Echo-Hawk Indians estimate that there are over 600,000 Indian remains in private and public collections. They feel that displaying Indian remains disrupts the spirits of those who have died. Dan Wildcat feels that it is important to respect Indian culture, values, and religious beliefs. Twenty-two …
Discussion on how villagers from Wakpala and Little Eagle feel that their tribe leaders of Standing Rock are now failing them. George Bald Eagle who is serving six years in Federal Prison has dealt with the swings of American Indian policy and tribal government. Standing …
Federal Aid has backfired on Indian Reservations. Tractors loaded with food traveled to many villages to hand out food marked "not to be sold or exchanged". Freland Dog Skin and Delbert Cloud two unemployed tribal members were some of the people picking up these commodities; …
Shift from Tribal Government to Federal Government. Elected Tribal leaders were running a government plagued by nepotism, incompetence, and petty corruption. TERO program explains why the Indian Government of Standing Rock has failed to reduce poverty and dependence. The idea was to tax outside companies …
Lysol drinking is the most recent example of alcoholism amongst the Lakota tribe. Between 20 percent to 50 percent of the adults living in Standing Rock are alcoholics. 2/3 of crimes and hospitalizations are alcohol-related.
George Bald Eagle remarried and had 4 children, he got a job as a medical technician, and his job was part of a program created to get people off of welfare. He ended up buying a two-bedroom house that did not have electricity or running …
George Bald Eagles's half-brother John LaFramboise persuaded Bald Eagle into drinking Vodka with him. When George's wife found her husband drunk she stormed out of the house in anger; leaving her five children under Bald Eagles' care. Passbyeres recalled that he reeked of alcohol and …
The Cherokee Nation is the second-largest Indian tribe in the country. Elizabeth Bird is a full-blooded Cherokee who feels that it is important to retain traditional values and spread cultural understanding. Bird is a leader in 'Youth 2000' which is a program to help American …
Audra Smoke as 1988 Miss Cherokee. She won the talent portion of the Miss Cherokee competition by playing the flute, she acts as a young role model to the youth of the Cherokee Nation. She says her role model is her Chief. She wants to …
A drawing that depicts white settlers and Indians celebrating the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth, in 1621. Below the drawing, it says that" When red men and white men feasted together".
A magazine advertisement of a TBS production called " The Native Americans". It is a three-part world premiere event that starts on October 10th at 8:05 PM/ET. There is a painting of an Indian man with the words Hear our Story. The painting is signed …
Cherokee Nation events and their location along with who they can contact for more information. Some of the events include softball, Miss Cherokee Pageant, golf tournament, tennis tournament, rodeos, etc. There is also 3 black and white images on the page. One shows a softball …
Through the Cherokee Nations Johnson-O'Malley Program, two Cherokee Youths are participating in a Russian exchange program this summer. The program is to help students understand political, cultural, and economic factors that shape the world around us. The two Cherokee youths will visit 30 cities, a …
There are three photographs in total. Two photographs show the Cherokee Nation Indian Adult Education presenting diplomas to 66 GED graduates. Their diplomas were presented to the graduates by principal chief Wilma Mankiller. Ms. Linda Skinner was the guest speaker. Skinner is the director of …
Another newspaper clipping that gives the time and place of events, some of those events include Little Miss and Mr. Cherokee Preliminaries. There are also 3 photographs beside the list of events. Picture of Chief Mankiller's State of Nation Address, Miss Cherokee Audra Smoke, and …
President Reagan told a group of Moscow University Students that," The American Government 'humored' American Indian People by putting them on reservations rather than integrating them with the rest of society". Many American Indians were forcefully removed from their homeland due to federal policy that …
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller are to be featured in two national magazines. The magazines in which they will be featured is Readers Digest and The Philip Morris Magazine.
Tribal Members of the Cherokee Nation that are living in New Mexico have been holding meetings in Albuquerque and have formed a new organization called "Cherokees of New Mexico". Bob Leach a former Stilwell member is the leader of this new group. Leach has held …
Before the Civil War, there was a conflict between the white European settlers and the red-skinned Natives. Multiple battles took place over the course of 50 years. These battles resulted in the Shawnee Indians and other tribes almost being destroyed. Indians were forced to give …
Missouri town located on the eastern side of Lake Jacomo has been trying to preserve the way of life in America. The State of Missouri became apart of the Union in 1821. In Missouri town, there are buildings that were influenced by immigration from New …
Due to drought and the banks turning their back on the farms, Oklahomans left for California. Some landed new jobs once they arrived, but others suffered from hunger and poverty. After 50 years some Oklahomans decided to come home.
Previous Oklahoma Natives who swore they would never move back have changed their minds. When the Oklahomans moved west they were faced with discrimination and hostility from the Native Californians.
There is a Mound State Monument located in Alabama. The mounds were created by Mississippian Indians. These mounds are located in the Black Warrior Valley. There is a village that overlooks the Black Warrior River. There are 20 mounds that range in height, some of …