Native American Netroots
Acoma Pueblos and the Spanish, 1539-1599
During the sixteenth century, the Spanish began their invasion and conquest of New Mexico. The Indian people they encountered lived in large villages with two- […]
Native American Netroots
250 Years Ago (1768)
By 250 years ago, it was evident that Europeans intended to stay in North America and their quest to expand their empires was nearly insatiable. […]
Modern Cahuilla Regalia (Photo Diary)
The Cahuilla Continuum was an exhibit at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum in Riverside, California, authored and curated by Sean C. Milanovich. The exhibit told the […]
A Brief Overview of the Omaha Indians
The Central Plains is the portion of the Great Plains which lies south of the South Dakota-Nebraska border and north of the Arkansas River. It […]
Some Central American Artifacts in the Visible Vault (Photo Diary)
In major museums, only a small fraction of the artifacts held by the museum are on display and interpreted for the public. Most of the […]
American Indian Code Talkers
One of the concerns in organized military warfare is the need for communication and the need to conceal that communication from the enemy. During the […]
Central American Artifacts (Photo Diary)
The San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, California has a display of ancient artifacts from Central America: the countries south of Mexico and north of […]
Southwestern Pottery in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The Pueblos are the village agriculturists of New Mexico and Northern Arizona. While the Pueblos are usually lumped together in both the anthropological and historical […]
Tlatilco, An Ancient Site in the Valley of Mexico
For most people the mention of ancient Mexico brings up images of the Aztecs, the Mayas, and perhaps the ancient city of Teotihucán. Ancient Mexico, […]
Kennekuk, Kickapoo Leader and Prophet
When a society is undergoing rapid change—economic and technological change, religious change, language change, social change—and particularly when that change is being imposed on them […]