( – promoted by navajo) For thousands of years the Hopi Indians have lived in permanent farming villages, called Pueblos by the Spanish. In 1847, the Mormons entered what is now Utah and began to proselytize the Utes, Paiutes, and Shoshones who have traditionally lived in this area. Within a decade, the Mormon missionaries began … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) The Aztec were only the last of many great civilizations in Mexico. The mother civilization of all of the Mesoamerican civilizations was the Olmec who flourished more than 3,200 years ago. Olmec civilization was centered off the Gulf of Mexico and includes archaeological sites such as Tres Zapotes, Laguna de … Continued
( – promoted by oke) There was a time, particularly during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when museums were simply “cabinets of curiosities” which displayed artifacts from other cultures and made little attempt to educate or engage the people who looked at them. Items were displayed simply as “curiosities”: exotic items from strange people. … Continued
photo credit: Aaron Huey What kind of reader of Native American Netroots are you? I’m part of the masthead I’m clicking over from Daily Kos I’m a student and you are an assignment I found you in a search engine I’m not registered but I read here often I’m from a news organization I’m a … Continued
( – promoted by Aji) When the English colonists arrived in what is now the state of Virginia in 1607 and established their small village at Jamestown, they did not find a wilderness. Instead, this was a land inhabited by a settled, agricultural Indian people. Without the Indian agricultural surpluses – corn, beans, squash-which the … Continued
Under the Constitution, Indian tribes are seen as sovereign nations and thus the United States negotiated treaties with Indian tribes. These are not treaties which ended wars, but rather they are agreements concerning peace, and, most frequently, the sale of Indian lands to the United States. In the treaty process, the United States usually ignored … Continued
( – promoted by Aji) The burning of the Library of Alexandria is either attributed to Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, to Julius Caesar, or to Moslem Caliph Omar. Regardless of whoever destroyed “The loss of the ancient world’s single greatest archive of knowledge,” the burning was about cultural destruction for the sake of power. Power … Continued
( – promoted by Aji) Now that Navajo has so skillfully persuaded me to take on the position on NAN Veterans Affairs Correspondent I’ve decided to take the responsibility pretty seriously. Thursday’s Veterans Day diary will provide some indication. Now I need your help. I have established contact with the tribal Veterans Affairs Offices of … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) On occasion, I peruse fashion sites, and I’ve noticed a fair amount of cultural appropriation recently. One such caught my eye today; it’s by D&G, a label of Dolce and Gabbana, and they claim it is a “tribal dress”. The garment is made of goatskin and looks like utter crap. … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Last night’s election results were devastating for Indian Country. Like you, I am outraged by the Republicans lies, and racist dirty tricks used against our INDN candidates and disgusted by the corporate and special interest money that funded them. There are a few bright spots, which we’ve highlighted at the … Continued
