( – promoted by navajo) For many people in the academic world, one of the major foundations of Native American literature was laid with the publication of The Surrounded in 1936. This novel, written by D’Arcy McNickle, was not the first novel written by an Indian nor was it particularly successful at the time. The … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) The United States government and American historians have been as reluctant to acknowledge women leaders among Indian nations as they have been acknowledging women warriors. The fact is that many Indian nations have had women leaders. In the many treaty councils which the United States held with the Indian nations, … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) When the Europeans first began arriving on this continent they were amazed that Indian women were very much unlike European women. Indian women were not subservient to men, they often engaged in work – such as farming and warfare – which the Europeans viewed as men’s work, they had a … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) One of the important geological features of the Colorado Plateau in Northern Arizona is Sunset Crater, an extinct volcanic cone. The volcano was active-that is, it was erupting-between 1040 and 1100. During this time, a group of Indian people, called Sinagua by archaeologists, were living in this area. Like many … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) In 1776 a group of American colonists signed the Declaration of Independence which condemned King George III for preventing the colonists from appropriating western lands which belong to Indian nations. Among the allegations against the English is the charge that King George has not helped the colonists against the “savages … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) During the nineteenth century the United States engaged in three wars with the Seminole Indians in Florida: 1816 to about 1824; 1835 to1842; and 1855-1858. Contrary to some popular opinions, there was no traditional overall governmental or political organization among the Seminole at this time. They tended to be … Continued
( – promoted by oke) There is only three more days to give your input on the U.S. review of UNDRIP. If you have not signed, “UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous “UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” now is the time, before this Thursday, July 15th. Cross Posted at Daily Kos … Continued
Hokahe I have a question,but first let give some background information. I am 64yrs old,my mother was northern Cheyenne and my father was Lakota Sioux,I was raised on Standing Rock Res. untill we(my brothers and sister) were adopted off the Res, I haven’t seen them or my parents … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) During the nineteenth century the United States engaged in three wars with the Seminole Indians in Florida: 1816 to about 1824; 1835 to 1842; and 1855-1858. Contrary to some popular opinions, there was no traditional overall governmental or political organization among the Seminole at this time. They tended to … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) The largest city in Mexico, and one of the largest cities in the world in ancient times, was Teotihuacán. Construction of this city, which is located to the northeast of present-day Mexico City, was started about 2,200 years ago. By 1,500 years ago Teotihuacán had a population of about 250,000 … Continued
