Longley was born in 1674 in Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a Puritan woman, Wabanaki captive, Catholic convert and member of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame (CND). She has been called “the ...

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Native Americans have a history that goes back millennia — rooted in generations of strength and resilience that continue to influence our world today.

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Once a powerful watchdog for financial wrongdoing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen its enforcement efforts ...