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Native American History

The Last of Her Breed -- Elbys Onea Naiche Hugar

Jay Tavare | Posted 09.15.2012 | Impact
Read More: Apache, Native Americans, Mescalero, Native American, New Mexico, Native American History, American History, Cochise, Tears of a Shaman, Elbys Hugar, American Indian, Naiche, Impact News
Jay Tavare

Elbys Onea Naiche Hugar was the last of her breed. In her crackling sweet voice that commanded attention, she told me that she was the last of her generation. All of her close family members had passed away, so she was the only one left.

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A Disastrous Flood that Brought Out the Best and the Worst in People

Tim Giago | Posted 08.10.2012 | Politics
Read More: Rapid City Flood of 1972, American Indian Movement, Floods, Rapid Creek Flood, Native Americans, Racism, Rapid City, Native American History, Politics News
Tim Giago

238 people lost their lives that night, many of them Native Americans by reason of geography: most of them lived in what is now called the flood plain along the banks of Rapid Creek.

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The Buffalo In The Room: A Reflection For Native American Heritage Month

Alison Owings | Posted 01.02.2012 | Religion
Read More: Native American Reservations, American History, Thanksgiving, Indian Voices, Native Americans, Thanksgiving and Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Trail of Tears, Native American History, Native American Heritage Month, American Identity, Religion News
Alison Owings

As we, the American public, hack through thickets of politically enhanced blogoshere-distributed demonstrations and debates about who we are, most of us overlook one factor: We started out as trespassers.

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A Day To Give Thanks Is Part Of Native American Tradition

Tim Giago | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Native Americans, Thanksgiving History, Thanksgiving in America, Native Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving, History of Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Native American Rights, Native American History, Thanksgiving 2010, Healthy Living News
Tim Giago

By now I believe most Americans understand that the creative stories surrounding the first Thanksgiving are, for the most part, a myth.

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