Yesterday was Columbus Day, a holiday celebrating Columbus’s discovery of the Americas, which continues to face opposition from those who feel it ignores much of the troubled history between Native Americans and the European explorers and colonists. With respect to this history, we present this recently preserved footage of Mike Chosa, a member of the Chippewa tribe who worked as a Native American activist for much of his life within the Midwest, particularly in Chicago and from his home in … Continue reading “I’ve got a future. My people have got a future.” —Native American activist Mike Chosa