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Some American Indian Art (Photo Diary)
Situated on a bluff high above the Columbia River near Goldendale, Washington, the Maryhill Museum of Art has an outstanding collection of American Indian art […]
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Southern California Indian Games and Gaming (Photo Diary)
For the Native American people of Southern California, games and gambling were an important part of daily life. There were a number of gambling games […]
Museums 101: Eye Dazzlers (Photo Diary)
One gallery in the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington, is dedicated to The Secret Life of an Artifact. This display provides […]
North-West Mounted Police: The Kootenay Post (Photo Diary)
In 1884, the Ktunaxa (Kootenay, Kootenai, Kutenai) Indians in British Columbia were to receive a reserve on the St. Mary’s River. However, as the area’s […]
The Peace Pipe Museum (Photo Diary)
The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, has a replica of Doris Bounds’ Peace Pipe Museum in Hermiston, Oregon. This museum exhibited her collection from […]
Southern California Tools of Life (Photo Diary)
Subsistence refers to how people obtained the calories which are needed to sustain life. Subsistence patterns are determined, in part, by the environment and the […]
The Underwood Fair (Photo Diary)
The Underwood family of Underwood, Washington, is descended from the marriage of the daughter of Cascade chief Chenowuth with a U.S. Army officer. At an […]
Plateau Indian Art (Photo Diary)
Since the beginning of time, according to tribal oral traditions, the people have lived along the Columbia River and its tributaries in the Columbia Plateau. […]
The California Culture Area (Photo Diary)
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 […]
Family and Reservation Community in the Columbia Plateau (Photo Diary)
The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, has a display Family and Reservation Community which shows how Plateau Indian identity has been preserved by families. […]