Folks don’t know Indians or anything about Indians.” Yet signs of indigenous culture—and how Native Americans have helped shape the nation’s history—are everywhere. Thousands of U.S ...
After centuries of encroachment, warfare and neglect, Native Americans remain a vital force in the life and culture of America. In this collection, explore stories celebrating and honoring the ...
The implication is that gifts from Native Americans can’t be trusted because you might be asked to return them. The reality was, in fact, far more complicated, largely due to cultural barriers.
President Biden proclaimed November 2023 to be National Native American Heritage Month, a time to reflect and celebrate the enormous contributions of Native Americans to American culture and ...
To assimilate means to become part of another group, culture or country. This is the policy that the United States government used towards the Native Americans throughout the 19th century.
Elders allege that once Native Americans were introduced to Anglo-American culture, domestic violence between Native Americans themselves and between Native Americans and non-natives escalated.
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) gives dozens of examples ... These actions came with the church infiltrating our culture. When our people began to move off tribal areas, outside ...