History
The Potlatch
( – promoted by navajo) One of the cultural features of the Northwest Coast First Nations’ cultures is the potlatch. The Europeans, and particularly the […]
History
Wounded Knee: A Book Review
( – promoted by oke) There are perhaps three major military conflicts between American Indians and the American military which have entered into popular culture […]
Dam Indians: The Columbia River
During the twentieth century, the United States viewed large hydroelectric dams as signs of progress, and as symbols of American technological superiority and modernity. In […]
WWII and American Indians: After the War
( – promoted by navajo) World War II changed both the Indians and the reservation. Following the war, veterans returned to their reservations. In many […]
Forced Navajo Relocation Victims Need Help
( – promoted by navajo) Source The Forgotten People invite you to a press conference at the Veterans Park in Window Rock on Wednesday, August […]
The 14th Amendment and American Indians
( – promoted by navajo) There has been a lot of talk recently by politicians, reporters, pundits, legal scholars, and others about the Fourteenth Amendment […]
“Native languages in ‘a state of emergency’”
( – promoted by navajo) Native voices heard at national language summit By Rob Capriccioso Cultural Survival Quarterly recently reported that “unless dramatic action is […]
Handsome Lake, Founder of the Longhouse Religion
( – promoted by navajo) In 1799, a new religious movement was born among the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. The new religious movement, […]
World War II & American Indians: The Home Front
( – promoted by navajo) World War II brought many changes to Indian reservations and to American Indians on the home front. These changes began […]
World War II & American Indians: Serving in the Military
A high percentage of American Indian men served in the military during World War II. During the war, nearly 25,000 American Indians served in the […]