#Indian

The Plains Buffalo Culture

My mother dedicated her life to teaching. Not just teaching, but reaching out to those left behind in America’s broad educational...

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Our People Have Their Heroes Too

Heroes come in all kinds of packages. In fact, many heroes are not even recognized – least of all during their own lifetimes. But...

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The Story of Sitting Bull’s Bones

The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota was in the headlines last fall and winter because of Native American demonstrations...

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Sherman Alexie

When I fall in love with an author – which I do with some regularity – it is passionately, deeply, obsessively. I set out immediately to...

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Circling the Wagons

At a recent history conference I learned – among other things – that the stereotypical movie depiction of circling the wagons against an...

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Black Hills Pow Wow

October is pow wow time here in the Black Hills. One of the largest annual pow wows in the country is staged right here in Rapid City the...

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