Culture & Tribal Customs
Culture and Tribal Customs
Subcategories
- Native American Animals
- Burial / Funeral Customs
- Native American Clothing
- Native American Dances
- Food & Dyes & Medicine
- Native American Homes
- Native American Religion
- Star Knowledge
- Tribal Games
- Wedding Customs
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A list of native american resources serving native american communities.
Desiree Shelley’s family has observed Thanksgiving for generations, but
that doesn’t mean she doesn’t understand the protests of fellow Indians who
don’t.
A native of Baltimore, Shelley has roots in the Monacan tribe of Virginia.
Her father is part Monacan, a tribe that was “Christianized” shortly after
the Jamestown colonization in the early 1600s, she said.
“Even if some American Indians celebrate (the holiday), there is a
prevailing feeling of hurt for a lot of people,” Shelley said. “We have all
been assimilated and colonized. We have lost our history, our language and
our culture. What do you expect?”
This video lesson for US History students summarizes the key characteristics of five major Native American culture groups in North America at the time of European contact.