U.S. Native American Indian Tribes

U.S. Native American Indian Tribes

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How Dog Came to Be, An Ojibwe oral story

September 10, 2025

Views: 2246 Ojibwe Oral Story One day two fishermen were paddling home along the shore when a violent wind came up and blew them far out to sea. At last they reached the�

Why birds go south in winter

September 10, 2025

Views: 1970 Ojibwe Legend: Why birds go South in winter Long ago there was only summer. The days were always warm and sunny. Winter and snow were unknown. For the young it was�

Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation Overview

January 18, 2021

Hits: 2003 Although the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation is known as home to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, there are also members of the Pembina Band of Chippewa living there. Most�

How to make a Corn Husk Doll

February 13, 2021

This adorable native american corn husk doll makes an easy and entertaining kid’s craft project and is also fun for adults decorating with Thanksgiving craft projects. Age Appropriate: K-6 What you’ll need�

An undated photo of Stand Watie, the only Native American general in the Civil War and the last Confederate leader to surrender to the Union.

Stand Waite, last major Confederate field commander to surrender to the Union

September 14, 2025

Stand Watie became the last major Confederate field commander to surrender to the Union, on June 23, 1865, which took place at Doaksville, in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory. Watie, a Cherokee,�

Assiniboine Chief Crazy Bear

September 14, 2025

Crazy Bear (Mah-To-Wit-Ko, also known as Foolish Bear, 1785–1856) was an Indian chief of the Assiniboine tribe. He is best known as a skilled negotiator with the American Fur Company at Fort Union, North Dakota; and for his�

The Legend of Devil’s Tower

September 10, 2025

Out of the plains of Wyoming rises Devil’s Tower. It is really a rock, visible for a hundred miles around, an immense cone of basalt which seems to touch the clouds. Devil’s�

Lakota Star Knowledge

September 19, 2025

The Lakota constellations are visible in the winter sky, and they reflect Lakota mythology. A notable aspect of that mythology is that every event and object on earth has a correspondent in�

Create your own reality – A Sioux Legend

August 24, 2025

The Creator gathered all of creation and said, “I want to hide something from the humans until they are ready for it. It is the realization that they create their own reality.”

Reno linguist foremost expert on Washoe language

October 28, 2019

William H. Jacobsen Jr. is recognized as the foremost expert on the ancient and complex language of the Washoe tribe that has occupied Carson Valley and surrounding areas for thousands of years.