The Siouan Language Family
In the nineteenth century, European philologists (the nineteenth century term for historical linguists) began systematically comparing languages to create language family trees. Applying the comparative […]
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Ishi, a Yahi Indian of California who was the last of his tribe, died 102 years ago this Sunday
Ishi looks for some fish to spear, c. 1912 On March 25, 1916, a Yahi Indian of the Yana people named Ishi died of tuberculosis […]
Pomo Feathered Baskets (Photo Diary)
The aboriginal Pomo territory was about 50 miles north of present-day San Francisco. Pomo territory included the Pacific Coast and extended some distance inland as […]
Tomahawk Missiles and the South’s Devil’s Robe
Is it respectful for an oppressing force to name something after their victims’ weapons because it’s respectful, or is it respectful for an oppressing force […]
The Ktunaxa Nation (Photo Diary)
The Early History gallery of the Fort Steele Heritage Town Museum includes displays about the Ktunaxa Nation who had occupied the area for thousands of […]
Four Centuries Ago (1618)
During the first part of the seventeenth century, conflicts and potential conflicts between American Indians and the invading Europeans increased. Enamored with the idea of […]
Not your ‘Sauvage’
A screenshot from Dior’s commercial. By Sarah Eagle Heart Imagine this. You are a 16-year-old girl at a promotional event in which scantily clad women […]
The Zuni and the Spanish in the 16th Century
For thousands of years, American Indian people in the Southwest farmed the land and built their villages, called pueblos by Spanish, with multi-story houses, plazas, […]
The California Story Begins
One of the displays in the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, California, is entitled Sacred Earth and subtitled Understanding our past and honoring cultures […]
The Wyers Collection at the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
John Gerbrand Wyers (1871-1960) lived in White Salmon, Washington, where he had a hardware and general merchandise store. He purchased basketry, particularly works by the […]