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1. Land of the Indians - Indiana In 1800 a territory was carved from the Northwest Territory, the United States Congress named it the Indiana Territory meaning Land of Indians. The name fits as there were many Native American peoples who had migrated to this area from the north and...
2. Buffalo Skull From The Badlands The buffalo skull that I have was found in the Badlands of North Dakota in the United States of America. It was given to me as a gift by a friend named Dave Hendrickson in 2007. Dave found the skull while he was bow hunting for mule deer in the Badla...
3. Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid - 1780 Garner Rix was just 12 when he moved with his father, pregnant mother, two sisters and three brothers from a farm in Connecticut to a log cabin on the banks of the White River, a place that would one day be called Royalton, Vermont. He helped h...
4. Native Girl Dakotah Long black hair, deep brown eyes and soft skin made Native American Girls an ideal of beauty. Indian American Women are legendary for their exotic beauty but yet they have a great inner courage and the power to enjoy and celebrate life. Native Girl...
5. Mary Summer Rain There isn't much on the web about Mary Summer Rain. She apparently loves her privacy and doesn't maintain her own website. Therefore the best way to learn about her is through reading her books. This painting of Mary Summer Rain was done by Carole B...
6. Legends of the Old West - Senior Squids Challenge This week's Senior Squids' Challenge is to write about the legendary real life people of the American Old West. As a child and teenager living in England, I was entranced by movies showing the Wild West - ones like High Noon, Gunfight at the OK Corr...
7. Thanksgiving Kids Crafts Of the hundreds of Thanksgiving crafts I've seen over the years, these five are my favorites. They are easy to make and are a hit with kids. Most can be prepared ahead of time so that minimal help is needed from adults and children can...
8. Pioneer Stories Can you imagine what it would be like to walk 2,000 miles from your home to a place you had only heard vaguely about?  To an unknown spec of wilderness frocked with unknown hazards where you have to either grow or kill enough food for yours...
9. Squanto? Learn about how Squanto was Providentially enabled to help the Pilgrims and find Christianity. Here are great resources and links, books, toys, teepees, costumes, archery sets and more. "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for go...
10. Guatemala Civil War Back in 1960 the government of Guatemala went to war with the insurgents of the country. This is what started the war that was never really talked about. The civil war lasted until the peace accords were signed 1996. Over 200,000 people were slaughte...
11. It's Bison, not Buffalo! Nothing is more symbolic of America more than the American Bison (well, maybe the bald eagle, too). These large, intimidating creatures were once on the verge of extinction until they were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park and on Elk Island...
12. Telluride, Colorado: A Valley Village Today Telluride, Colorado is well known for festivals and skiing. But this sleepy little mountain village (2,210 residents) Comes from much more humble beginnings. Carved into the mountains by glaciers, the San Miguel Park was first home to the Ute...
13. Save Our Woodland Indian Culture Laugh out loud at the forgotten peoples and you laugh in the face of your basic human rights in America today. That's right, thanks to some Iroquois Nations who chose to send representatives to their chief counsel and to Ben Franklin and Thomas Jeffe...
14. Eiteljorg Museum - Miami Day As a native Indiana Hoosier, I knew a bit about our local history and the Miami Indians. Why shouldn't I? I had been in the local school system. We went on field trips. Those are educational, I know, because they tested us on them sometimes. Right?...
15. How to play Native American Flute To learn how to play Native American flute is easy - you do not have to know how to read music. The Native Americans, like most tribal cultures never had a written music language. Their instruments are simple and harmonic, without complications. Play...
16. Cleveland Indians - MLB Baseball This is a great  team - the Cleveland Indians look like one of the best in baseball, almost every year! Cleveland Indians MLB Baseball tickets, jerseys, caps, thsirts, posters, videos, news, dvds, collectibles, souvenirs.
17. Arrowhead hunting and Indian Artifacts From days of old there are many things that were just left as they were. Maybe after a battle, or to the fact that people lived here long ago. There is nothing to explain the excitement of finding your very own arrowhead. Then the questions arrise. W...
18. Thomas Jefferson; The Ugly Side Of Greatness To promote this disposition to exchange lands, which they have to spare and we want, for necessaries, which we have to spare and they want, we shall push our trading uses, and be glad to see the good and influential individuals among them run in debt...
19. Harley-Davidson All things Harley. My history with Harley-Davidson began well before I could afford to buy one. I was what is known to "bikers" as a "wanna-be" something of a negative term in biker circles but in my opinion it helped fuel my passion for one of Ameri...
20. The Black Hills Of South Dakota And The Sioux Indians The Black Hills Of South Dakota And The Sioux Indians A Trip I Will Never Forget Being A Child And Meeting Indians In Real Life For The First Time