Articles related to "Native Americans"



Native Americans Lesson Plan
Native Americans are Indians who first inhabited America. They knew the land very well and lived there for many years. Here is a unit study on Native Americans.
• native americans lesson plan • homeschool native americans • homeschooling unit study • iroquois indians • cherokee indians

Celebrating Native Americans
November is Native American month, in the US. Since I’m part BlackFoot, I thought I’d give you some of the wonderful ideas of my people.
• native americans • blackfoot • blackfeet • native american month

Making a Pinched Clay Pot
For centuries, Native American craftsmen and women have passed down the traditions for crafting. Learn about the history and make your own pinched pot.
• native american crafts • native american art • native crafts • pinched pot • pinch pot

Native Spirit
Native American Herbal Medicine
• native american herbs • native american medicine • medicine of aboriginal tribes • indian herbals • shaman

Native American Names
Europeans at Jamestown misunderstand meaning of Native American languages. Pocahontas only a nickname. Caddos name Texas.
• native american names • first europeans misunderstanding of native america • caddos of texas • europeans settlers around jamestown in virginia • texas

Aboriginal Wannabes
Guest writer article from Nanette Croce, at Suite 101's Aboriginal History section.
• fake aborigine • pretend indigenousness • pretend indian • fake indian • aboriginal fraud

Dyeing with Prickly Pear
How to use prickly pear fruit for natural dyeing to obtain the traditional Native American red color.
• dyeing • natural dyeing • dyes • dye • prickly pear

Happy Fathers Day + Multi-Cultural Fluting
Article on multi-cultural flutes and flute music
• flutes • ethnic • native american • irish • dayton c. miller

Indian Humor....
Article dealing with American Indian Humor...
• american indian • native american • humor • jokes

Is NAGPRA Emptying Museums?
A recent article argued that Native American tribes are reclaiming a large percentage of museum collections in the US. Is NAGPRA really emptying U.S. museums out?
• nagpra • native american • indian • american indian • repatriation

Legend of the Thunderbird
The legend of the giant Thunderbird has been passed down through history for thousands of years. What is the Thunderbird? The recent and continuing sightings rule out the theory that the creature is merely a fantastic myth, a part of folklore and legend.
• thunderbird • native americans • legend • wingspan • totem pole

Literature & Technology: Using "Rough-Faced Girl" by Rafe Martin
There are Cinderella stories for almost every culture. The book "Rough-Faced Girl" is a Native American Cinderella story. This article demonstrates several computer related activities that children can participate in while reading the story.
• technology • native americans • cinderella • computers • journaling

Low Man on the Totem Pole????
Racist Terms
• racist terms • american indian • native american

Medicine Cards
Medicine cards combine the wisdom and feature of the Tarot with Native American symbolism.
• tarot • cards • medicine cards • native american • sacred path cards

MINORITY MUSEUMS Part I - Native Americans by Mary Haegele
native american museums
• museum • history • native americans

More Sources for Tribal Information
Listing of addresses for tribal information.
• native americans • genealogy • native american genealogy • bureau of indian affairs • lds

NATIVE AMERICAN TEXTILES
Exploring the textiles of the Native American, can not be described in only one article. So I decided to talk about the Muskogean Tribe or a.k.a Creek.
• american indian • blankets • rugs • muskogean • creek

Native American Comic Book Debuts
Comic Book Featuring Native Americans Announced in May Previews. Blue Corn Comics is pleased to announce PEACE PARTY, a bold new bimonthly comic to aims to depict Native American people as they are today. Prolific comic book story writer Paul Newman passes away.
• comic books • native americans • peace party • paul newman • indians

Native American Magazines

Native American Medicine: A Herbal Heritage
Suite101 column description: Herb Gardening is a bi-weekly column on growing, harvesting herbs; culinary, medicinal and crafting uses.
• native american • medicinal herbs • traditional medicine

Native American Perspective
It's very difficult to say with any accuracy just what the Otoe perspective of their changing world was in the early days. Perhaps by reading the quotes of other tribes, we can understand.
• quotes • native american • otoe

Poverty Rates in Montana
The needs of Native Americans in Montana receive consistently and considerably less attention than people in the rest of the state.
• poverty in montana • montana poverty • poverty • montana • poverty in america

She’s a Tlngit Girl, in a Barbie world?
The Tlngit Barbie
• american indian • native american • tlngit • barbie

Sites on Flute Making
Sites on building flutes
• flutes • making • home-made • links • mark shepard

The Mystery Of The Kachina
History and description of Kachina dolls
• native american • collectibles • native americana • kachina dolls • kachinas

The PVC Pipe Nahavo Loom
How to build an inexpensive Navaho rug loom out of PVC pipe.
• loom • loom construction • fiber • fiber arts • textiles

Vision Quest
A bit of fiction about dreams and the Vision Quest.
• dreams • vision quest • senoi • australia • dreamtime

Indian Etiquette And Offense
Pointers to help well-meaning folks avoid being unknowingly impolite to American Indian people.
• american indian protocol • native american protocol • native american etiquette • indian etiquette • indian casino

Poverty Rates in New Mexico
Even though New Mexico has such a high poverty rate, Native American reservations still have poverty rates that are critically higher.
• poverty in new mexico • new mexico poverty • poverty • new mexico • poverty in america

Poverty Rates in North Dakota
When communities are isolated to the degree of some North Dakota Native American reservations, it can be very difficult to pull the community out of severe poverty.
• poverty in north dakota • north dakota poverty • poverty • north dakota • poverty in america

Poverty Rates in South Dakota
Poverty rates in the state of South Dakota are some of the highest in the United States in counties with a majority of Native American citizens.
• poverty in south dakota • south dakota poverty • poverty • south dakota • poverty in america

The American Indian College Fund
This article takes a look at the resources and contact information available to Native American students nationwide, in an effort to improve education and financial aid.
• scholarships • loans • grants • american indian • native american

"Indian Hunting Season".....What IS this???
A flyer passed out in South Dakota dealing with American Indians as the bounty.
• indian hunting season • american indians • native americans • sen. campbell • south dakota

A Ghost of a Dance
The massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in December 1890 came as a result of the practice of a visionary religion know as the Ghost Dance.
• ghost dance • native americans • u.s. and indian relations • wounded knee creek • big foot

A Good Boy Obeys His Mother
A good boy obeys his mother, and this Tlingit boy was a good example. Others carved a Totem Pole to remember and warn of the danger this boy suffered, and he stays here to do his part.
• alaska • north • northern • life • slices

A Matter of Perspective
Sometimes things are just a matter of how one sees them. Memories are like that, as each one of us remembers things a little differently. I had the pleasure of visiting a Tlingit Elder and she told the most wonderful stories, and some of them help me with my own kids.
• native • american • americans • alaska • alaksa

A Matter of Perspective, Continued
A continuation of last week's article, involving a story told by a Tlingit Elder that helped my perspective change to a more 'workable' one.
• alaska • akalsa • north • artic • arctic

American Indians in Washington State
American Indians in Washington State are a culture often misunderstood. Take a look at the rich cultural links offered by our state library.
• native americans • sherman alexie • makah whale hunting • casinos • culture

An Intro to Southeastern Arizona
A visitor's guide to Southeastern Arizona, celebrating the region's fascinating folklore, Native American history, geological wonders and desert life.
• intro to southeastern arizona • visitor's guide to southeastern arizona • grand canyon state • native american history of arizona • visitors to the desert

Antiques in Alaska
As soon as I arrived in Anchorage, Alaska a few months ago, I headed for the first antiques shop I saw.
• alaska • alaskan antiques • native american art • russian imperial art • silver

Autumn Pumpkin History and Facts
Pumpkins are an icon of fall and the upcoming holidays, yet the history and important nutrition hidden in these vitamin-packed, healthy fruits is widely unknown.
• pumpkin history american • thanksgiving pumpkin pie • nutritional facts pumpkin seeds • native american pumpkin diet • power food

Catch That Bunny! Hide Those Eggs!
A whimsical look at Easter eggs, bunnies and basketry and other Easter finery in the garden.
• easter basket • easter bunny • bunny rabbit • easter egg • basketry

Cherokee Alphabet
Sequoyah, for many years, works on his alphabet. When it is finished it is so simple that everyone, including the children, in his tribe learns it.
• sequoyah of the cherokee • native americans • indians • books • literate and illiterate

Colonial Philadelphia
William Penn arrives in Philadelphia. Within three years there are 7,000 people living in the city. Penn insures peace by dealing fairly with the Indians.
• philadelphia • pennsylvania • william penn • native americans • quakers in america

Crystal Healing for Beginners
Anyone can use the magic of crystals in their life whether it is for healing or simply for their beauty! This article will teach us why and how crystals work to heal, and it will give examples of some of the most popular crystals and their use.
• crystal • healing • holistic • therapy • chakra

Flood myths
Flood myths from various cultures are examined.
• noah's ark • epic of gilgamesh • pyrrha • deucallion • greco roman flood myth

Hums in the Valley
The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia rings with historical folklore.
• shenandoah valley • virginia • folktales • folklore • legends

Index of Articles
An alphabetical listing of Victoria Anisman-Reiner's Natural Medicine articles, from "Acid-Alkali pH balance" to "Wolfberries."
• natural and alternative health • summary links • reference • health resource • immune system

Indian Trust Case
The two sides of Cobell v.Kempthorne
• cobell v kempthorne • cobell v norton • individual indian money accounts • iims • elouise cobell

Indians of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, for the Delaware Indians, was a haven filled with game, fish, and rich soil to grow their crops. Then the white man came.
• pennsylvania • delaware • native americans • indians • shawnees


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