Results for keyword: Indian Culture
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A brief, interpretive look at the Indian Wars
Michael Blake’s new nonfiction book, Indian Yell, fails to live up to its ambitious subtitle, “The Heart of an American Insurgency,” with its quick tour of 12 battles between the U.S. Cavalry and American Indians.
by Jared Blackley, Apr 30, 2007 -
Tribal religion trumps eagle protection
A recent court ruling on the ceremonial killing of eagles by American Indians collides with the Endangered Species Act, possibly sending the issue to the Supreme Court
by Brodie Farquhar, Nov 13, 2006 -
Radio: Spice for the ears
Hearing Voices, a collective of independent radio producers, is working to add spice to public broadcasting
by Adam Burke, Oct 02, 2006 -
Preserving native language is more than just words
The writer explains why the Yavapai tribes try so hard to keep their 10,000-year-old language alive
by Deb Utacia Krol, Apr 10, 2006 -
Vine Deloria Jr.: Writer, scholar and inspired trickster
Vine Deloria Jr., author of Custer Died for Your Sins, is remembered as a witty, impassioned and iconoclastic writer, historian, and teacher, who fought for Indian peoples and their right to self-determination
by Charles Wilkinson, Dec 12, 2005 -
Alvin Josephy: A gentle, graceful advocate for sovereignty
Writer and historian Alvin Josephy is remembered as a good friend to Indian people, especially the Nez Perce Tribe
by Rebecca A. Miles, Dec 12, 2005 -
Buffalo Calf Road Woman
In Buffalo Calf Road Woman, Rosemary and Joseph Agonito give a fictionalized account of the only woman warrior to fight at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
by Staff, Nov 28, 2005 -
The native gardens of California
Ethnobotanist Kat Anderson’s new book, Tending the Wild, examines the way California’s native peoples used – and shaped – the landscape’s natural resources before Europeans invasion
by Mark R. Stromberg, Nov 14, 2005 -
Sacred claims
American Indian tribes face an uphill battle in their effort to protect sacred sites on federal land in the West
by Daniel Kraker, Nov 14, 2005 -
Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming
Recovering the Sacred, by environmental and Indian rights activist Winona LaDuke, examines the struggle of American Indians to reclaim their sacred sites and beliefs
by Staff, Oct 31, 2005
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