In 1877 the United States army under the leadership of America’s Christian general, O.O. Howard, went to war against the Nez Perce. The five autonomous non-treaty Nez Perce bands selected Looking Glass, the leader of the Asotin band, as War Chief. Looking Glass, who had been born about 1823, took his father’s name and so … Continued
Fort Smith Surely, the United States has a divine right to maintain its rich “American expansion” it so justly obtained by forced slave labor, forced relocation, and genocide – Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was … Continued
Generally, the traditional Native American spirituality among the tribes of New England is considered to be animistic: that is, the people saw themselves as a part of nature. All things were alive—that is, they have souls. In their view, these living entities included the animals, the plants, the rocks, the mountains, the rivers, the thunder, … Continued
California Indian baskets are often considered the best in North America, and Pomo baskets are generally considered to be the best of the California baskets. In his book Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Carl Waldman reports: “The Pomos created their beautiful baskets for functional purposes, but collectors now value them as works of fine art. … Continued
In 1966, Richard Hugo was teaching a poetry class at the University of Montana. One of his students was James Welch who had been born on the Blackfeet Reservation and raised on the Fort Belknap Reservation. Hugo realized that Welch knew nothing of poetry, but he encouraged him to write about what he did know: … Continued
Karuk Tribe: “This is Katimin, the center of our world where Masuhsava (Salmon River) meets Ishkeesh (the Klamath River) The cone shaped mountain near the bottom is Auwitch (Sugar Loaf).” Orleans, CA – The Karuk Department of Natural Resources today announced a 1 million dollar grant award from the U.S. Department of Education to the … Continued
I called my Oklahoman Senators and congressman today, and I asked them to file impeachment against Trump. My initial phone call was to my senators, Lankford and Inhofe, let me tell you how it went. I called them on the way to the gym from work, calling Inhofe’s office first. The lady was extremely pleasant … Continued
The aboriginal homelands of the Achumawi (also spelled Achomawi, Achomowi, Achemawi) people of North America was along the drainage of the Pit River between the Warner Range and Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen in present-day California. Achumawi villages were located along the Pit River or its tributary streams. The Achumawi villages, whose names were not … Continued
Long before the European invasion of North America, a number of autonomous, independent, and linguistically related peoples lived in contiguous territories in what would become the state of Washington. These peoples included the Yakama, Kittitas, Klikitat (also spelled Klickitat), Tainapam, and Wanapam. In 1855, the United States government forced a treaty on these people, grouping … Continued
By 1776, some of the British colonists in North America had become somewhat irritated with the Monarchy and particularly with its limitations on the expansion of the colonies. Colonial displeasure with the British King was expressed in a document known as the Declaration of Independence in which they express the following charge against the King: … Continued
