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First Native American Writer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's published writings describing the Ojibwa culture. The writings actually belonged to Jane Schoolcraft.
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Artemesia
It's called Prairie Sage, wormwood, mugwort, gray sagewort, and white sagebrush and it can make a nice addition to any waterwise garden.
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King Woden-lithi Not the First
Scandinavian King Woden-lithi discovers he is not the first non-Indian to visit North America. An Ojibwa Algonquian can also write in the ancient Basque language.
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No Return Visit For the King
Ice Age halts further travel to America. Ojibwa Algonquian leaves ancient Basque writing. Ancient Irish skull found in America.
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Rene Caisse's Formula for Essiac ®
There is some debate on how many herbs Rene used in her formula. These four herbs are consistently claimed to be the original ingredients in the tea.
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Around the Campfire
Have you ever been on a camping trip and listened to ghost stories around a campfire? If so, you have a good idea of how entertaining oral traditions were to the Natives of North America.
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Fits of Poetry and Evening-primrose
With a sultry summer evening draped over us like a sweet scented, wet bear hug, my daughter and I sat in the grass, huddled around the Common Evening-primrose. Slowly, the flower’s four petals began to separate, gradually opening to reveal the cross-shaped stigma within. A whiff of just the sort of sweet fragrance you’d expect of the night tickled our noses.
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Monarda, Wildflowers Gardeners Invite In
I had no qualms when it came to “inviting’ wildflowers into the garden. It was all fair game in my yard. Other gardeners are not so enthusiastic, and many wildflowers are considered to be nothing more than backyard pests. The enemy. Weeds. A few wildflowers, however, are so lovely their, ahem, pedigree is overlooked, and soil is eagerly turned for them somewhere in the flower bed. Varieties of Monarda, for example.
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Acid Mine in Michigan
The Yellow Dog Plains, one of Michigan's last large natural areas, may be subject to acid (sulfide) mining.
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Edgar Award Nominees
Edgar Award nominees
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Otter: Pagan Symbolism and a Legend
Otter is a creature of land and water, feminine elements. In both Native American and Celtic traditions, she represents joy. She is the child within all humans.
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ELIZA FIELD JONES (1804 - 1890)
Eliza Field was born in London, England in 1804. Spoiled and pampered, she never dreamed that she would marry and move to Upper Canada, where she would aid her husband in translating the Bible and helping the Native people in the area.
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LOONS
Many a family sat out on the porch of a cabin around a northern lake and listened to the mysterious sounds of the Loons. Many people know the Loon's call well because of its appearance in many movies and leisure tapes. Besides having a fascinating song, it is a handsome water bird.
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17th Century English in the New World, part two
Part 2 of 17th Century English in the New World
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Rick Buda - Wolfpointe
There is something out in the swamp, something ancient and evil in Rick Buda's werewolf thriller, Wolfpointe.
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