America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land
America at 250: Whose Story Gets Told?
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, millions of Americans will reflect on the nation’s history and celebrate its founding.
For Native Nations, this anniversary carries a more complicated reality.
The story of America cannot be told honestly without acknowledging the lands on which this country was built, the treaties that were broken, and the Native communities that continue to shape this nation today.
That’s why Native News Online is launching “America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land” — a special reporting and storytelling initiative that centers Native voices in one of the most significant national conversations of our time.
Through in-depth reporting, essays from Native scholars and leaders, a national livestream event and a youth writing initiative, we will examine 250 years of American history through Indigenous perspectives that are too often ignored, minimized, or erased.
This project isn’t about revisiting the past for its own sake. It’s about understanding the present — and the future.
Native Nations continue to assert sovereignty, protect their lands and waters, and revitalize their cultures. Their stories are not relics of the past; they are essential to understanding what America is today.
