5 Tips to Identify Authentic Navajo Rugs (With Videos)
Today is the day you’ve decided to buy a Navajo rug, and whether you’re fortunate enough to be in the southwest or doing an eBay search from home, there are a few important things...
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The Wonderful Bird A Blackfoot Legend
A Blackfoot Legend One day, as Old Man was walking about in the woods, he saw something very queer. A bird was sitting on the limb of a tree making a strange noise, and...
Native American Quotes about Mother Earth
The old people came literally to love the soil, and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power. It was good for the skin to...
The Thunder Nation and the Eagle
An Native American Legend – Nation Unknown We’ll talk about Thunder-Lightning and the Eagle. They say that Thunder and the Eagle are fast friends. Long ago, Thunder spoke to every wild creature — everything...
Native American Actor releases a short film to oppose “Grizzly Trophy Hunt”
“Reintroduce the sacred grizzly bear to tribal homelands – not to trophy hunting,” implores actor Zahn McClarnon as he closes the just-released “Not in Our Name” short film with an appeal for public support...
Tiyospaye: The Heritage of Lakota Family
The heritage of Native Americans is rich in community and family bonds. In the Lakota culture, the word tiyospaye encompasses the conviction that family is not only made up of immediate blood relatives, but...
Native American Legends Are Living On in ‘Dreamkeeper’
“Dreamkeeper” is an entertaining as well as meaningful film, and will appeal to children, artists, and Native Americans of all ages. The stories come to life and are told with vibrance and quality. The...
Beautiful Daughter’s Hand Drum Song Rocks Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
This young lady started singing and the entire audience at Gathering of Nations fell silent to hear her song! The Gathering of Nations has become North America’s Biggest Powwow and attracts tens of thousands...
Running Antelope (1821-1896)
Running Antelope. Running Antelope, born in 1821 near the Grand River in present-day South Dakota, grew up immersed in the traditional customs and practices of his Sioux people. As a young man, he learned...
The Scary Untold Story Of Crazy Horse
Short Bio Crazy Horse was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota tribe, born around 1840 in what is now known as South Dakota. His birth name was Cha-O-Ha, but he was...
