Tag Archives: Native Americans

Friday Open Thread | Native American Week

Posted on May 20, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Sapulpa High School Says “Yes” to Native Moccasins at Graduation A Sapulpa Oklahoma High School that initially refused to allow Native American graduating senior Liseanne Yazzie to wear traditional moccasins to her graduation ceremony has changed its stance and will … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Historical Native American Photos

Posted on February 6, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Zuni woman making bread. Edward S. Curtis Collection.

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Thursday Open Thread | Historical Native American Photos

Posted on February 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Native American children were taken from their home, stripped of their language and culture or be severely beaten. They were sent to boarding schools to learn English, have their hair cut off, and become “True” Americans. Congress passed ICWA in … Continue reading →

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The Native American Culture: Portraits from the Early 1900s

Posted on July 7, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Library of Congress

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Photo Gallery|President Obama’s Historic Visit to Sioux Nation

Posted on June 14, 2014 by SouthernGirl2
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President Obama Travels to Standing Rock Reservation In ND

Posted on June 13, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making his first presidential visit to Indian Country Friday for a look at two sides of Native American life — a celebration of colorful cultural traditions on the powwow grounds and a view … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Native American Dance

Posted on April 12, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Ghost Dance (Natdia) is a spiritual movement that came about in the late 1880s when conditions were bad on Indian reservations and Native Americans needed something to give them hope. This movement found its origin in a Paiute Indian … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Native American Dance

Posted on April 11, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Stomp Dance – Performed by various Eastern Woodland tribes including the Muscogee Creek, Yuchi, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Caddo, Delaware, Miami, Ottawa, Peoria, Shawnee, Seminole, Natchez, and Seneca-Cayuga, the Stomp Dance is a ceremony that contains both religious and social meaning. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Native American Dance

Posted on April 10, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

War Dance – Many tribes practiced a War Dance on the evening before an attack to observe certain religious rites to ensure success. The warriors took part in a war dance while contemplating retaliation and the dance stirred emotions and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Native American Dance

Posted on April 8, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The sun dance is a religious ceremony practiced by a number of Native American and First Nations Peoples, primarily those of the Plains Nations. Each tribe that has some type of sun dance ceremony has their own distinct practices and … Continue reading →

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