December 2009
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Vision Quest
by Black Elk
A Vision Quest is an experience of deeper understanding of Nature and Spirit. It is a ceremony practiced by American Indians.
To prepare for this “insight” one must first cleanse the body and mind by going through a Inipi or sweat lodge.
Then with the help of a Holy Man is told certain things and must go to a spot, usually on a holy mountain, and stay 2 or 3 days
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How the Buffalo Hunt Began (Cheyenne Legend)
The buffalo formerly ate man. The magpie and the hawk were on the side of the people, for neither ate the other or the people. These two birds flew away from a council between animals and men. They determined that a race would be held, the winners to eat the losers. The course was long, around a mountain. The swiftest buffalo was a cow called Neika, “swift head.” She believed she would...
Abenaki Indian Corn Legend
A long time ago, when the Indians were first made, one man lived alone, far from any others. He did not know fire, and so he lived on roots, bark, and nuts. This man became very lonely for companionship. He grew tired of digging roots, lost his appetite, and for several days lay dreaming in the sunshine. When he awoke, he saw someone standing near and, at first, was very frightened. But when he...
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2004 marks the 14th anniversary of celebrating Native American Heritage Month for the US.
Every year, the President of the United States designates November as American Indian Heritage Month. Read the 2003 proclamation.
The American Anthropological Association (AAA), the major professional organization for anthropologists and archaeologists working with Native peoples, passed an anti-mascot...
Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame →
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Announcement thingy.
1. Hi new followers. I love you.
2. Updates will be scarce until after New Year’s.
3. But I am spending today to dish out the content you have requested on that question post.
4. ????
5. Profit.
U.S. offers to pay Native Americans $1.4 billion... →
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How to Write the Great American Indian Novel
shonpapri:
All of the Indians must have tragic features: tragic noses, eyes, and arms. Their hands and fingers must be tragic when they reach for tragic food. The hero must be a half-breed, half white and half Indian, preferably from a horse culture. He should often weep alone. That is mandatory. If the hero is an Indian woman, she is beautiful. She must be slender and in love with a white man....
