Articles related to "Natives"



Native American Names
Europeans at Jamestown misunderstand meaning of Native American languages. Pocahontas only a nickname. Caddos name Texas.
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Buying your weeds: Mistakes Beginning Gardeners make Part 7
Why pay for what you are probably growing in your own yard for free - if only you recognized it for what it really is.
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Front Yards: The tyranny of conformity
At what cost do we try to show a bit of individuality in our own front yards?
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Al Gore's Gone Native -- And On His Very Own Lawn, No Less!

Harbingers of Fall - Part IV - Asters, Part 2
There are many aster species and cultivars that can provide color in your garden.
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Potatoes and Tobacco from America
Sir George Weymouth captures five Native Americans. He takes them back to England. Potatoes and tobacco from the New World are introduced to England.
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Powhatan and the Roanoke Settlers
Powhatan was the chief of a federation of Algonquian Indian tribes who lived in the tidewater region of Virginia. His rule may hold a clue to the disappearance of the wh
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Smith Convinces Settlers to Work
Some of the Jamestown "gentlemen" refuse to work. John Smith tells them that if they don't work they will not eat. The London Company makes harsh demands. Smith is nearly
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The Caddos Name Texas
In 1691, the Spanish reached the temple mound site of the Caddos in Texas and were welcomed by greeting of "tejas," a Caddo word meaning "friends."
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The New World/Pocahontas
The New World or Disney's Pocahontas: Which One Got It Right?
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White Fringetree
White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) is a small native tree to North America with long white fringe flowers. It was the delicate fragrance that caught my attention.
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Powhatan's Kingdom
Powhatan's first proven contact with whites came in 1607, when Jamestown was established a few miles from Powhatan's capital of Werowocomoco. He attempted to control the
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Ayrshire Roses (Rosa arvensis)
Ayrshire roses have been used for hundreds of years in a variety of ways in gardens. Find out why, and how to care for your own piece of Old World charm!
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Cherokee and Slavery
Review of the history of slavery in the Cherokee Nation.
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Harbingers of Fall - Part I - Eupatorium
I don't know about you, but I tend to garden merrily along, somehow feeling that the gardening season will just go on and on until, one day, I look up and certain plants have come into bloom that always warn me that time is getting short. Fall is just around the corner. Eupatorium - Joe Pye Weed - is one of them.
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Hauptman Detzner WW I Holdout
When the Allies occupied the German colony of New Guinea at the opening of WW I a German officer led a four-year expedition to retain the island, surrendering in 1919.
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Indigenous Intellectual Property
Indigenous knowledge systems are hot property in the global marketplace, heralding a new age of colonisation through the new "papal bull" of Intellectual Property Rights.
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The US/Canada Border
The influence of European settlers to Aboriginals along the US-Canadian Border
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Kennewick on TIME Cover
Kennewick Man made the March 13, 2006 cover of TIME. How fairly did they represent the Native American perspective on the controversy?
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Harbingers of Fall - Part III - Asters, Part 1, Etc.
Just coming on now, Asters are plants that really wrap up the gardening season in my USDA zone 7 garden.
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From the Mailbag!

Last King of Scotland: A Review
The Last King of Scotland gives us a glimpse into the unusual life of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
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Teaching ESL Illegally!
The allure of teaching abroad is one that most of us have thought about at one time or another. Whether in between careers, deciding what to do after graduation or you are already teaching abroad but don’t meet all of the pertinent criteria, beware of the dangers that exist for anyone thinking of teaching illegally.
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5 New England Ski Shopping Meccas
New England skiers and snowboarders can find super shopping within spitting distance of most major ski resorts, including these top five.
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Arowana Care and Feeding
The arowana or dragon fish is highly sought out due to its unusual appearance and a good luck symbol in several cultures
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Best Value Golf Resorts
An overview of five top rated golf resorts from Florida, California, Colorado and Michigan for less than US$150 per night.
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Divine Sonoran Desert Oregano
Superior Oregano from the Sonoran desert, hand harvested by the Seri people and headed for the new-world, rises above bland supermarket offerings.
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Gasterias of South Africa-A Book Review

Mac OS 8: Do you need to upgrade?

United through Music!
Multicultural education is a transformative movement in education which produces critically thinking, socially active members of society. It is not simply a change of curriculum or the addition of an activity. It is a movement which calls for new attitudes, new approaches, and a new dedication to laying the foundation for the transformation of society
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Broad Leafed Evergreens - Pieris
One of my favorite broad-leafed evergreens, Pieris or often mistakenly called Andromeda, is perfect for the shady garden. A member of the Ericaceae and closely related to Rhododendrons, it thrives in the same kind of moist, organic, acid soil.

Hug A Tree? Give Me A Break! It 's Arbor Day Again

SPECIES DAFFODILS
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Broad Leafed Evergreens - Boxwood
The term ‘broad leafed’ doesn’t really mean large leaves. It just differentiates between needled evergreens and those with leaves. Boxwood (Buxus) has been associated with formal gardens for centuries.
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Even More Galloping Ground Covers
"The first year it sleeps, the next year it creeps and then it leaps." I may not have quoted this saying accurately, but it is exactly what ivy does when planted in the garden.
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Even More Groundcovering Self-Seeders
Celandine, or wood poppies, are great at covering ground, as is the biennial Lunaria or money plant
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Heavenly Scent
Winter scent in the garden is the theme of my article this month. They range from tiny evergreens, to quite lare shrubs.
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Creek Indians of Georgia's Islands
St. Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia, for eons had been the home of the Creek Indians. Then in 1540 the Spanish invaded this Indian paradise and attempted to Chris
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Mediterranean Bivalves for Six
A great meal accompanied by salad, wine and dessert
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TIME FOR THE GARDEN OR TIME FOR THE BEACH???
Walk along the paths of both gardens and help me pick off the leaves with black spot
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**Mistletoe Magic**
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A New Garden
Starting the first garden in your new home. Basic design considerations including how much time you want to put into the garden for chores, use of the garden and water considerations.
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And now for the Operating System: News about Apple's Operating S

Book Review: A Book of Salvias
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Conserving Water in The Desert
Water is crucial to desert gardens, but the nature of the desert is to be miserly with water. Now's the time to start thinking and planning water-wise solutions.
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Console/Command Line Programming
The aim of this computer programming article is to present console programming, otherwise known as command line programming, and the major platforms that support it.
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Directing Rainfall
Average rainfall in most North American deserts is between 10 and 18 inches per year. Rainfall runoff from an average home there can mean tens of thousands of gallons of
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Early Exploration of California
It is believed that the name "California" derived from a Spanish novel, Las Sergas de Esplandian, written in the 15th-century. The book told of a mythical island located
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Edible Desert Gardens
There are many plants that are beautiful, produce edible fruit (or are edible themselves) and grow well in desert gardens.
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England's Oldest Roman Town
Lying just an hour from London by train, Colchester has managed to preserve its ancient buildings and heritage from developers, while allowing modernity to flourish
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