American Indians
Chief Sealth (Seattle)
Sealth was born about 1786. His father, Schweabe, was Suquamish and his mother, Scholitza, was Duwamish. As a young boy in 1792, he witnessed the […]
American Indians
Haida Argillite Carvings (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast culture is located geographically along the Pacific Coast north of California and between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean. This area is […]
Tobacco and the Ho-Chunk
Among the tribes of the western portion of the Northeastern Woodlands, tobacco was an important ceremonial and trade plant. Tobacco smoking is a symbolic way […]
The Cahuilla Continuum (Photo Diary)
The Cahuilla homeland in California was bounded on the north by the San Bernardino Mountains; on the south by the northern Borrego Desert; on the […]
American Indians 200 Years Ago, 1819
Two hundred years ago, in 1819, the United States was just beginning to embark on its expansionist policy known as Manifest Destiny. Under this policy, […]
Zuni Fetishes (Photo Diary)
The Pueblos are the village agriculturists of New Mexico and Northern Arizona. Zuni Pueblo is located in New Mexico and its name comes from Spanish […]
Carter Camp’s Indian Mascot Essay, “Mass Racial Taunting; America’s Weekend Sport”
Racism being based on ignorance, among other things, can and should be combated with education and historical facts. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-1882-Chicago-Tribune-newspapers-APACHE-INDIAN-WARS-Geronimo-ARIZONA-TERRITORY-/272542775244?hash=item3f74d0b7cc) Carter Camp gave me his permission […]
Some 1818 Treaties
During the nineteenth century, the United States aggressively pursued a policy of manifest destiny to spread out between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. At […]
Religion and Indians a Century Ago, 1919
In 1919, American Indian religions were still outlawed. Federal Indian policy viewed American Indian religions as barriers to “civilizing” Indians and emphasized the importance of […]
Captain Said, “Never Again Will Your People Hear Garryowen” – for Native American Heritage Month
Washita Massacre. “Garryowen” was the song Custer had his band play right before the exterminations began. www.google.com/… I had gotten into a discussion with a […]