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
Creation Stories First Nations Native Creation Myt < style="font-family: arial;">Note: the traditional words or names are underlined because the reading level drops when they are omitted Iroquois - Earth Diver (Reading Level: 7.1) The first people were the Sky People, they lived beyond the sky because there was no earth beneath. Blackfoot - Earth Diver (6.0) Long ago there was a time when water covered the entire world. <>Igluik - World Parent (6.1) <> <> Long ago a great catastrophe caused the world's supporting pillars to collapse and destroy the earth. Huron - World Parent (7.3) A group of beings similar to humans lived in longhouses in the sky. Cree - World Parent (9.5) When light first came to the earth, O-ma-ma-ma the earth mother of the Cree people gave birth to the spirits of the world. Siouian – Emergency (5.8) A lone man awoke with his face turned upwards towards the sun. <>Haida - Conflict and Robbery (7.9) <> Tsimshian - Rebirth of a Corpse (6.3)
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.
Storytelling Overview from the First Nations Pedagogy Online Project Storytelling First Nations, Inuit, and Metis cultures have long passed on knowledge from generation to generation through oral traditions, including storytelling. Storytelling is a traditional method used to teach about cultural beliefs, values, customs, rituals, history, practices, relationships, and ways of life. First Nations storytelling is a foundation for holistic learning, relationship building, and experiential learning. “The most important qualities of our culture are our language and our stories. In oral traditions such as ours, telling stories is how we pass on the history and the teachings of our ancestors. First Nations storytelling involves expert use of the voice, vocal and body expression, intonation, the use of verbal imagery, facial animation, context, plot and character development, natural pacing of the telling, and careful authentic recall of the story. “Patience and trust are essential for preparing to listen to stories. First Nations Stories Preparation Process
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. The Learning Circle: Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada - Ages 4 to 7 Crow and Little Bear A long time ago, there was a crow who lived by a big river. It was a very big river, with a strong rushing current and fierce rapids. The river was full of fish, but the current was too fast for Crow to attempt fishing. If she fell in the river, she would be swept downstream. One morning, Crow awoke to find a little bear on the beach by the river. One day, Little Bear was crying. "Hello," said Crow. "Hello," said Little Bear. "I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself sooner. "That's okay," said Little Bear. "Why are you crying?" "I miss my home," said Little Bear. Little Bear explained how he had arrived at this beach. "So, that is how I ended up here," said Little Bear. Ahh haa, thought Crow to herself. "Why don't you go home?" Little Bear shook his head vigorously. Crow sat quietly until Little Bear finished crying. "How?" "It would involve climbing some trees and rocks." Little Bear fell onto his rump and started to cry again. "What's the matter now?" Crow shook her head.
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