Native American Articles

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 »

The Legacy of Ray Little Turtle By Kay Oxendine   On Monday, January 10, 2011, Ray Little Turtle crossed over to the spirit world.  While his loss is a great one for not just Native America, I am just th... Read more »

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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 »

  By Kay Oxendine When my friend Shirley crumbly worked on the film "ali", she stated she had just experienced greatness after meeting legendary Muhammad Ali.  Anyone who has been around April Whitmore Lock... Read more »

The Straight Dance from Oklahoma Native American Tribes is a formal, tailored, prestigious form of southern dance clothes.   The overall effect is of reassuring solidity, with everything closely matched and ... 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 »

An important Elder dies almost every day, somewhere in Indian country. When they die, important information on tribal history, tribal traditions, family history, language, songs, stories, etc., die with them. Therefor... Read more »

Ladies Cloth is a form of Native American women's dress and dance and has both a Northern and Southern style. The Southern style is danced by the Kiowas, Osage, Ponca, and others. The Northern style is danced by ... Read more »