Controlled Burning: How Native Americans Solved California's Wildfires Centuries Ago

September 8, 2020

(U.S. Department of Agriculture/Wikimedia Commons) Wildfires are an unfortunate part of life in California. Each summer brings a new...

1970: 25% Of Native American Women Sterilized Via A New U.S. Law

July 6, 2020

(Department of Health and Education/Wikimedia Commons) Following the passage of an often-forgotten law called the Family Planning Services and Populatio...

The Worst Things Missionary Junipero Serra Ever Did

July 5, 2020

The statue of the Roman Catholic Spanish priest Junipero Serra is pictured in Palma de Mallorca on June 22, 2020, after it was daubed with graffiti reading "Racist." (...

The Iroquois Confederacy: How The Revolutionary War Broke A Centuries-Old Alliance

December 8, 2019

Council meeting of the Iroquois Confederacy. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images) The original Iroquois Confedera...

Kokopelli, A Fun-Loving Guy

June 11, 2019

A medium sized Coyote and Kokopelli by artist Alan Pfeiffer are silhouetted at sunset on Capistrano beach. Source: (Photo by Bob Grieser/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) One of the most ...

The Legends Of The Navajo Skinwalkers

June 4, 2019

Navajo Indian, dressed in spruce branches rather than animal pelts. Source: (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images) Legends of the Navajo skinwalkers: terrifying mythical creatures fro...

The Legend Of The Dream Catcher

March 28, 2019

Dreamcatcher In Anishinabe Community Of Kitcisakik, Abitibi, Quebec, Canada. Source: (Photo by David DUCOIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) A Native American item that has achieved widesp...

Native Americans: Top Ten Famous Native Americans From the 1600-1900s

February 23, 2019

Many Native Americans helped to shape the history of the United States. Some of them lost their land as well as their heritage while others thriv...

Osage Orange: The Wonder Wood of the American Plains

July 13, 2018

Drive along a backcountry road in the fall in the most states, and you will likely see Osage oranges littering the road. The large, green, knobby balls look nothin...

41 Photos Document Everyday Life of Native Americans in Western Canada, 1930s

August 22, 2017

Between 1928 and 1934, the French-American anthropologist, artist, and writer Paul Coze (1903-1974) made four trips across western Canada colle...

Portrait Photos of the Oldest Native American to Have Ever Lived

August 3, 2017

White Wolf a.k.a. Chief John Smith lived between 1785-1922 and is considered the oldest Native American to have ever lived. When asked the secret to good he...

Beautiful Portraits of Chiefs of the Sioux Native American Tribe

July 26, 2017

The Sioux are a Native American tribe and First Nations band government in North America, comprising three major divisions based on language variety and sub...

War Bonnets: A Symbol of Honour and Respect for the Native Americans

June 20, 2017

The war bonnets of American Indians were not just a colorful display of culture and traditions; it was also a symbol of great respect given to a certai...

Portraits of American Indians Before and After Entering Carlisle Indian School

April 2, 2017

The Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle, Pennsylvania has boxes upon boxes of photos and archives from the Carlisle Indian School...