Twenty-seven local officials in Madison, the state capital There was more darkness ahead for the Cheyenne people and Black Kettle. Four years later, on November 27, 1868, George Armstrong Custer attacked Black Kettle’s village along the banks of theWashita River For Abdelhamid, running to unseat Maloney is also personal. “I was nine years old when I watched my Congresswoman wear a burqa in Congress to justify the invasion of Afghanistan. For the rest of my life, I knew that as a Muslim woman my identity would be weaponized to justify American wars,”Abdelhamid tweeted on the U.S. swim circuit. This practice has stuck with her over the years, and is now a part of the routine that still feels special every time.Sierra Schmidtwelcomed