American Indians
Lessons of Columbus Haven’t Been Learned – Except By the Modern — Day Pope
Pope Alexander VI issued a Papal Bull in 1493 after Columbus’s first voyage in 1492. How did he order it to be complied with? Pope […]
American Indians
Northwest Coast Hats in the Portland Art Museum (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast culture area stretches along the Pacific coast between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean. It extends north of California to Alaska. This […]
Some Apache Ceremonies
Traditionally, Apache religious ceremonies focused on curing, hunting and gathering rituals, puberty ceremonies, and obtaining personal power and protection. While spiritual power is available to […]
FY 2019 Fed Budget: End Indian Health Service Comm’ty Health Rep & Health Ed Programs.
By email to subscribers this morning, the National Indian Health Board‘s Congressional Relations Associate, Bobby Ahern, reported: The FY 2019 President’s Budget Request for the […]
Celilo Falls
For more than 10,000 years Indian people have lived adjacent to the Columbia River. The river provided them with countless salmon which they harvested with […]
Peruvian Strirrup-Spout Vessels (Photo Diary)
One of the characteristic Peruvian pottery styles is the stirrup-spout bottle. This type of container features a closed body with a tubular handle in the […]
Looking Glass, Nez Perce Chief
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 […]
Animism and Shamanism Among New England Tribes
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 […]
Pomo Indian Baskets (Photo Diary)
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. […]
James Welch, Novelist
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 […]