Elizabeth Licata

Artist Peter Jemison, co-creator of "Turtle Island," stands for a photo inside the Seneca Bark Longhouse at Ganondagan on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News) Not everyone has been waving the red, white and blue this week. That is a bit sad. It would be nice if we could try to put our political divisions behind us for the nation’s quincentennial. On the other hand, politics aside, there are those who have solid justifications for viewing all this patriotic fun with a cynical eye.

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