Results for keyword: Indian Culture
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Run before dawn and other advice from a Native American elder
Logan Hebner talks with a Paiute elder in Utah who advises, among other things: "Run before dawn."
by Logan Hebner, Sep 22, 2003 -
Tribes recognized at Little Bighorn
This summer, the National Park Service will unveil a memorial to the American Indians who fought Custer at the Little Bighorn
by Joshua Zaffos, Jun 09, 2003 -
Cheers for Arizona’s governor and a Hopi warrior
Tim Giago cheers the renaming of an Arizona mountain -- and blasts those who’d rather retain the word "squaw."
by Tim Giago, Jun 02, 2003 -
The tangled messages of a servicewoman killed in combat
The death of Lori Piestewa, a young Hopi woman killed in combat in Iraq, has brought both grief and pride to the close-knit Navajo and Hopi communities
by Daniel Kraker, May 26, 2003 -
On Black Mesa, the natives make a comeback
In Arizona, Peabody Western Coal is working with Navajo and Hopi Indians to reclaim its coal mines using culturally valuable native plants
by Mark Matthews, May 12, 2003 -
Life on the border, where education gets lost
A young teacher’s first months at an impoverished, "under-performing" school on Arizona’s Tohomo O’odham Reservation are a difficult lesson in what it is like to try to survive in a war zone.
by Natalie Peeterse, Dec 17, 2002 -
A Christmas tradition pueblo-style
The writer treasures a lifetime of Christmas visits with silversmith Vidal Aragon and his family at Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico.
by Frank Carroll, Dec 17, 2002 -
Sherman Alexie in his own words
Writer Sherman Alexie talks about Hollywood, tokenism and being an Indian.
by Adam Burke, Sep 16, 2002 -
For the love of spoons
Navajo silversmithing is the subject of a book, "Navajo Spoons," by Cindra Kline, exploring Indian artistry and the souvenir trade.
by Erika Trautman, Apr 15, 2002 -
Letting their lights shine
"Northern Lights," series of eight articles by Michael Jamison in Montana's Missoulian, profiles Native American women who have begun to speak up, take charge and bring change to reservations.
by Julie Elliott, Apr 01, 2002
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