With German institutions placing a renewed emphasis on the repatriation of various objects in their holdings, the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt said this week that it had given the leather shirt of Chief Daniel...
She was born in 1882 in Indian Territory. Her Indian name was Woon-ardy Parker. “Woon-ardy” in Comanche means “Stand Up and Be Strong,” because she was weak in the limbs and had to walk...
Wakan Tanka is the Sioux name for the Great Spirit or Great Mystery. It’s meaning is also known as “the divine” and “the sacred”. Wakan Tanka is the creator of the world or universe;...
This incredible short film shares an Indigenous Native American Prophecy that links all of life and the future of our planet. “Thus he learned that there are spirits in the water – that water...
The Elders Speak: Pointing with your Lips Traditional Ojibwe people will point with their lips and not their fingers. It is thought of as impolite and not respectful to point with your finger. Culture...
A Wyandot (Huron) Legend The wise men turned to him who wrote, Then they looked at the trees on many hills. It was the autumn. The leaves had many colors.They said, ” We will...
The Yanktonai Indians are one of the seven primary divisions or subtribes of the Dakota, speaking the same dialect as the Yankton tribe and believed to be the elder tribe. There is evidence suggesting...
In the beginning, the people were all Wyandots. They lived in Heaven. Hoo-wah-yooh-wah-neh, The Great Spirit or mighty chief, led them. Long ago this world was almost covered with water. There was only a little...
Big, bright lunar displays will bookend August as the moon nears its closest point to Earth. When the moon reaches this position in its orbit while also appearing full, the result is a supermoon...
Wihio was living in his home, and not far away was a camp of people. One day he had nothing to eat, and now way to kill anything; so he paid a visit to...
