Religion
Heathens on the Nez Perce Reservation
When Ulysses S. Grant assumed the Presidency, he inherited a major problem with regard to the administration of the Indian reservations. The Indian Service was […]
Religion
The Green Corn Ceremony
For the Indian nations of the Southeastern United States-Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Timucua, and others-corn (maize) was their single most important food. Therefore, corn […]
Cheyenne Medicine Bundles
( – promoted by navajo) Among the Cheyenne there are two sacred medicine bundles: The Sacred Arrows (Maahotse) and the Sacred Buffalo Hat (Esevone). The […]
Albert Fall & the Suppression of Indian Religions
( – promoted by navajo) In 1921, Albert Fall, the former Senator from New Mexico, was appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Warren Harding. […]
Franciscans in the American Southwest
( – promoted by navajo) During the early sixteenth century there were many fantastic stories circulating among the Spanish which told of fabulously wealthy cities […]
Frank White: Pawnee Prophet
( – promoted by navajo) One of the visitors at an 1891 Comanche Ghost Dance in Oklahoma was Frank White. He sat on the north […]
Native American Religions: Balance and Harmony
( – promoted by navajo) An important part of daily life among many traditional American Indian people was-and for many still is-the maintenance of harmony […]
Anishinabe Dreams
( – promoted by navajo) Dreams and visions are an important part of Native American spiritual life. Traditionally dreams were an essential conduit for communication […]
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, […]
Vision Quest Among the Southern Plains Tribes
( – promoted by oke) The Southern Plains American Indian Culture Area lies south of the Arkansas River valley. It includes Oklahoma, Arkansas, portions of […]