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The Battle of the Rosebud
The expansion of the American empire westward across the Mississippi River was motivated by greed and supported by God. During the nineteenth century American greed […]
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First Nations News & Views: This Week – Code Talkers, Slurs and Silencing Native Tongues
Welcome to the third edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by […]
Bear Butte and the Struggle for Religious Freedom
Bear Butte in South Dakota is a sacred site which is used as a vision quest site for the Sioux, Arapaho and Cheyenne. The Sioux […]
Mount Rushmore
While Europeans tended to build the places they considered to be sacred-churches, statues, memorials-for American Indian people sacred places were often not places constructed by […]
“The Christmas Coat: Memories of Sioux Childhood”
“The frigid gale blew sideways across the South Dakota prairie, and cold rain lashed the children’s bare faces. They leaned into it to stay upright […]
North Dakota U Dumps Fighting Sioux Mascot. Can We Finally Get Rid of ‘Prairie RedSkins,’ Too?
( – promoted by navajo) What does the epithet “Prairie RedSkins” have to do with the controversy around the University of North Dakota’s mascot, the […]
Before Wounded Knee
In 1890 American fear, xenophobia, and religious intolerance led to the massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. While there have been […]
The Sioux Return
In 1876 the United States declared war on the Sioux in order to obtain the Black Hills in what is now South Dakota. Subsequently, Lt. […]
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 […]