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Medicine Pipes
Used to invoke healing elements during special ceremonies, the medicine pipe is a highly important symbol of the duality of indigenous science and spirituality.
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Scalp Dance
Warriors successful in their battle against an enemy people will return with a trophy.
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The Buffalo Stone
One time long, long ago, before we had horses, the buffalo suddenly disappeared. And then, an old woman, a second wife, found a way to bring the buffalo back to the Blackfoot.
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The Otoe--Plains Indians
How the Otoe lived on the Plains
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The Tipi and Plains Indians
The tipi has been misrepresented as a universal symbol of indigenous architecture, but it was the Plains Indians who employed as a primary dwelling.
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Charles Marion Russell the Cowboy Artist
Born during the Civil War when America was on the brink of modernity, Charles Marion Russell used his art to record the fading days of the Old West, its land and people.
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BUFFALO JUMP NATIONAL PARK
For years the people of Huxley, Alberta fought to preserve a canyon 20 kilometers east of their small village. In 1981, it was declared a World Heritage Site
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Bison: Yesterday and Today
How could 60 or 70 million of the largest native land animals in North America disappear from the continent? And what did the U.S. Army have to do with it?
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Comanches, Past and Present
Though their numbers are disputed, historians agree that the Comanches had a profound impact on western history. They now face the twenty-first century with confidence.
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Custer's Wild Ride, part 2
General Custer shoots and kills the horse he is riding at top speed while chasing a buffalo.
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Death on the Prairie Exposes Betrayal of Indians
In this historical account of the betrayal, abuse and massacre of thousands of native Americans, one will find not one iota of redemption for the white man.
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GHOST ON THE PLAINS
When winter comes on the Great American Plains the Indians gather around the fires in their lodges and tell stories. Here is a ghost story told by the Cheyenne about the Double-Faced Ghost.
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Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump
Bringing down a buffalo was no small feat for the Plains Indians. It required planning, organization and team work. Here's how they did it.
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Sacagawea Biography
Sacagawea's story is a compelling one, even if half-shrouded in myth and legend. The young Native woman braved all the dangers and hardships equally with the men.
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Shaman and the Medicine Men
Native Americans use a variety of terms to describe their healers. This complex and ever-evolving art is an integral part of native society.
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Sun Dance Ritual
The Sun Dance ritual of the northern plains is a four day event in which the participants fast and dance in order to gain spiritual enlightenment.
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The Fountain of Youth Killed the Native American
A short span of coastline in northern Florida plays host to both the beginning and the end for the interaction of native cultures with European arrivals.
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Cool Stuff About Canada’s Native Peoples
Would you like to learn some cool stuff about Canada's Native Peoples? This article will give you some fast facts about inventions, medicines and culture. It will also tell you something very interesting about the history of chewing gum.
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Custer's Wild Ride, part 1
General George Custer meets with various Sioux and Cheyenne leaders in an attempt to bring peace to the plains.
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Mandan
This is a history of the Mandan Indians, dating back some eight hundred years ago as they migrated westward, following the Missouri River. In time, they met white men. Then, in 1838, the deadly small pox nearly destroyed them.
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Medicine Wheels
High in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming lies a pattern constructed entirely of stones. It, and others like it, are known as Medicine Wheels. It is believed that they were constructed by the ancient ancestors of the Plains Indian Tribes.
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Natives of Sea and Cedar
Canadian Natives did more than sit on ponies and chase buffalo across the plains. This only represents the Plain Indians. Join me for a glimpse into the lives of Canada's natives of sea and cedar.
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Natives of Sea and Cedar: Part Two
In part one of the natives of the northwest coast, we covered canoes. In this article find out where the natives of the northwest coast lived, how they built their houses and what they ate.
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The Railroad, part 12
In 1844 Asa Whitney envisioned a railroad, stretching across the United States from ocean to ocean and began seeking possible routes that would reach from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Coast. Before Congress he proposes such a railroad, asked for a vast land grant, and assures Congress that the Indians will be of no concern. In the next ten years many Indian tribes are forced to concede thousands of acres with some tribes being removed to Indian Territory. The Union Pacific is given until July 1, 1876, to reach the western boundary of Nevada Territory, and God help anyone, white or red, who stands in its way.
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The Westward Movement's Effect on Indians
The history of America is a history of westward migration from the Colonial Era to Manifest Destiny resulting in the populating of the Great Plains after the Civil War.
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They Headed West
America's Westward Expansion is triggered by Lewis and Clark and continued by mountain men, missionaries, and explorers. Gold is discovered in California.
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WE ARE THE GOD DOGS
Before Hernando Cortes' arrival in Mexico the Spaniard's progression northward towards the Great American Plains the Indians had no knowledge of horses. After the Indian's possession of horses their lives were changes, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.
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Calgary's Best Historical Events, Parks & Venues
Places in & around Calgary where family visitors can have pleasant authentic western Canadian historical experiences without mobs, noise & hucksterism.
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Many Natives Fight at Rosebud
. . . like bees swarming out of a hive
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Museum Re-Design: Engaging the Public
Museums & galleries fight off financial uncertainty & cultural obsolescence with new community outreach programs, new exhibition styles and nonlinear displays.
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The Concept of the Native American Village
Most westerners have always had the impression that the main unit of the Native American people is the tribe - for example, the Iroquois or Algonquin.
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Forts of the West, An Introduction
In time, numerous forts stretched across the west. Many of them are noted in the history of the American west because of battles involving them or that they were the location important treaties being signed. The names of some of these forts have become well known through out annuls of American Western history while today the names of so many of them are not now familiar to other than the most devoted historian. This series will attempts to bring to life many of these locations, both noted and obscure.
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Herbs for Colds & Flu II
Catching a cold? Herbal relief is here.
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John Coffee "Jack" Hays
Throughout his career as a Texas Ranger, Jack Hays served with distinction and played in integral part in the settling of Texas.
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Myth and Folklore: Jack-in-the-Pulpit
If anything looks like something the deserves some myth and folklore, it's Jack-in-the-Pulpit. It's got that mythical, otherworldly thing going on, what with its spike of small flowers stuck in the middle of that greenish-purple spathe.
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Rockwell Museum of Western Art
Great place to kick off your cowboy boots and sit a spell!
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The Buffalo
The buffalo were the mainstay of the Native people. With the coming of white settlers, the number of buffalo dwindled.
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You're It!!
Tag is the manifestation of our instinctual needs to chase, capture conquer.
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British Museum – North American Plains Warriors
BM shows for 2010 include displays of African money, medals and stamps, Chinese prints, 200 years of Plains Indian warrior history and Asahi Shimbun Objects in Focus.
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Chinooks Gain Government Recognition
The Chinook Indians have struggled in our state for recognition with the Federal government. This month they were offically recognized as a separate tribe.
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Christmas Reindeer Pull Santa's Sleigh
Reindeer associated with Christmas thrive in a commercial setting, but wild animals are suffering as a result of climate change.
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Crazy Horse: Oglala Sioux Warrior
After witnessing the Grattan and Harney Massacres, Curly, who later took the name of Crazy Horse, skyrocketed into the most feared warrior of the American Plains Indians.
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Echinacea
Echinacea is a medicinal herb that many people vow strengthens their immune systems and keeps colds away.
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Finding Native American Culture on The Net
Learn how Native American's can teach students about their culture first hand via the Net. In honor of Native American History Month.
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Mall of America's Gruesome History
Other than a historical plaque in town, there's hardly a clue that Mall of America was built upon the bloodstained soil of the largest mass execution in American history.
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Massacre of Lt. Grattan's Command 1854
The killing of a Mormon's escaped cow led to two massacres. First, there occurred the Grattan Massacre then the related Battle of Blue Water Creek or Harney Massacre.
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Replicate the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Rediscover the plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by trailblazing a historical expedition garden at home.
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Siege of Fort Battleford
Shortage of food rations and buffalo prompt Cree Chief Poundmaker to go to Battleford.
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Slaughter of the Innocents…. Again

Sweet Flag
The historical uses of sweet flag.
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