Canadian Court halts 715-mile Trans Mountain Pipeline (for Tar Sands) saying impacts were ignored
This is very good news, especially here on the shores of the Salish Sea, which was slated to absorb a seven fold increase in tanker […]
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Pawnee nation sues oil companies in tribal court over earthquakes.
The county and city of Pawnee, Oklahoma are home to the Pawnee (Chahiksichahiks) tribe. Over the course of the 19th century, the tribe declined in […]
Southern California Indian Clothing
With the relatively warm climate of Southern California, the Native Americans in area did not need clothing for warmth and nudity was common. Frequently, children […]
Plateau Women’s Clothing in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana. From […]
Native American student removed from class for refusing to pledge allegiance to flag
Cierra Fields in Washington D.C. This I think is an impressive young woman who for many of her own reasons and as a member of […]
Inuit Daily Life (Art Diary)
The Inuit are a Native American people whose homelands are in the Canadian Arctic. A special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture […]
American Indians at Rancho La Brea
For thousands of years, American Indians used the asphalt from the tar seeps of Rancho La Brea in what is now Los Angeles, California, for […]
Standing Rock arrests today for those needing more time to clean up the camp
If the camp is evicted or raided, it will only hinder or stop the cleanup It’s raining and hailing hard at the Oceti Sakowin camp […]
Francis La Flesche, Omaha Ethnographer
By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, most American Indian cultures had dramatically changed, and many Indian tribes ceased to exist. Many Americans, particularly […]
Reservations 150 Years Ago, 1869
By 1869, the Indian policies of the United States government were largely focused on reservations. It was generally felt that by confining Indians to small […]