Native American/First Nations History


Feature Writer: Jeffrey R Gudzune
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Welcome all with open minds. This is the story of Native Americans, First Nations, and other indigenous peoples of North America, from the Haida and Salish to the Apache and Navajo, Mohave and Cheyenne to Cree, Mohawk, Ojibway and Inuit.

In addition to the fur trade, wars, and 'famous' characters like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, Native American/First Nations History covers the political and social forces behind Aboriginal-white relations from land claims to residential schools, cultural and linguistic traditions to colonial conflicts that continue to this day.

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Jeffrey R Gudzune

May 5, 2008

Talking With Spirits

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The Lakota Sioux believe that the dead can still help the living. Among the Lakota, there is particular practitioner who is responsible talking with the spirit world. more...

Apr 27, 2008

The Afterlife

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Where does the soul go when the body dies? This question has plagued philosophers and religious scholars for centuries. Among native tribes, however, there is an answer more...

Apr 21, 2008

Death Mythology

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There are two stories that exemplify the indigenous mythology surrounding the introduction of death into the mortal world. more...

Apr 13, 2008

Dance and Native Life

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Through the medium of dance, indigenous societies express their desires and hope to commune with the spirit world. more...

Apr 6, 2008

Sacred Smoke

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The use of tobacco among the southwestern Plains tribes is an integral part social, religious, and medicinal rights. more...

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Jeffrey R Gudzune

May 5, 2008

Talking With the Dead

The Lakota Sioux have a special practitioner who communicates with the spirit world in order to guide the living.


Next week, we will continue our exploration in indigenous culture by looking at other aspcects of Indian lifeways. As I have tried to stress, there is much more to historical exploration than battles and military leaders. Looking at the specific cultural traits that constitute a society is the best and only way to fully understand a different way of life.

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