Native American Netroots

For thousands of years, Native American society relied on oral tradition for passing down legends, stories, folklore, and historical accounts from one generation to another. … Continued

Since first arriving in the Americas an estimated 25,000 or so years ago, Native Americans have formed sophisticated civilizations for several millennia. These peoples’ history … Continued

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes. They consist of a total population of nearly 2.3 million American Indians and Alaska … Continued

Native Americans in the U.S. have a history that dates back thousands of years to the latter part of the Late Pleistocene period (we’re talking … Continued

Muskogean was the most important language family of the Native American Southeastern Culture Area. In her introduction to Florida Place Names of Indian Origin and … Continued

The Maryhill Museum located near Goldendale, Washington, has a display of Plateau stone artifacts. The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains … Continued

When the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo arrived in what was to become Los Angeles in 1542, his ship anchored off Santa Catalina Island where … Continued

When on October 9th the US Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a 2103 North Dakota voter ID law disenfranchising thousands of voters … Continued

One of the characteristics of American culture is an obsession with private property. The idea of holding land in common, as was the practice of … Continued

Sealth was born about 1786. His father, Schweabe, was Suquamish and his mother, Scholitza, was Duwamish. As a young boy in 1792, he witnessed the … Continued