History
Ancient America: Effigy Mounds
Our American and Canadian heritage begins long before Columbus supposedly “discovered” the Americas. For thousands of years people have lived in North America and they […]
History
Old Chief Joseph
( – promoted by navajo) Tiwi-teqis, later known to the Americans as Old Chief Joseph, was born between 1785 and 1790 in Oregon. He became […]
Dam Indians: The Elwha River
( – promoted by navajo) The Elwha River originates in the mountains of what is now the Olympic National Park in Washington. Long before the […]
Indians on Display
( – promoted by navajo) At the beginning of the twentieth century it was commonly felt that American Indians were a vanishing people. The stereotype […]
Breaking: Indian Educ. Advisory Bill Passes In Okla!!!
( – promoted by navajo) The last two diaries I did on this are here and here. Breaking news after the fold! The Governor signed […]
Indians as Enemy Combatants
( – promoted by navajo) Following the 1873 Modoc War, the army had locked thirteen warriors in the cells in the guardhouse at Fort Klamath, […]
19th Century Mormon Missionaries & the Shoshone
( – promoted by navajo) In 1830, a new religion was born in the United States with the publication of The Book of Mormon. The […]
Suing an Indian Agent
( – promoted by navajo) The United States has always been very good about promising things to Indians, particularly during the Treaty Era of the […]
The Modoc War
( – promoted by navajo) The Modoc homeland is the Tule Lake area on the border between California and Oregon. In 1873, the U.S. Army […]
Gov. Henry, Please Sign Indian Educ. Advisory Bill (HB2929)
( – promoted by navajo) HB2929 has passed the Oklahoma House and Senate and may now be moving to the Governor’s office for his signature. […]