Colorado’s “Meeker Massacre”
( – promoted by navajo) American government policies regarding Indians on reservations during the 1870s encouraged the total destruction of Indian cultures. The application of […]
Month: October 2010
Indians 101: Any Questions?
( – promoted by navajo) Indians 101 is a series that explores American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns. When I do public presentations about […]
Maine Indians & Early European Contacts
( – promoted by navajo) While the Indian nations in what is now Maine may have had some limited contact with Europeans as early as […]
The Lakota War Pony Races 2010
This diary was written to support our brother Aaron Huey on another one of his efforts to bring attention to the Lakota. Aaron and his […]
SD Attorney General
( – promoted by navajo) South Dakota is a state which has a bit of a reputation in being insensitive to the rights of American […]
The Huron Confederacy
( – promoted by navajo) The Huron, whose traditional homeland was north of the Great Lakes, were a confederacy of four major tribes: Bear, Rock, […]
Some Good News for Indian Country
( – promoted by navajo) by DaNang65 – Veterans Affairs Correspondent Cross posted to Daily Kos It’s not nearly often enough that good news comes […]
Indian Veterans Housing Act Signed Into Law
Every now and then some good news actually comes to Indian Country.
Diluting the American Indian Vote
( – promoted by navajo) Congress passed legislation in 1924 which gave all American Indians citizenship. While citizenship should imply the right to vote, the […]
Wellbriety Cycles: Cycle of Life
( – promoted by navajo) Like people throughout the world, traditional Native American cultures recognized and celebrated the changes that people experience as they age. […]