We have not forgotten what you did to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. As Hurricane Florence heads toward the U.S. mainland and evacuation orders are being issued by states on its path, the Orange Occupant of the White House decided to pretend to be presidential and exhibit concern for those folks being affected … Continued
Chief Pretty Nose, Cheyenne, 1878. https://imgur.com/gallery/CFggo Yesterday, November 24, 2017, the day after Thanksgiving, was celebrated as Native American Heritage Day. The month of November is generally designated as Native American Heritage Month. According to www.census.gov/…, the first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. Red Fox James, a member of … Continued
https://www.google.com/search?q=pen+and+ink+witchcraft&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg-42MjvrUAhUU5WMKHVIUCUgQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=662#tbm=isch&q=spanish+killing+incas&imgrc=JInIe3Y_yX9SsM: Did matriarchal societies exist? The question is asked because there’s a debate whether or not matriarchal societies existed. Whether or not they existed will be addressed in two parts, and while that has been discussed here before, let us do so again with Barbara Alice Mann’s question, “Where Are All Your Women?” in Unlearning … Continued
pow-wow-women-eastcountymagazine.org Welcome to WOW2 — Special Edition!! WOW2 is a twice-monthly sister blog to This Week in the War on Women, but this is a Special Edition. The WOW2 — Late November blog will post next week. The purpose of WOW2 is to learn about and honor women of achievement, including many who’ve been ignored … Continued
By 350 years ago, in 1668, the impact of the invading European traders, colonists, and missionaries was resulting in many changes for Indian people. The European market demands for North American furs and Indian interest in obtaining European manufactured goods changed the relationships between Indians and animals and between the Indian nations. Trade with the … Continued
The Maidu inhabited a series of mountain valleys in northeastern California. In general, the area occupied by the Maidu had an elevation of more than 4,000 feet above sea level. The Maidus are usually divided into three main groups, based elevation: valley, foothill, and mountain. Of the these, the valley group Maidus were most numerous. … Continued
A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. When the European nations began their invasion of the Americas, they generally viewed Indian nations as sovereign entities and negotiated treaties with them. The concept of making treaties was not new to American Indian nations and Antone Minthorn, in an essay in As … Continued
Taken with permission When I wrote this, The Death & Vision of Moxtaveto (Black Kettle) Custer was pursuing the snow tracks of Dog Soldiers that would eventually lead to Black Kettle’s village on Thanksgiving Day in a cruel irony. The cruelest irony however, was that Black Kettle and his wife would be slain nearly four … Continued
The Sherman County Museum in Moro, Oregon, includes a display of Indian (primarily Tenino) artifacts. When the Euro-American invasion of what was to become Sherman County, Oregon, began in the 1770s, the area was occupied by several Tenino bands which moved seasonally between summer and winter villages. The four Sahaptin-speaking groups were: Dalles Tenino, Tygh, … Continued
One of the mainstays of the diet for the California Indians was the acorn which was used in soup, porridge, and bread. Sixteen different species of oak provided the acorns. There are a number of steps involved in gathering and processing the acorns. They are gathered in September and October. Traditionally, the people gathered the … Continued
