American Indians
The Soboba Indian Reservation
The traditional homeland of the Luiseño was in the area of the San Luis Rey River and their name, given to them by the Spanish, […]
American Indians
The traditional homeland of the Luiseño was in the area of the San Luis Rey River and their name, given to them by the Spanish, […]
The northern part of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington was originally the homeland for two different American Indian nations: the Makah on the west and […]
In providing a broad overview of the hundreds of distinct American Indian cultures found in North America, it is common for museums, historians, archaeologists, and […]
The Portland Art Museum’s Center for Contemporary Native Art recently brought together two Cherokee artists, Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation) and Luzene Hill (Eastern Band Cherokee), […]
By 350 years ago, in 1668, the impact of the invading European traders, colonists, and missionaries was resulting in many changes for Indian people. The […]
The Maidu inhabited a series of mountain valleys in northeastern California. In general, the area occupied by the Maidu had an elevation of more than […]
A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. When the European nations began their invasion of the Americas, they generally viewed […]
One of the mainstays of the diet for the California Indians was the acorn which was used in soup, porridge, and bread. Sixteen different species […]
The Sherman County Museum in Moro, Oregon, includes a display of Indian (primarily Tenino) artifacts. When the Euro-American invasion of what was to become Sherman […]
Situated on a bluff high above the Columbia River near Goldendale, Washington, the Maryhill Museum of Art has an outstanding collection of American Indian art […]