The Real Cinco de Mayo -Cindy Gomez-Schempp from Mexi-can.org

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Defining A Day of Independence Mexican Independence day is NOT Cinco de Mayo. Most people in the U.S. think it is, but they are wrong. For some background on the history of the celebration of Cinco de Mayo in Mexico vs the U.S. check out my take from 2012 here: https://mexi-can.org/cinco-de-ma-yo-no/ The article I wrote […]read more

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

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