Native American Home Etiquette by Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek PRELUDE Native Americans from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Arctic to the Tropics

Indigenous Americans had (and have) rich traditions concerning their origins, but until the late 19th century, most outsiders’ knowledge about the Native American past was speculative at best. Among the more popular misconceptions were those holding that the first residents of the continent had been members of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel or refugees from the lost island of Atlantis, that their descendents had developed the so-called Mound Builder culture, and that Native Americans had later overrun and destroyed the Mound Builder civilization. These erroneous and overtly racist beliefs were often used to rationalize the destruction or displacement of

Other than the fact that they existed, pretty much everything Hollywood and TV has taught you about Native Americans is purest fiction, drummed up by racist white people desperate to demonize the people that already lived on the lands that they wanted. Hopefully, we can set at least a few records straight with this article.

Culture Tuesday: An Exploration of Native American Cuisine of North America + 5 Vegan Native American recipes.

Thousands of Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools created to strip them of their culture. My mother was one of them.

A Native American maple sugar camp, 1853. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress. Hi everyone, Andrew here with another food history post. I’m originally from Upstate New York, where maple syrup is kind of a big deal. My family has always had a special fondness for the stuff. The “pancake syrup” made of corn syrup was...Read More »

Save the date for this incredible cultural celebration that's being held August 4-13, 2023.

When November rolls around I try to focus my thoughts on things I’m grateful for. Some of them are healthy and happy children and grandchildren, a dream job teaching music to elementary students and the opportunity to share my creative talents at my teacherspayteachers store. This month I’m […]

Prior to Christian intervention, fluid gender identities of the Native American Two Spirits were seen as a gift from the gods, says Pearson McKinney...

The talking stick is used in many Native American traditions. Whoever holds the stick has the right to talk. The talking stick is used to make sure that each person in a group has a chance to express his or her own thoughts. Everyone else has to show respect and remain silent. When the speaker is finished talking, he or she passes the stick. My 2nd graders created beautiful sticks with wire, chenille stems, beads, feathers and paint to be used as … Read more... →

Image: AP Fifty years ago, their revolution emerged like a Phoenix from the ashes. It was 1969, and a fire had just destroyed the San Francisco American Indian Center, which had proved an indispensable resource for over 30,000 members of the urban indigenous population. With no other options, lo

Contemporary Native Americans in KidLit. Modern native americans in children's books, today's native americans in children's books,

Thanks to a discovery by a local landowner, archaeologists unearthed the first recorded Native American tools of their kind in the Willamette Valley this summer.

These Native American children's books tell new tales, reimagine traditional stories, and honor the importance of our nation's first peoples.

Researchers have discovered an unknown ancient population that changes history as we know it.

Pima, North American Indians who traditionally lived along the Gila and Salt rivers in Arizona, U.S., in what was the core area of the prehistoric Hohokam culture. The Pima, who speak a Uto-Aztecan language and call themselves the “River People,” are usually considered to be the descendants of the Hohokam. Like their presumed ancestors, the Pima were traditionally sedentary farmers who lived in one-room houses and utilized the rivers for irrigation. Some hunting and gathering were done to supplement the diet, and in drought years, which occurred on the average of one year in five, crop failure made hunting and

Ride the range with the Comanche culture in this worksheet about the history of Native American tribes.

Authentic literature helps build accurate knowledge of Native peoples.

It’s a language that existed long before any European settlers came to Michigan, and over generations have began to fade. But the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians have pushed to preserve and restore the language of Anishinaabemowin.In North

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Katie was the daughter of Louis Roubideaux and his third wife, Adelia Blunt Arrow. Louis Roubideaux was a French/Lakota interpreter for the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. [Brule Delegation consisting of: (standing L to R) Agent Pollock or Major Andrus; Louis Roubedeaux (interpreter); (seated L to R) Black Crow; Iron Wing; Spotted Tail; Coarse Voice?; White Thunder.] Studio portrait of a group of adult males in native and Western dress arranged into one seated and one standing row. Many of the men hold pipes.United States -- Washington DC Date of Photograph ca. 1880 courtesy of http://imagesvr.library.upenn.edu/p/pennmuseum/index.html

Archaeologists digging in preparation for the Mississippi River spanning bridge - which will connect Missouri and Illinois - discovered the lost city of Cahokia beneath modern St Louis.

Ride along with the Lakota tribe with this history worksheet. These Native Americans were part of the horse culture of the Dakotas.

The Shoshone were an important Native American tribe. Your little historian will learn about the culture and history of this tribe.

Illustrated by Billie Parks; written by Annette Wynne. From Up One Pair of Stairs of My Book House, 1937.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, get to know the Mi'kmaq culture and the art of porcupine quill work with a craft for kids.

The Ojibwe people migrated westward slowly from the northeastern part of North America around 1500 years ago. Eventually some bands made their homes in the northern area of present-day Minnesota.

Explaining the Feudal System can be difficult and, well, futile, if you don’t add some life to it, when teaching kids. I’ll be teaching the second half of Story of the World, Volume 2 …

This week, I got to share another of my favorite Native American recipes with Trevor's fifth grade class: succotash. This is a great recipe to make in the classroom because it is very forgiving and doesn't require too much tending or attention. Bonus points that the ingredients are pretty inexpensive and it's healthy! --> I started the lesson with an explanation of The Three Sisters: The Iroquois and other Natives planted beans, squash and corn together. These three plants are known as the Three Sisters. The strength of the sturdy corn stalks supports the twining beans. The shade of the spreading squash vines traps moisture for the other crops. The bean roots capture important nutrients needed by the corn. Each plant grows better when with its Sisters. The Three Sisters are known to the Iroquois as the "sustainers of life" and are considered to be special gifts from the Creator. There are many legends about the Three Sisters. These Sisters should be planted together, eaten together and celebrated together. Then we started the succotash. ----------- Iroquois-Inspired Succotash 3 slices of bacon* 2 cups corn kernels 1 onion, chopped 2 cups canned white beans 2 cups summer squash, cubed 1 cup water salt and pepper Chop the raw bacon into pieces and put them into a pot. Heat on high to render the fat. Add the onion and cook until translucent. Add the rest of the vegetables, stirring frequently for 2-3 minutes. Add the water and bring to a boil. Cover the pot. Cook over low heat for 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve. Makes approximately 8 cups of succotash. *The Iroquois of the 1600's would have likely used bear meat or other wild game in their stew, not cured pork. Meat is not necessary in this recipe. If you prefer a vegetarian succotash, skip the bacon and use 2 T. vegetable oil to cook the onion. ------------ While our succotash cooked, the kids worked in groups to share knowledge about Native tribes from different regions of the US. A third of the class studied the Iroquois of the northeastern woodlands, while the other groups learned about the Haida of Alaska and the Sioux of the Great Plains. We watched this interesting slide show about the Haida. Then we did an art project inspired by the Sioux people of the Great Plains. I'll share that next week. Here's our succotash. By serving it in foam cups, it stayed nice and toasty. The kids could use the fork to eat the veggies, then drink the remaining broth. Trevor's teacher loved it. Pretty much everyone did, including Trevor, who got to have extra helpings after school. And now that he knows how to prepare it, I'll be expecting Trevor to make us succotash for dinner sometime soon.

The occupiers turned the eyes of the world to the mistreatment of their people.

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense” – Gertrude Stein

Thousands of Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools created to strip them of their culture. My mother was one of them.