Native American Articles

To any Native American who travels a great deal and attends and participates in a large number of cultural events, it would appear that everybody has an “Indian Princess” in the family. Usually, this person is a “C... Read more »

Long before White Contact to the “New World” the Native Americans had many kinds of celebrations for the four seasons.  One of the most celebrated for the Eastern Woodland Culture was that of Harvest Time.&nb... Read more »

  In the minds of many Americans, when asked the question, "When was the United States first settled?” invariably the response will be, "In 1620 when the Pilgrims landed." This so-called "origin myth" has f... Read more »

We have looked back over the years we have been doing this and can offer a few techniques and planning ideas. The use of small metal cones as a decorative piece goes back to the early trade period when metal items... Read more »

Before the term “powwow” became popular, various words were used to describe this cultural phenomenon.  Some of these included: Celebration, Doing, Fair, Feast, Festival Gathering, Happening, Indian Dance, Rode... Read more »

Why Study a Native American Language? For Native American people, tribal languages are important for keeping a strong sense of self-worth, community, identity, and for keeping their culture strong. For Native America... Read more »

The languages among the Native American tribes are many. Some are very similar to each other and some are very different. Together, the native languages of the Americas are among the most numerous and varied in the wo... Read more »

Feather visors for Traditional Men dancers are worn under the front part of the Porky Hair Roach and extend out like a cap visor, but in a bird tail shape. They are made in various designs using tail feathers of vario... Read more »

Tomorrow, in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Valerie Jarrett will join White House Advisor on Domestic Violence, Lynn Rosenthal, to host 14 leaders at the White House who are dedicating their professional ... Read more »

Turkey feathers are naturally curved. To make them look like Eagle feathers it is necessary to flatten the feather quill without damaging the feather blade. In our example here we will use commercially dyed white turk... Read more »

  Meet the dreamers and survivors of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Dianne Sawyer travels to Pine Ridge on 20/20. ABC - October 14, 2011 - 10pm Eastern 9pm Central Read more »

This project uses the new popular hair clip as the way to fasten feathers in your hair. Small domesticated bird feathers can be used for the feathers. These are from farm grey goose. Materials needed: 2 feathe... Read more »