Indian Chiefs

Indian Chiefs

July 6, 2012 admin 0

At the time of the European invasion, Indian cultures differed greatly from their European counterparts in the ways in which they governed themselves. The governments […]

Native American Marriage

Native American Marriage

July 2, 2012 admin 0

The debate over marriage in American society and the fears expressed by some conservatives that allowing diversity will somehow destroy the institution of marriage has […]

The Great Basin Tribes

March 17, 2012 admin 3

The Great Basin Culture Area includes the high desert regions between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded on the north by […]

Navajo Sandpaintings

January 9, 2012 admin 0

Most Navajo ceremonies are focused on health: on healing someone who is ill or on maintaining health. Navajo ceremonies, often referred to as “sings” or […]

Northwest Coast Canoes

December 15, 2011 admin 1

The area along the Pacific Coast north of California and between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean, is the home to many Indian nations who […]

Makah Whaling

December 5, 2011 admin 0

The area along the Pacific Coast north of California and between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean is the home to many Indian nations who […]

The Yavapai Indians

December 2, 2011 admin 0

The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between the United States and Mexico gave the United States what is now the southwest. Under the Discovery Doctrine-a […]