; those that administered Indian affairs noted increases in population.” And the public, led by the socialists and progressives, made the case for the government’s role a policy that was near opposite of a conservative framework. There was an emphasis on community over profit. (One of the first tribes to enact the Indian Organization Act, the Confederated Tribes of Salish Kootenai in Montana was able to block the theft of lands by the robber barons of the Copper Kings and Montana Power.) John Collier’s leadership at the Bureau of Indian Affairs was expressly considered as being communist. (There’s a whole history of American Indians on the other side of the socialist divide, including support for fascism. I’ll save that for another day.) Alice Lee Jemison, Seneca, said in 1937 the Bureau of Indian Affairs was requiring Native American childeren to read Communist literature, including “New Russia’s Primer.” She said that tribes were becoming “little reservation Soviets.” That narrative remains part of the debate. Interior Secretary James Watt said in 1983: “If you want an example of the failure of socialism, don't go to Russia—come to America and go to the Indian reservations.” And, expect more of that during this election season, as Republicans continue to brand many candidates as “one of the most radical socialist Senate candidates on the map.”
September 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) has joined a series of co-plaintiffs and is suing the Trump administration for shrinking Bears Ears National Monument.
September 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
caroleeena.bsky.social
When two Oglala Lakota scouts heard drilling was planned on Pe’ Sla, the sacred prairie in the Black Hills of South Dakota, they set out to find it. They saw a deer break and a red-tailed hawk above and felt led over a rise where they found a road freshly cut... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
A rare win in Indian country: how tribes drove out a mining company in one week
At the sacred prairie of Pe’ Sla in South Dakota, Indigenous and environmental groups banded together to halt drilling
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Sent by Barry Dodge from Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. on November 1, 1994. https://postcardware.net/?id=33-73
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August 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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As inaugural Wampum Title Sponsor of #IMC2026,The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) proudly welcomes IJA to Portland for the 2026 Indigenous Media Conference. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/msrphev5 #IndigenousMedia
A promotional graphic featuring a smiling Indigenous woman in traditional regalia riding a horse at an outdoor gathering. Large red text at the top reads "CTUIR: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation." Text on the left reads "Proud of our Media Outlets: CUJ (Confederated Umatilla Journal) & KCUW 104.1 FM in Pendleton, Oregon, 20+ Years Strong!" Text on the right lists "Cayuse, Walla Walla, Umatilla" above "Treaty of 1855." The bottom features the CTUIR tribal seal and text announcing them as the "Wampum Title Sponsor of the 2026 Indigenous Media Conference."
July 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
crwright.bsky.social
When the missionaries discovered that Indian tribes shared blankets & foods with those who had less, they were called communists. So the danger of "communists in our midsts" have been around for about 500 years… so there's that. Or as we like to say: Better Red than Dead.
July 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
biblio-phil.bsky.social
Current daytime reading:
🌝 'Red Man's Bones'- Benita Eisler. Biography of George Catlin, self-taught artist who in the 1830s traversed America's mid-West painting portraits & scenes of various First Nation tribes in the raw mid-West for 'posterity'. A fascinating, if elusive, man.
#Booksky 📚🤓😃
Photo shows the dust jacket cover of 'Red Man's Bones' by Benita Eisner a biography of George Catlin, an American artist working from the 1830s in the mid-West. One of Catlin's Indian portraits graces two-thirds of the cover.
July 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
ktbcollage.bsky.social
Our local library had a collage session for the 250th on the theme of “What does it mean to you to be an American?” Here’s what I produced.
#collageart #analogcollage #cutandpaste #america250
Collage of magazine, mail, and book images. Text includes “instructions for early voters voting by mail“, “the leading Indian culture groups“, “songs of patriots”, “serving on a jury”, and “we the peo”. Images include an old encyclopedia map of Native American tribes, a red top hat 15 cent cancelled envelope stamp, a line drawing if Christopher Columbus, a row of Black Civil War soldiers, the Statue of Liberty, a black and white line drawing of an early American flag flying over a battle, and a line drawing of an arm holding a megaphone. Lines of metallic red stars appear to emit from the megaphone and wrap around the piece.
June 26, 2026 at 2:19 AM
johnniejae.bsky.social
By 1881, the reservation had been sold off entirely to non-Native settlers, and the tribe was relocated to what was then Indian Territory. Today, they are based in Red Rock, Oklahoma.

This same pattern played out across the continent, with different tribes and specifics but the same basic outcome.
May 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
glanceaicanola.bsky.social
More than #Blackfeet Indian tribes .. the originals of Jupiter/Canada were swept by Solomon to Blood gang while he said call no one our master as letters in red #Hamas #Hamachiac (more than 1 Jesus) 😳🤬
I found that #Black or #AfricanAmerican selection on school papers were more than one race 🎉
May 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
longtail-news.bsky.social
Feed: "La Conner's Only Newspaper"
By: karimar on Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Swinomish, tribes hold space for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People
PHOTO BY NANCY K. CROWELL A red dress hangs from the entrance to the Swinomish Indian Community on May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
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May 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
hartsigns.bsky.social
Trump's fraud is astounding, he pardoned and excused 36 people for bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, including defrauding American Indian tribes of tens of millions of dollars. Wiped out 1.3 billion in payments to people who were supposed to get restitution. Red herring my ass.
April 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Several of his jaw dropping, detailed & beautiful suits will be featured this year at the Venice Biennialé, all created by Big Chief Demond Melancon
(the deeply detailed red suit, in particular)

"I sew all night" is more than just an anthem for these tribes
The anatomy of a Mardi Gras showdown
In the Mardi Gras Indian, or Black Masking Indian, tradition, the big chiefs and their crews — spy boys, flag boys, wild men and a big queen — square off in mock battles with other so-called tribes to...
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April 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
classicvirtues.bsky.social
Thinking about how ICE has detained (and in one case at least, almost deported) Native Americans
Native American tribes from across the country have reported that some of their tribal members have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Indian Citizenship Act in 1924 granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. The Oglala Sioux Tribe, which is headquartered in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, said four tribal members were detained Friday in Minneapolis, according to a statement. The day before, a 20-year-old Red Lake Nation descendant said he was struck on his face and neck by ICE agents even though he said he told them he was an American citizen. In Iowa, an Arizona tribal member was almost deported after she was turned over to an ICE detainer by mistake in November. The Navajo Nation said dozens of Native Americans had been questioned or detained, including one woman who said ICE agents thought her federal ID was fake.
April 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
joseph-yracheta.bsky.social
4/4 AND why Native Bio can be there as a CLIA lab and data storage facility for tribes. Because many RED STATES are more worried about their racism towards First Americans instead of the safety of their own citizens via Public health and epidemiology!
Native Bidaské with Dr. Meghan O’Connell on Syphilis in Indian Country
Join us for an exclusive Native Bidaské with host Levi Rickert as he interviews Dr. Meghan O’Connell on the rise of syphilis in Indian Country.
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March 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
apirus.bsky.social
#america #US #USA #native-indians #red-indian-tribes
March 25, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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youtu.be/uJkM2GkM63Q?... 🙌🏿🫶🏿Good morning, Grand Awakening and Risings.It's Super Sunday here in New Orleans when the Mardi Gras Indians come out to honor the Native American Tribes that helped enslaved Black People in Louisiana in their fight for freedom and justice during slavery times and beyond.⚜️
Indian Red
YouTube video by The Wild Tchoupitoulas - Topic
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March 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
socrates17.bsky.social
From Canada.
FDA Holds Meeting with States on Importation of Lower Cost Drugs
FDA held a meeting with several states to discuss the section 804 importation program (SIP), which allows states and Indian tribes to import certain prescription drugs from Canada to significantly red...
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March 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
pbswisconsin.bsky.social
Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 Chairwoman Nicole Boyd of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa delivers the 2026 State of the Tribes Address, emphasizing how Indigenous voices can contribute to policymaking in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's tribal nations assert reciprocity and resiliency
This report is in collaboration with our partners at ICT, formerly Indian Country Today. 'I share with you my Anishinaabe name: Woman Who Leaves Tracks Where She Walks,' said Nicole ...
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February 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Wisconsin's tribal nations assert reciprocity and resiliency
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Wisconsin's tribal nations assert reciprocity and resiliency
Transcript Coming Soon. This report is in collaboration with our partners at ICT, formerly Indian Country Today. “I share with you my Anishinaabe name: Woman Who Leaves Tracks Where She Walks,” said Nicole Boyd, chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa at the start of Wisconsin’s 2026 State of the Tribes Address. Boyd highlighted achievements and challenges of the state’s 11 federally recognized Native American tribes, focusing on tribal sovereignty and government to government partnerships. “We are not here simply to take. Our ancestors knew this, they fought for this, and they left us the teachings of reciprocity,” she said. Boyd asked to work together with the state in preserving water rights on tribal lands — referencing concerns about the Enbridge Line 5 oil and gas pipeline running through and plans to reroute it around the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. “Why is it wrong to expect that the feasibility of projects of this magnitude be ecologically sound and ensure the water will be protected?” she asked. Paul Smith of the Oneida Nation said Boyd’s message to protect waterways on and around tribal lands could bring more visitors to northern Wisconsin. “The...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:54 AM
koahnic.bsky.social
The actions are part of the response by tribes and prominent Native organizations as more stories surface of Native residents tangling — and even being detained — in the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
Monday, February 2, 2026 – Native Americans are compelled to respond to indiscriminate ICE pressure » Native America Calling
The Oglala Lakota tribal president banned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Red Lake Band of Ojibwe officials say ICE…
www.nativeamericacalling.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
koahnic.bsky.social
A number of tribes are waiving tribal ID fees and reaching out to secure their members’ citizenship documents. Dozens of tribes are offering guidance for Native Americans who encounter ICE agents.
Monday, February 2, 2026 – Native Americans are compelled to respond to indiscriminate ICE pressure » Native America Calling
The Oglala Lakota tribal president banned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Red Lake Band of Ojibwe officials say ICE…
www.nativeamericacalling.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
abby77.bsky.social
I guess some high schools in red states don’t teach American history & the position of Indian tribes in the US?

Tribe IDs should be treated as legal ID.
Tribal ID is sacred & precious.

ICE hired violent & uneducated 🗑️ !
January 17, 2026 at 5:56 AM
handymanken.bsky.social
Not certain where people's red line is but ice deporting women, native American women of Indian tribes in the United States should certainly be one of them. Ice detaining our women of all races for documenting should've been one also.

Protect our women, our citizens, our community or you're next.
December 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
catapultpunishment.bsky.social
Crash Course Native American History is ... not terrible.
I'm no expert but I know and work with some folks in the Oregon tribes. Got a little Indian blood, just not enough to get on the rolls.
Been listening to some Native rap lately, too. Supaman, Tribe Called Red. Badass.
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM