Houston’s indigenous name (Nov. 19, 2024)
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On Tuesday's show: What will HISD do now that no new bond money is coming? The district’s state-appointed board of managers has been mulling over options to pivot after voters this month rejected a massive bond proposal for school upgrades. The board also heard an earful from parents last week about what motivated that rejection. We talk it over with with Houston Public Media’s Adam Zuvanich.
Also this hour: We learn how indigenous groups are resurrecting their people’s ancient names for geographic places, including one tribal group’s name for what is now Houston. We talk with two members of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation and learn what their people once called our city.
And we reflect on the history of Houston’s Arte Público Press, the oldest publisher dedicated to Latino literature in the United States, with its founder and incoming leader.
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