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Mary Collins - Advocate for the Sioux: A Lasting Friendship - Chief Sitting Bull and a Christian Missionary

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By: Cynthia Collins

The Trail of Tears: Journey Through the Ozarks of Southern Missouri

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By: Cynthia Collins

Black Hawk and Keokuk: Opposing Viewpoints, Bitter Rivalry

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Warrior Spirit Honored On Veteran's Day: Florida Tribe Proud of New Veteran's Building

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By: Susan Etchey

Black Hawk's Emerging Power: New Allies

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Prelude to War: Keokuk and Black Hawk

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Warfare Culture of the Iroquois: Diplomacy and War in the Haudenosaunee (1500-1800)

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By: Adam C'DeBaca

The Rise of Black Hawk: The British Band and the United States

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Native American Sweat Lodge to Purify the Soul: A Simple Hut to Cleanse Mind, Body, and Spirit

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By: Christopher Clayton

Resisting Relocation: Sauk and Fox

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Westward Migration of Native Tribes: Relocation of the Shawnee, Huron, Kickapoo

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Ondinnonk or Dream Culture of the Iroquois: Ritual Dream-Therapy for Violent and Sexual Desire

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By: Adam C'DeBaca

Choctaw Relocation: Forced West

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The First Removal: The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

New Orleans Cuisine: A Melting Pot of Cultures

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By: Theresa D. Young

Andrew Jackson and Indian Relocation: The Arguement Over the Indian Removal Act

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Powwow Feather Fans: Common Accessory For the Dancer on the Go

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By: Maureen Zieber

Women's Fancy Shawl Fascination: A New Dance to Old Powwow Culture

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By: Maureen Zieber

Animal Hide Robes and Blankets of the Plains: Plains Tribes’ Decoration of Wearable and Useable Art

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By: Maureen Zieber

Women's Southern Cloth Dresses: View of Prized Ribbon Appliqué and Beadwork

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By: Maureen Zieber

The Grass Dance Progression: From Warrior Society Dance to Intertribal Powwow Favorite

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By: Maureen Zieber

Indian Removal Act: American Land Grabs

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Removal and Relocation: A New Policy Toward American Indian Tribes

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Imposters Sell Fake Seminole Crafts in Florida: Not All Seminole Chickees Authentic

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By: Susan Etchey

Roots of Assimilation: Colonial Period to 1824

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Assimilation of American Native Communities: Absorbing Native Culture

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Office of Indian Affairs: Abandoning the Factory System

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Office of Indian Trade: Government Policy

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Trade and Intercourse: United States Trade Policy from 1796 to 1802

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Funding Trade: Washington and Managing Trade With Indian Tribes

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Revisions to the Intercourse Act: Redefining America's Policy

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790: Defining Trade With Indian Nations

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Northwest Ordinance: Legislating the Future

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Honoring Native American Code Talkers: Smithsonian Exhibit Honors War Heroes

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By: Susan Etchey

Porcupine Hair Roaches Worn at Powwows: From the Eastern Woodland Warriors to the Plains

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By: Maureen Zieber

The Evolution of the Powwow Dance Bustle: How Feathers Can Be Used to Enhance Dance Regalia

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By: Maureen Zieber

Jingle Dress Dancing at Powwows: ‘Old Style’ Versus Contemporary Style

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By: Maureen Zieber

Negotiations With Indian Tribes: Prelude to the Treaty System

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Colonial Day Kidnapping: Mary Jemison Abducted by Indians and French Soldiers in 1758

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By: Christine Musser

Cherokee Naming Ceremonies: The Significance of Names in Native American Culture

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By: Josanna Simpson

White Dog Sacrifice of the Iroquois Confederacy: Prayers of Thanksgiving Offered During Centuries-Old Practice

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By: Kelly Conrad

Separate States: Origins of Indian Territory

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Committee on Indian Affairs: Neutrality to Alliance

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Discovery of America Before Columbus: Vikings Visited Pre-Columbian America, but Others Were Here First

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By: Terry McNamee

Centralization and Treaty System: Diplomatic Relations with Indigenous Tribes

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Mounds of North America: Common Traits

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Mississippian Culture: Mounds of the Pre-contact Period

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Walla Walla Mission Massacre: The Whitmans Were Killed Because They Brought Sickness to the Land

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By: Dale Raugust

Totem Poles Past and Present: Their History, Design, and Cultural Significance

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By: Annika S. Hipple

Hopewell: Mound Empire of the Northeast

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Adena: Mound Culture in the Ohio River Valley

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Mound Culture: The Mound Builders of Poverty Point

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Gustoweh Worn by the Haudenosaunee: Male Pride in Indigenous Headgear

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By: Maureen Zieber

The Taino: An Introduction to the Forgotten Natives of the Caribbean

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By: Alex Graham-Heggie

Who Are The Elders? Understanding the Roll of Elders in First Nations Communities

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By: Annette Cyr

The Fate of the Anasazi: Theory and Fact

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Empty Cities: The Mystery of the Anasazi

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Anasazi Architecture: From Pithouse to Cliff Dwelling

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Karmak and Barabara: Other Arctic Dwellings

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Plank House: Northwest Architecture

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Igloo: Snow House of the Central Inuit

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Longhouse: Northeastern Architecture

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Northwest Coast Indian Tribes: The Native Americans Known for Their Distinctive Totem Poles

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By: Linda McDonnell

Adobe Architecture: From Anasazi to Pueblo Indians

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Pithouse: Plateau, Southwest, and Arctic Housing

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Earth Lodge: Partially Subterranean Shelter

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Lean-To and the Wigwam: Nomadic Shelter

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Tipi and Plains Indians: Functional Housing and Community Development

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Wampum Belts and Beads: Brief History and Use Among the Northeast Nations

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By: Maureen Zieber

The Story of Thanksgiving: Squanto and the Wampanoag

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Equine Trade: The Horse and Inter-tribal Trade

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Horse and Native Mythology: The Epic of Long Arrow

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Horse: Introduction by Spain

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Calling Forth the Rain: More on Mandan Agriculture

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

American Indian Museum: Dedicated to Preserving Culture and Traditions

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By: Christine Musser

Mandan Mini Corn: Catlin and Mandan Agriculture

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Skinwalkers-Witches of the Navajo: Yenaldlooshi Origin and Legacy

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By: Maureen Zieber

Agriculture of Indigenous Tribes: Native Americans and Crop Cultivation

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Changes in American Agriculture: Exploring Changes after European and Native American Contact

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By: L. Kathleen Hackett

Pope' After the Revolt: Shattered Union

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Pope` in the Ascendancy: Rebellion Against Spain

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Reconstruction: Spanish Missionaries and the Pueblo Indians

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

New Spain and the Pueblo Indians: Convert and Absorb

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Thorpe's Legacy: Post Athletic Career

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Thorpe After the Olympics: Free Agent to Most Valuable Player

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Jim Thorpe: A Hard Road to Olympic Gold

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Anukite' and Lakota Tradition: Evolution of a Cultural Myth

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Ite' and Iktomi: Bringing Man to the Surface

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Mahpiyato's Outrage: Punishment for Ite'

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Crazy Horse and Black Buffalo Woman: No Water and Oglala's Strange Man Grapple to Marry Red Cloud's Niece

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By: Feature Writer Jeannie Delahunt

Crazy Horse: Oglala Sioux Warrior: Man and Legend, the Soul of this Sioux Hero Extraordinaire

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By: Feature Writer Jeannie Delahunt

Battle of Blue Water Creek, 9/2-3/1885: Lt. William S. Harney Attacks Brule Village--Harney Massacre

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By: Feature Writer Jeannie Delahunt

Massacre of Lt. Grattan's Command 1854: Warfare Ignites Between Brule Sioux and the Laramie Soldier Fort

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By: Feature Writer Jeannie Delahunt

Wakanka's Deal With Iktomi: Seeking the Sun's Affection

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Origins of Man: The Creation of the Buffalo Nation

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Lakota Creation: Iyan's Sacrifice

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

The Creator Spirit: Making the Earth and Man

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Ceremonies of the Plains: Importance and History

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Lakota Healing Song: Wapiye’ Olowan

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

Mandan Song: George Catlin and Indian Singing

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By: Feature Writer Jeffrey R Gudzune

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