Native American Culture

This is truly a tale of the South East Woodland Culture of Native America.  Although the snakes in this story do appear in others parts of Native America, their origin and togetherness is intrinsically bonded in ... Read more »

What do you know about the Great Horned Owl meaning and symbolism? First, let me state that in one's desire to learn more about the beliefs concerning owls, I recommend talking with your family members and tribal e... Read more »

Every year, the term "Indian Summer" is casually thrown around in conversation, particularly in regions across the U.S. experiencing warm weather in an otherwise cold season. But what is an Indian Summer, really? A... Read more »

Whips and Whipmen By Jonathan Holmes At many of today’s Northern and Southern Plains pow-wows and ceremonial dances, the male dancer with the title of Whipman plays an important role with a long tradition. In... Read more »

Traditions common to the Ponca, Omaha, Kansas, Osage and Quapaw give evidence that they were once a people living as a single group in the Northern Kentucky, Southern Ohio and Southern Indiana area along the Ohio Rive... Read more »

While many of the traditions concerning Native American face paint been taught to me by Northern and Southern Tribal Elders, I prefer to maintain their privacy. Therefore, I have only used literary sources for referen... Read more »

While most cultures around the world have a version of fried dough - sopapillas, beignets, doughnuts etc. none is so versatile as Indian frybread.    Dipped in soup or berry gravy, smothered with hon... Read more »

  AMERICAN INDIANS & THE 2ND AMENDMENT By Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek Editor, www.PowWows.com Director, Black Swamp InterTribal Foundation PRELUDE AND DISCLAIMER This is an information o... Read more »

I’ve learned from a number of Lakota Elders that the original Hunka bloka olowan ("Honored Warrior Song"), later called the Sneak-Up Song around the time of the wild west shows, had to do with certain warriors who wou... Read more »

Spider woman, Changing Woman, Corn Mother and all creation watch as the women come forward, one by one, sometimes softly and other times with full accompaniment. They take their seats or join in the assemblage where t... Read more »

One of the most important things in the life of a Native American is the Drum. Our whole culture centers around the Drum. Without the Drum and the singers around it, the Native Americans could not have pow wows. Th... Read more »

From time to time, something will happen in your life that you want to commemorate at a Native American dance: a birthday; an award received; an anniversary; etc. How should you acknowledge this event? A special wi... Read more »