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"First America": Cherokee Podcaster Rebecca Nagle on the Full Story of the U.S. Founding

"First America": Cherokee Podcaster Rebecca Nagle on the Full Story of the U.S. Founding

2026-06-30 News & Politics

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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July Fourth, we speak to award-winning Cherokee author and journalist Rebecca Nagle about what's missing from the conventional story of the American Revolution. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

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@healstone966 2026-06-30

Thank you! Honor the First Peoples! I hope they tell the story of the Seminole’s and their relationship to escaped enslaved Africans.

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@LittlesandRachael 2026-06-30

Thank you Rebecca.

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@axldirt 2026-06-30

This is amazing. Thank you for bringing attention to native Americans.

64 2 replies

@Kamone-d5w 2026-06-30

💙👍Thank you, Amy, Juan and DN team, for introducing us to Rebecca Nagle and her work!

@juliahilton1379 2026-06-30

It is true to know our history...to better the present...and progress the future for the good of all

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@mmab2 2026-06-30

The fate of Palestinians shows us what natives of the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Algeria etc have gone through.

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@21GeminiSun 2026-06-30

Thank you for this work, will definitely watch the series and share it as far as possible

@henryhallett2345 2026-06-30

Thank you for informing us!

@parrisatkins8776 2026-06-30

Oh! This is good! 💯💯💯✨

@VicRez135 2026-06-30

Thank you! Now I have the perfect way to spend independence day! Bless you and your work - all of you!

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Top Comments (10)

@healstone966 2026-06-30

Thank you! Honor the First Peoples! I hope they tell the story of the Seminole’s and their relationship to escaped enslaved Africans.

72 4 replies

@LittlesandRachael 2026-06-30

Thank you Rebecca.

71 1 replies

@axldirt 2026-06-30

This is amazing. Thank you for bringing attention to native Americans.

64 2 replies

@Kamone-d5w 2026-06-30

💙👍Thank you, Amy, Juan and DN team, for introducing us to Rebecca Nagle and her work!

@juliahilton1379 2026-06-30

It is true to know our history...to better the present...and progress the future for the good of all

62 2 replies

@mmab2 2026-06-30

The fate of Palestinians shows us what natives of the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Algeria etc have gone through.

50 18 replies

@21GeminiSun 2026-06-30

Thank you for this work, will definitely watch the series and share it as far as possible

@henryhallett2345 2026-06-30

Thank you for informing us!

@parrisatkins8776 2026-06-30

Oh! This is good! 💯💯💯✨

@VicRez135 2026-06-30

Thank you! Now I have the perfect way to spend independence day! Bless you and your work - all of you!

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