KATHMANDU — The discovery in a Nepali river of an armored catfish native to the Amazon has alarmed researchers and conservationists, who say it’s still not clear how the species found its way from the South American rainforest to the Himalayan nation. Forty-three specimens of Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, known as the vermiculated sailfin catfish, were discovered […]

Vol. 1 treats of North America in general, Iceland, and Canada; v. 2, of the U.S. and of Mexico; v. 3-4, of South America

Zitkala-Ša, "Red Bird," also known as Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938), was a Yankton Sioux woman of Native American and white mixed ancestry. She was also an accomplished writer, violinist, editor, teacher and political activist. Born on the Yankton

A Linguistic Guide to Indigenous American Languages in the Past and Present: This poster shows 175 Native American, Mesoamerican, and indigenous South American languages, organized linguistically, along with a map showing their distributions prior to European contact. Languages are grouped into language families and subfamilies, and languages are accompanied by a native name of that language in its most common writing system. Designed for teachers, students, and language enthusiasts! Includes: - 175 indigenous American languages, grouped into family trees - A map of 39 language families and where they were spoken prior to European contact - A timeline of Mesoamerican writing systems with example symbols and pictures of artifacts - 100+ English words that originate from indigenous languages and which families they come from (including Chocolate, Hurricane, Kayak, and Iguana and place names like Alaska, Canada, Jamaica, and Mexico) - Family trees and linguistic descriptions of large language families including the names of communities who speak them - Explanations and examples of interesting, common linguistic traits of indigenous American languages: polysynthetic languages, evidentiality, and number systems Designed by Austin Blodgett, Ph.D. Width: 24’’ Height: 36’’

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

1.& 2. page: short reading text about the Native Americans' history - RED CLOUD (best known as most capable Native American opponent that the U.S. Army faced and the first Indian in the West to win a war against the United States.) + short notes about the US state he came from;3. page: short quiz (reading comprehension) + writing task (student must write a short text with his own opinion);FULLY EDITABLE. - ESL worksheets

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For the very first time, scientists have produced genetic evidence that today's indigenous North and South Americans are all descended from a single population that trekked across the Bering land bridge from Asia.

SCIENCE The Clovis culture, which developed in North America about 13,000 years ago from populations originally from eastern Asia, appears to be the ancestor of all Native Americans. Geneticists se…

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Sharecropping and tenant farming were the dominant economic model of Alabama agriculture from the late-nineteenth century through the onset of World War II. Both terms refer to forms of agriculture conducted by people who did not own the land they worked. These landless farmers worked the plots of other landowners. Although the system reached its […]

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The book ‘A Cold Welcome’ examines how the Little Ice Age and other climatic and geographic factors shaped colonial history.

Red haired, blue eyed Peruvians and Dakota Sioux lead Smithsonian scientists to believe those populations originated in the Canary Islands

“Zitkala Sa, aka Red Bird (1892) by photographer Gertrude Kasebie. Zitkala was a writer, editor, musician, teacher, and political activist of Native American Yankton Sioux heritage #WomensArt”

The Lumbee of North Carolina don’t fit neatly into any racial categories, but have long been living as Indians. They are still searching for acceptance.

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While Mount Rushmore is considered a treasured historic site for some Americans, to Native Americans, it can represent a stinging history.

Molly of Denali, a new kids' program on PBS, offers an age-appropriate look at indigenous life without succumbing to stereotypes or cultural appropriation.

Established in 1983, the South Florida Archaeology Program has resulted in the most systematically obtained and extensively studied collection from the domain of the Calusa Indian people of southwest Florida. Curator Emeritus William H. Marquardt and retired collections manager Karen J. Walker deve

Some days, thing just don’t go as you have planned. That’s exactly what happened to one James “Catfish” Cole, the Grand Dragon of the KKK in South Carolina in January 1958. Cole, having just embar…

The Rosenwald Rural School Building Program was one of the most amazing things I learned while on my genealogical journey. It illustrates how the efforts of a few visionary people can have results that positively affect hundreds of thousands. This story should be in high school history textbooks everywhere. Background Julius Rosenwald made a fortune

The Ashaninka of Acre state, Brazil, have recently reported encountering dozens of uncontacted Indians close to their community in Simpatia village.

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The Waxhaw, Cheraw and Catawba once ruled North Carolina and parts of Virginia and South Carolina