American Indians
Powwow 101: Women’s Jingle Dress (Photo Diary)
The powwow is a public celebration and demonstration of community pride in Indian culture and a way of honoring Native American heritage. At the present […]
American Indians
Powwow 101: Women’s Fancy Shawl (Photo Diary)
The powwow is a public celebration and demonstration of community pride in Indian culture and a way of honoring Native American heritage. At the present […]
Massachusetts, 1700 to 1725
During the first quarter of the eighteenth century-1700 to 1725-the English colonies in Massachusetts sought to strengthen their dominance of the Indian nations of the […]
From Boarding School to University
When the English-speaking Europeans began their invasion of North America, they viewed Indians as “savage,” “wild,” and “barbaric.” These English-speaking Europeans viewed themselves as superior […]
Andrew Johnson and the Indians
Following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 his Vice-President, Andrew Johnson, assumed the Presidency and completed Lincoln’s term. Johnson, who is best known […]
The American Indian Horse
While the popular image of Plains Indians is that of the horse-mounted warrior and buffalo hunter, the horse as we know it today only came […]
American Indian Place Names in Glacier National Park
Since there is going to be a meet up in Glacier Park in June, I thought it might be interesting to do a tour of […]
Argentina, Catholicism, and Native Peoples
There is a common lie, told over and over again by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church– including the previous Pope–that when the Catholic missionaries […]
American Indian Place Names in Washington
While Washington was named for an American President who was not known for his love of Indians, many of the town names in Washington reflect […]
American Indian Place Names in Oregon
The etymology of Oregon begins in 1765 with a petition to the British King regarding Ouragon, the mythical River of the West. According to the […]