( – promoted by navajo) Dennis Banks spoke on the Tuscarora Reservation about the war on diabetes and what inspired him to fight diabetes. It was when he spoke to the Hopi, who were at least 90% in wheelchairs, that he realized diabetes must be defeated for the survival of the 7th Generation. Longest Walk … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Chief Black Kettle: I want you to give all these chiefs of the soldiers here to understand that we are for peace, and that we have made peace, that we may not be mistaken by them for enemies. A Cheyenne cemetery is in the same direction as where my mother … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey In Massachusetts, the Puritan approach to bringing Christianity to the Indians focused on segregation. Indians would be segregated into their own Christian villages, known as praying towns, where they would acquire both Christian faith and English culture. One of the first praying towns was Natick. … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) The intent to commit genocide at Washita is hidden in plain view, unless key elements are brought together. These are: that the Cheyenne were placed on land where they would starve while promises to avert starvation were broken; that George Bent observed how Civil War soldiers did not harm white … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey During the twentieth century, American Indian government policies with regard to American Indian nations changed radically several times. In the 1970s the government adopted a policy of self-determination which has proven to be the most successful approach for dealing with the wide variety of problems found … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey During the 1820s, American miners began to invade the Galena area near the Illinois-Wisconsin border. When the Ho-Chunk began mining lead and selling it to American traders, the government became concerned that the Indians might feel that their land had economic value and might resist giving … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) and out of that heightened violence came the massacre for which Thanksgiving is named. Thanksgiving Day Celebrates A Massacre William B. Newell, a Penobscot Indian and former chairman of the Anthropology department at the University of Connecticut, says that the first official Thanksgiving Day celebrated the massacre of 700 Indian … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey The totem pole has become the symbol of the Northwest Coast tribes. The totem pole is an art form unique to the First Nations who live along the Pacific coast in British Columbia, Alaska, and Washington. The totem pole is characterized by its tall, columnar form … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey The Spanish missionaries made a four-pronged approach into North America: Florida and the Southeast (beginning in 1549); New Mexico and Texas (beginning in 1581); California (beginning in 1769); and Arizona (beginning in 1687). While there are many histories about the Spanish missions in New Mexico and … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) I dreamed Obama signed the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights, and I still do. Canada has endorsed the UN Declaration on indigenous peoples three years after the declaration was approved by the General Assembly. In a statement released last Friday, Canada’s Indian and Northern Affairs department said, ‘The Government of … Continued
