Native American History

In this touching documentary, filmmaker Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee tells the story of Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language, and the dictionary she has created. Vaughan-Lee writes: I met her th... Read more »

  We're absolutely in love with Laura Grizzlypaws and her Grizzly Bear dance. You might remember we featured a story on her back in March in which she described in her own words why she dances. “I walked wher... Read more »

In a collaboration with USA Today, PowWows.com's Paul Gowder rounded up the 10 of the best pow wows in the United States. Did your favorite make the list? Every year, thousands of American Indian dancers, singers a... Read more »

The Annual Crow Fair Celebration is one of the largest gatherings of the year for the Apsaalooke Nation and is considered the largest modern day American Indian encampment in the Nation. Deemed the "Teepee Capital of ... Read more »

Native Americans from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Arctic to the Tropics were quite cordial and rather kind to guests in the home. Europeans and later Americans noticed certain mannerisms concerning a guest at ... Read more »

Our friend Bob Uhl, owner of the Midwest Powwows blog, was fortunate enough to attend the 148th Annual Homecoming Celebration in Winnebago, Nebraska. It is one of the longest running pow wows in North America! ... Read more »

How do you say the different colors in your language? In the Chickasaw language they say "takolo lakna'" for the word "orange". Watch the videos below for more colors and the correct pronunciation! ... Read more »

Recently we shared a story on Ron Cooper, the Comanche man who retraced the Trail of Tears and wrote a book about his journey. After such an amazing experience he decided he wanted to take on the Navajo Long Walk.... Read more »

Shawn Littlebear (Southern Cheyenne) is the host of a new show on Cheyenne and Arapaho Television called The Native Drum. Littlebear is a traditional drum maker who shares with us his techniques for making drums in th... Read more »

In case you missed it, there was an incident involving fans at the San Francisco Giants' Native American Heritage Night last month. Two Native Americans approached a group of men who had a fake headdress on to let the... Read more »

The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve in Tulalip, WA recently opened a new exhibit touting the importance of the canoe culture to their people. Brandi N. Montreuil with Tulalip News went to th... Read more »

Gregory Nickerson with WyoFile recently attended the 55th Annual Eastern Shoshone Indian Days and sat and talked with many of the attendees of the pow wow, including dancers and organizers. The story below paints ... Read more »