April 2012

The time period from about 400 CE to 900 CE in northeastern North America is called the Late Woodland period by archaeologists. This was a … Continued

My sister, a friend, and I are planning on walking the Choctaw Trail of Tears on foot. At the moment, I’m working on plotting a … Continued

America was named on April 25, 1507 after the Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci. The process of naming the continent (initially what is now South America) … Continued

Traditionally fish were an important food resource to most of the northern California tribes. Indian nations such as the Hupa, Karuk, Achomawi, and Yurok relied … Continued

Welcome to the 12th edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by … Continued

Looking back at what was going on in Indian country in 1962-fifty years ago-reminds us that many of the problems we face today were being … Continued

There is a profound difference between the Dominant Culture’s use of the land, and tribe such as the Winnemem Wintu’s relationship with the land. “…and … Continued

The reservation for the Jicarilla Apache Tribe was established in New Mexico by Executive Order of President Grover Cleveland in 1887.  Following the 1934 Indian … Continued

Welcome to the 11th edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by … Continued

In 1245 CE, the Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan) began construction on the Sand Canyon Pueblo in Colorado. The pueblo is located at the head of a … Continued