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Nokomis and the spider: the story of the dreamcatcher

Picture of Ojibwe dreamcatcher

“I spent over 10 years traveling to Native American pow wows across the United States, visiting a different reservation almost every week. Dreamcatchers were everywhere, from grandmother-made heirlooms to commercial versions sold at gift shops. Understanding the difference matters. This article tells the real story.” — Raven SiJohn, AAANativeArts.com (Est. 1999) The dreamcatcher comes from the Ojibwe people, one of the largest Native American nations in North America, and the story behind it is more beautiful than most people realize.…

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Standing Rock Sioux Reservation

Map of Standing Rock Sioux Reservation

Views: 3129 The lands of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe were reduced to a reservation by the Act of March 2, 1889. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal members are descendants of the Teton and Yankton Bands of the Lakota/Dakota Nations. The Great Sioux Nation is also called The Lakota Nation, Tetons and the Western Sioux. The people of the Sioux Nation refer to themselves as Lakota/Dakota which means friend or allie. The United States government took the word Sioux from (Nadowesioux),…

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Louis Cook (1737-1814) was a chief and warrior of the Seven Nations

Picture of Louis Cook, Seven Nations chief

The Seven Nations, also known as the Seven Fires Council, was a confederation of seven Algonquin-speaking tribes that lived in the northeastern region of North America. The member tribes were the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Odawa (Ottawa), and Potawatomi, who were known as the Three Fires, as well as the Nipissing, Mississaugas, Algonquin, and Wendat (Huron). Together, these tribes formed a powerful political and military alliance that helped them to resist colonial forces and maintain their sovereignty over their traditional lands.

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Disestablished / Revoked / and Ceded Indian Reservations in the United States

ceded Indian reservations map

This article catalogs, state by state, Indian reservations (including rancherias, reserves, tracts, and treaty-set-asides) that were disestablished, revoked, or had substantial portions ceded For each state listed, you’ll find notable examples, approximate timelines, and the mechanism (treaty, act of Congress, executive order, allotment/cession, or court ruling). This aims to be as comprehensive as possible in a single reference, while acknowledging that local and case-specific histories can add further nuance. How Disestablishment, Revocation, and Cession Happened Only Congress can clearly disestablish…

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Native American Vampire Stories

Native /american vampires canvas fine art print

There are no Native American vampire stories that display the distinctive characteristics of European vampires (associated with bats, unable to withstand sunlight, killed by a stake through the heart, casting no shadow or reflection, weaknesses to garlic and running water, or the ability to turn their victims into another vampire by biting them.) There is nothing equivalent to that in traditional Native American folklore. But there are plenty of monsters that do have some similarity with vampires.

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Indian Tribes Involved in the French and Indian War

Indians who fought in the French and Indian War

The French and Indian War (called the Seven Years' War in Europe) was fought from 1754-1763.  The French and Indian War was the last of four major colonial wars between the British, the French, and their Native American allies for control of North America.

It was the first North American global war, fought in North America, India, Prussia, Austria and other European countries, Russia, and West Africa. During the fighting that occurred on North American soil, both sides often had Indian allies. Sometimes factions of one tribe fought on both sides. Here is a brief explanation of who fought on what side.

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