Frank White: Pawnee Prophet
( – promoted by navajo) One of the visitors at an 1891 Comanche Ghost Dance in Oklahoma was Frank White. He sat on the north […]
Month: October 2010
Ancient America: Maine’s Indian Heritage
( – promoted by navajo) At the time of the first European contact in the sixteenth century, there were an estimated 30,000 Abenaki people living […]
Ancient America: Cahokia
( – promoted by navajo) A thousand years ago one of the largest cities in the world was located across the Mississippi River from present-day […]
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
( – promoted by navajo) (graphic swiped from Violetta) As blueness said in an outstanding diary today, the Admiral is dead. I will not wish […]
Arizona’s Secretary of State
( – promoted by navajo) In Arizona, the number two person in state government is the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State becomes governor […]
Yes, government does create jobs!
By Mark Trahant You’ve probably heard this phrase a lot during this campaign season: “Government doesn’t create jobs.” It’s the ultimate dismissal of self-government, usually […]
Reconsider Columbus Day Campaign Launched in 2009
Reconsider Columbus Day.org By honoring Columbus with a federal holiday, our government continues to vehemently insult Native Americans and perpetuates a philosophy of racism and […]
Christopher Columbus & His Crimes Against Humanity
(It’s a good day to re-visit this diary. – promoted by navajo) Christopher Columbus: The Christian Crusades had ended in 1291, the Black Death had […]
Cartier & the Indians of New France
( – promoted by navajo) Jacques Cartier began his exploration of Canada on behalf of the King of France in 1534. The exploring expeditions of […]
National Parks & American Indians: Grand Canyon
( – promoted by navajo) American Indians have lived in and have utilized the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River for thousands of years. The […]