American Indians
Indian Conflicts 150 Years Ago, 1869
Following the Civil War, the United States had a large, experienced army that could turn its attention to the “pacification” of the Indian nations in […]
American Indians
Plateau Women’s Clothing in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana. From […]
Southern California Indian Clothing
With the relatively warm climate of Southern California, the Native Americans in area did not need clothing for warmth and nudity was common. Frequently, children […]
Pawnee nation sues oil companies in tribal court over earthquakes.
The county and city of Pawnee, Oklahoma are home to the Pawnee (Chahiksichahiks) tribe. Over the course of the 19th century, the tribe declined in […]
Inuit Daily Life (Art Diary)
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 […]
American Indians at Rancho La Brea
For thousands of years, American Indians used the asphalt from the tar seeps of Rancho La Brea in what is now Los Angeles, California, for […]
Reservations 150 Years Ago, 1869
By 1869, the Indian policies of the United States government were largely focused on reservations. It was generally felt that by confining Indians to small […]
Francis La Flesche, Omaha Ethnographer
By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, most American Indian cultures had dramatically changed, and many Indian tribes ceased to exist. Many Americans, particularly […]
Contemporary American Indian Art (Photo Diary)
In museums, textbooks, the popular media, and college classrooms, American Indians are often kept in the ghetto of the past. Displays of American Indian art […]
Woodlands Indian Art in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The Eastern Woodlands refers to the vast area in North America which is basically east of the Mississippi River. Anthropologists generally divide this area into […]