Native American Culture

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 »

AMENDMENT II The 2nd Amendment reads as follows with punctuation: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed... 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... Read more »

Everyone is welcome at Pow Wows!   Pow Wows are one of the best ways to experience Native American culture firsthand. Before you go, there are some things you should know first. Related - New to... Read more »

Like most of our history, it comes from miss-history and the fact that most people think of the Pilgrims as these “incredibly righteous people” who invited the “savage Indians” to their first Thanksgiving so that the ... Read more »