In 1819, the Spanish missions in California were continuing their practice of enslaving Indians in order to convert them to Christianity. At this time, the Spanish had begun to congregate the Yokuts from the San Joaquin Valley at the San Juan Bautista Mission. Congregation involved resettling the Indians in the mission compounds so that they … Continued
In 1850, the United States Congress passed the Oregon Donation Land Law which granted non-Indians the right to occupy lands in the Oregon territory regardless of the Indians who might be living there. The following year, non-Indian settlement began at what would become Pendleton, Oregon. The Oregon Donation Land Law ignored American Indian land rights. … Continued
About 8500 BCE, in the Columbia Plateau region, the Windust phase began to replace Clovis. Clovis spear points, with their characteristic flute, were replaced with leaf-shaped and stemmed points. Archaeologist James Keyser, in his book Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau, writes: “Living in the numerous rock shelters throughout the central Columbia Plateau, and … Continued
Located inside the Shilo Battlefield National Military Park is the Indian Mounds National Park. This is a Mississipian-culture village, inhabited between roughly 1000 and 1400 CE with the remains of a number of artificial mounds. Some were ceremonial, some were burial sites, and some were houses. Some photos from a visit: The park The village … Continued
YouTube Video Friends: By now, you’re most likely aware of the ridiculous $250M defamation lawsuit filed against The Washington Post on behalf of Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann’s family in the wake of his confrontation with Omaha elder Nathan Phillips following the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 18. Unsurprisingly, the … Continued
Daniel Ilario and María De Lime Dorsey of Idle No More, San Francisco Bay, protest Jerry Brown’s speech at the New York Times Climate Tech Summit in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Idle No More, San Francisco Bay. On the evening of November 29, 2017, over a dozen climate justice activists protested Governor Jerry Brown’s … Continued
The Inuit are a Native American people whose homelands are in the Canadian Arctic. A special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington, featured The Inuit Art of Povungnituk. Povungnituk is a village on the eastern shores of Hudson Bay in Arctic Quebec. This artwork provides some insights into the … Continued
The rest stop to the south of the interstate near Memaloose Island in Oregon has an interesting display outlining the history of the Oregon Trail. Pathway to the “Garden of the World” The map shown above shows the location of the Memaloose Rest Area in relation to modern highways, the rivers, and the Oregon Trails. … Continued
In 1869, Flathead chief Victor dictated a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in which he discussed the problems facing the Flathead in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. He asked for justice for his people. Background At the time when the Corps of Discovery under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark made … Continued
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is conducting a Story Banking campaign to collect inspirational reportage from American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) positively impacted positively through securing health coverage/care via Medicaid, Medicare, Health Insurance Marketplace, Private Insurance, Purchased/Referred Care, Children’s Health Insurance Program or any other health coverage resources in the last few years. … Continued
