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An Archaeological History of Spatial Approaches to Native Cultural Landscapes in the Middle Atlantic

An Archaeological History of Spatial Approaches to Native Cultural Landscapes in the Middle Atlantic

April 28, 2022

How archaeologists can continue to improve and diversify the cartographic conventions they use to illustrate Native social...

DNA Bolsters Native American Tribe’s Case for Federal Recognition

April 28, 2022

The new findings could help Mukwema Ohlone prove they never went “extinct”. For decades, a misperception that...

The Indian Citizenship Act and the Right to Vote in 1924

March 31, 2022

Indians themselves were divided on the debate. Introduction The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (43 Stat. 253, enacted June 2,...

Petroglyphs and Pictographs: Ancient Native American Rock Art

January 27, 2022

There are rock carvings and paintings in some unexpected locations around the country. Introduction Finding petroglyphs (rock...

Lowcountry Native American Tribe Fights for Federal Recognition

January 27, 2022

Their communities are not eligible for federal protection or benefits since the tribe is not federally recognized....

American Aggression and the Flight of the Nez Percés in the Late 19th Century

January 27, 2022

White settlers were encroaching upon the valley, with their eyes on the Nez Percé land gold in...

Justice Delayed for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

January 27, 2022

Thousands of cases of missing and murdered Native Americans remain unsolved. Introduction No one knows just how...

Swindling Native Americans with Conservatorships in the Early 20th Century

January 27, 2022

Oil and gas made members of the Osage Nation among the richest people in the world, and...

White House Council on Native American Affairs Slates Tribal Engagement Session

January 27, 2022

They will focus on a number of initiatives, including addressing the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous...

Forced Native American Assimilation in 19th-Century Boarding Schools

October 27, 2021

They to retain their languages and cultures as the assimilationist experiment in education unfolded. Introduction As Indigenous...

Deep Cave Art of Ancient Americans

Deep Cave Art of Ancient Americans

October 18, 2021

For thousands of years, Native Americans left their artistic mark deep within caves in the American Southeast....

Healing Native American Communities Traumatized by Government-Run Boarding Schools

October 18, 2021

Why understanding the tragic history of Indian boarding schools is important for healing to take place. Introduction...

Land Acknowledgments Attempt to Erase American Indians and Sanitize History

October 18, 2021

Well-meaning land acknowledgments harm more than they heal. Introduction Many events these days begin with land acknowledgments:...

The Struggle of Native Americans to Regain Their Water

September 28, 2021

The Gila River Indian Community is ensuring that its members have long-term access to their own resources....

Thunder Valley and a Native American Vision of Community

June 17, 2021

It took several years of meetings to gather the collective visions of over 3,000 people on the...

An Introduction to Ancient Native American Bannerstones

June 17, 2021

Thousands of nomadic Native Americans travelled and lived along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers between 6000 and...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Water Resources

June 17, 2021

Indian tribes seek to manage their water resources and have plans to use their water supporting utilization...

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Native American Enslavement in Colonial America

June 17, 2021

The practice continued up through 1900, dramatically impacting Native American cultures, languages, and development. Introduction Slavery was...

The Archaeoastronomy of Ancient Native American Chaco Culture

June 17, 2021

“As these people would view the heavens … there was an order of things up there.“ Curated/Reviewed...

A History of Pre-Colonial North America

A History of Pre-Colonial North America

June 17, 2021

Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Native Americans lived as autonomous nations (also known as tribes)....

Maypole Mayhem: Puritan Canceling of May Day, and Attacking Native Americans, in 1628

May 18, 2021

The Puritans had little tolerance for those who didn’t conform to their vision of the world. Introduction...

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Moundville: A Native American Mississippian Culture Site

May 3, 2021

Moundville is the second largest “mound builder” site preserved in the USA after Cahokia in Illinois. By...

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Exploring Cahokia, the Largest Pre-Columbian City in North America

May 3, 2021

It is thought that the Mississippian peoples built their mounds to focus spiritual power in a central...

Native American Tribes Revive Traditional Hemp Economies

March 10, 2021

A post-petroleum transition plan. More than 20 years ago, Alex White Plume, a leader of the Oglala...

23 Medicinal Plants the Native Americans Used on a Daily Basis

March 10, 2021

Many modern remedies and medicines are based on Native American knowledge of plants and herbs they used...

Stephen Mopope’s Native American Post Office Murals in Andarko, Oklahoma

March 5, 2021

The sixteen murals displayed within depict the life and traditions of the Kiowa people, a Plains Indian...

Winema and the Modoc War: One Woman’s Struggle for Peace, 1872-1873

January 27, 2021

Winema Riddle was a Modoc woman whose life story illuminates Native American women’s roles in history. By...

1620: Dreams of a ‘New’ Jerusalem and Impacts on Native Americans

January 27, 2021

The Puritans’ arrival at Plymouth would forever change the lives of the Natives who had lived in...

6 Reasons to Learn More about the Culture of Indigenous People

December 23, 2020

The study of Indigenous People can create a respectful and rigorous understanding of their culture. Some classes...

Native American Pueblo Architecture and Its Relationship to Place

December 10, 2020

The Pueblo people are one of many Native American cultural groups living in the southwestern United States....