Indians 101
Artifacts in the Sherman County Historical Museum (Photo Diary)
For tens of thousands of years prior to the European invasion of North America, American Indian people made and used many different kinds of stone […]
Indians 101
Some Arctic Artifacts (Photo Diary)
The Artic Culture Area includes the Aleutian Islands, most of the Alaska Coast, the Canadian Artic, and parts of Greenland. It is an area which […]
Traditional Government Among California Tribes
All societies have government. At the time of the European invasion, American Indian cultures differed greatly from their European counterparts in the way in which […]
Roman Nose, Cheyenne Warrior
While the Algonquian-speaking Cheyenne are generally considered a Plains Indian tribe, they actually moved onto the Plains from what is now Minnesota. As a result […]
Some Plateau Beaded Bags (Art Diary)
As Grandmother Taught: Women, Tradition and Plateau Art was a special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington. The Plateau […]
Oregon Coast Indian Baskets (Photo Diary)
The North Lincoln County Historical Museum in Lincoln City, Oregon has two floors of displays relating to local history. The region was originally the homeland […]
The Northwest Coast Culture Area
In providing a broad overview of the hundreds of distinct American Indian cultures found in North America, it is common for museums, historians, archaeologists, and […]
The Soboba Indian Reservation
The traditional homeland of the Luiseño was in the area of the San Luis Rey River and their name, given to them by the Spanish, […]
The Arctic Culture Area
In providing a broad overview of the hundreds of distinct American Indian cultures found in North America, it is common for museums, historians, archaeologists, and […]
Makah and Clallam Baskets (Photo Diary)
The northern part of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington was originally the homeland for two different American Indian nations: the Makah on the west and […]