Various videos on Native American life and spirituality. Turn off the cellphone, unplug the landline and TV. Grab some drinks and snacks, sit back and enjoy some wonderful, touching videos. You may want some tissues handy as some of these videos touch you deep inside. General Kenneth Little Hawk History Buffalo Boy Jewelry Two videos about what to look out for in Southwestern Jewelry Sacred Spirit - putting the record straight The first album, 'Chants and Dances of the Native Americans', is a musical project by Claus Zundel, Ralf Hamm and Markus Staab. The song "The Counterclockwise Circle Dance" was presented as a Native American chant. An interesting video from 'Daybreak Warrior' who attempts to de-mystify the Navajo language. The lyrics are actually the lyrics to a Navajo Shoe Game Song - Késhjéé' Sin - which is 'The Giant's Song'. Nizhoniangel's video about the sacred Navajo ceremony that tells and shows the story of how the cycle of Day and Night came to be. Back to Top
Indian Legends American Indian Biography: Sarah Winnemucca | Native American Netroots In 1879, Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute from Nevada and the daughter of Chief Winnemucca, gave a series of lectures in San Francisco and Sacramento on the treatment of Indians by the Indian Service. Five years later her autobiography, Life Among the Paiutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, was published. Winnemucca then traveled throughout the country giving lectures on the conditions in Indian country, often charging the government with mismanagement of Indian affairs. With regard to Paiute women, Sarah Winnemucca wrote: “The women know as much as the men do, and their advice is often asked. She also described women warriors who fought alongside their husbands. Sarah Winnemucca was born about 1844 in western Nevada. In 1866 some of the Paiute bands in the Snake River region under the leadership of Paulina and Weawea rebelled against the United States. In 1870, she travelled to San Francisco where she met with General John Schofeld. During the 1878 Bannock War, Sarah was hired by General O.O.
Native American, Legends Through the years stories have served to provide man with a way of passing on their heritage, their values, and can tell the story of the development of whole cultures. These were particularly important before man had written language. The history of a civilization was passed down from generation to generation by such stories. Much can be learned about a people from their folklore and legends. Below is a small sampling of Native American stories, excerpted from StoneE's Weblodge. "Earth Making" Earth is floating on the waters like a big island, hanging from four rawhide ropes fastened at the top of the Sacred four directions. Well, in the beginning also, water covered everything. In the beginning the earth was flat, soft, and moist. Then the animals sent Grandfather Buzzard down. At last the earth was hard and dry enough, and the animals descended. "Lets grab Sun from up there behind the rainbow! Now they had light, but it was much to hot, because Sun was too close to the earth.
Sarah Winnemucca - Journalist Author Sarah Winnemucca was an educator, interpreter and military scout who advocated for the rights of Native American communities. Synopsis Born circa 1844 in Humboldt Lake, Nevada, and descended from two chiefs, Sarah Winnemucca developed a high proficiency in language, later serving as an interpreter for her people and the U.S. Army. Profile Educator, interpreter, and writer. The daughter of a chief, Sarah Winnemucca campaigned vigorously for a suitable home for her people. Married three times, Sarah Winnemucca wed her first husband, Edward Bartlett, a lieutenant, in 1871. Turtle Island Native Network This is just one story about Turtle Island. Perhaps you have others you wish to share with us. The following presents an educational opportunity to relate First Nations concepts about our existence and the world around us, especially our deteriorating environment. Long ago, before the Earth was here, all was water. Many creatures lived in the water, swimming about. Far above the clouds, there was, however, a land where lived a powerful chief. "I have heard," said one, "that there is earth far below the waters. Deeper and deeper she dove until her little lungs almost burst. Turtle said, "Put it on my back. And so they did.
Ira Hayes – Iwo Jima Flag Raiser & Very Reluctant Hero | WAR HISTORY ONLINE Ira Hamilton Hayes was one of five men who helped raise the American flag over Mt. Suribachi on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on 23 February 1945. This event was immortalized in a black-and-white photograph that symbolized America’s inevitable victory in WWII. Sadly, the end of that war would also spell Hayes’ own. Hayes was a Pima Indian of the Akimel O’odham people in Arizona. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, 17-year-old Hayes told friends that he was going to become a Marine. Hayes saw his first actual combat on 4 December 1943 as a platoon automatic rifleman with Company K at the Bougainville Campaign in Papua New Guinea. The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted till March 26 and became one of the bloodiest battles during WWII. On the first day alone, 760 Marines had to make a near-suicidal charge from the beaches to secure their position. The solution was to force open those doors and throw a grenade in. Continues on Page 2
Teotihuacán’s Lost Kings | Secrets of the Dead 2 clicks for video Teotihuacan: A mythical ghost town dating back 2,000 years. Little is known about the people who built this ancient city in the heart of what is today modern Mexico. Dr. Sergio Gómez Chávez In a hundred years of archaeological research in Teotihuacan, we still haven’t found a ruler’s grave. Scientists trying to unlock the secrets of Teotihuacan have discovered a hidden tunnel leading right to the center of the city. Dr. Who built this vast metropolis? The answers lie deep underground. Prof. A spectacular journey into a mysterious world built beneath the first Mega City in the Americas, where scientists will find answers that explain the origins of an entire civilization. Dr. More than 100 years before Columbus arrives in the ‘New World’... As they venture south, a group of warriors makes a stunning discovery. Giant pyramids, the remains of an enormous ancient city – completely abandoned – a ghost town. The Aztecs are certain: Only the gods could have built this place. Dr. Dr. October 2003.
American Indian Tribes Map Abenaki Acoma Algonquin Anishinaabe Apache Arapaho Assiniboine Athabascan Aztec Blackfeet Blackfoot Caddo Cayuga Cheraw Cheyenne Chickasaw Chicora Chinook Chippewa Choctaw Chumash Coeur d'Alene Comanche Costanoan Cree Creek (Muskogee) Crow Dakota Delaware Dene Edisto Euchee Flathead Gros Ventre Gwitchan Haida Haudenosaunee Havasupai Hidatsa Ho-Chunk Hopi Huron Iowa Iroquois Kaw Kawaiisu Kickapoo Kiowa Lakota Lenape Lumbee Maliseet Mandan Mattaponi Maya Menominee Metis MicMac Mojave Mohawk Mohegan Mohican Monacan Muscogee Nanticokes Narragansett Navajo Nez Perce Nipmuc Odawa Ohlone Ojibwe Omaha OneidaOnondaga Osage Paiute Pima Ponca Potawatomi Powhatan Pueblo Quapaw Sac Salish Seminole Seneca Shawnee Shinnecock ShoshoneSioux Tsalagi Tuscarora Ute Wea Wichita Winnebago Wyandot Yavapai Yokut Zuni " I was born upon the prairie where the wind blew free, and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures, and where everything drew free breath.
The Map Of Native American Tribes You've Never Seen Before : Code Switch Aaron Carapella, a self-taught mapmaker in Warner, Okla., has designed a map of Native American tribes showing their locations before first contact with Europeans. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption toggle caption Hansi Lo Wang/NPR Aaron Carapella, a self-taught mapmaker in Warner, Okla., has designed a map of Native American tribes showing their locations before first contact with Europeans. Finding an address on a map can be taken for granted in the age of GPS and smartphones. Aaron Carapella, a self-taught mapmaker in Warner, Okla., has pinpointed the locations and original names of hundreds of American Indian nations before their first contact with Europeans. As a teenager, Carapella says he could never get his hands on a continental U.S. map like this, depicting more than 600 tribes — many now forgotten and lost to history. Carapella has designed maps of Canada and the continental U.S. showing the original locations and names of Native American tribes. Courtesy of Aaron Carapella