Indian Town Names on the Nez Perce Reservation
The Nez Perce Reservation in what is now the state of Idaho has its origins in the 1855 Treaty of Walla Walla. Governor Isaac had […]
The Nez Perce Reservation in what is now the state of Idaho has its origins in the 1855 Treaty of Walla Walla. Governor Isaac had […]
The state of Montana has a long history of attempting to deny or reduce the Indian vote. The Montana state constitution was amended in 1932 […]
Not sure if this is where I should post this, but I have a great belief in the power of forums as information generators… If […]
Following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 his Vice-President, Andrew Johnson, assumed the Presidency and completed Lincoln’s term. Johnson, who is best known […]
Not only was I born on the Chesapeak Bay, but I just found out that I am most likely blood related to Captain John Smith. […]
While the popular image of Plains Indians is that of the horse-mounted warrior and buffalo hunter, the horse as we know it today only came […]
Anshutz Exploration Corp., an energy exploration company that has been searching for oil and gas on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, has just announced that […]
Since there is going to be a meet up in Glacier Park in June, I thought it might be interesting to do a tour of […]
I was born in Hampton, Virginia. I lived in Newport News, Virginia until the age of seven. My story starts as a young child with […]
Funerary practices and beliefs about death are more about the living than the dead. They provide some insights into the cultures of the people. The […]