The Methodists Run the Siletz Indian Reservation
By 1870, it was clearly evident that the Indian Service was the most corrupt branch of the federal government and that Indian reservations were often […]
Articles by admin
Some Plateau Baskets (Photo 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 […]
Central Plains Indian Migrations
The Central Plains is the portion of the Great Plains which lies south of the South Dakota-Nebraska border and north of the Arkansas River. It […]
American Indian Religions a Century Ago (1918)
In 1918, American Indian religions were still outlawed. Federal Indian policy viewed American Indian religions as barriers to “civilizing” Indians and emphasized the importance of […]
Some Indian Events of 200 Years Ago (1818)
Two hundred years ago, in 1818, the United States was just beginning to embark on its expansionist policy known as Manifest Destiny. Under this policy, […]
The Siletz Room (Photo Diary)
The Siletz Room in the Burrows House Museum in Newport, Oregon, contains baskets and beadwork from the Clarinda G. Copeland (1852-1929) Collection. Born Clarinda Gertrude […]
California Indian Baskets in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The California culture area has the widest variety of native languages, ecological settings, and house types of any North American culture area. The shaded area […]
ND-Sen: “After Heitkamp (D) Won a Senate Seat, ND GOP Made It Harder for Native Americans to Vote”
Mother Jones has a piece out about how Native Americans were instrumental in helping elect U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D. ND) in 2012 and it […]
Writing in Cherokee
There are more than 6,000 languages in the world and only about 100 of these developed their own writing system. For most of these writing […]
Some Maya Artifacts (Photo Diary)
In major museums, only a small fraction of the artifacts held by the museum are on display and interpreted for the public. Most of the […]