Considered one of the best festivals of the year, New Year is an exciting time for many Native American tribes! With celebrations in honor of nature, the spiritual world, the sun, the rain, or ancestors, New Year is a celebration of remembering the old while welcoming the new. Below is a list of some of...
Of course, there are many movies out there that feature Native Americans, but, there are non that do it as well as the movies listed below. Each bring different perspectives of Native Americans, as well as correct representation. Looking for a movie to watch with your family over the holidays? Feel free to read the list...
Photo Courtesy of: http://opencuny.org/languagerevitalizationinthe21stcentury/ One of the things most people don’t realize is their limited and often mistaken understanding of Native American history and languages. Below are some interesting things that you should know about Native American languages and how they’ve not only influenced the Native American culture, but current US history and geography as...
A critical component to buying a home is education and counseling. There are many programs out there to help Native families become educated before buying a home. Most Native families that are buying a home are first generation homebuyers and buying a home for their first time. In order to make the right steps, make...
Coming out in September 2014 is a new documentary that follows the stories of 5 American Indian artists who have formed a group known as the Urban Indian 5. Called, I Said I Would Never Paint This Way Again, the documentary started at a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2011 and received partial funding to aid...
In the previous Explore Your Ancestry article, we discussed how you could search for your ancestors through the 26 non-reservation boarding schools that were established in the early 1900’s for Native American children. Then through the National Archives that had all of their enrollment information, affiliated tribes, newspaper clippings, and much more. This post will...
When many people think of Native tribes, they think of the reservations and land that they currently live in. But in almost every case, where current Native tribes reside is not where they were originally from. One man, Aaron Carapella who lives on Cherokee lands, has decided to pinpoint the original locations and names of...
The advent of Native American spoken word is one that is traced back to the beginning of the tribe and the oral tradition. For centuries, the tribes would pass these stories, fables, and allegories from generation to generation. Because these stories are oral, they rely heavily on the performance nature of storytelling. But as time...
For some Native American tribes around the country, there are areas with 14% of houses without electricity or operate without electricity, which is 10 times higher than the national average. But, with recent innovations in renewable energy, Native Americans are now able to use this energy technology to access electricity and bolster their income. Securing...
First created in 1842, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was created to oversee the administration and the management of almost 60,000,000 acres of Native American land. Some 40 years after its fruition, the BIA set out to create 26 non-reservation boarding schools across 15 states and territories within North America. The first of...
