American Indian Cradles and Cradleboards The vast majority of American Indian baby carriers were made of hide and cloth, or woven from woody stems and shoots. These are referred to simply as “cradles” and “cradle baskets.” While the term “cradle” better encompasses the variety present in Native carrier construction, it

Elouise Pepion Cobell: Banker-Warrior September 23, 20141946-2014, Activism, Biography, Discrimination, Native American, Politics, TrailblazersBlackfeet, Elouise Cobell, Montana, WomenWHM                                                                                    In 1996, banker Elouise Cobell became the lead plaintiff in a class action suit, demanding back payment and better accounting on Individual Indian Money Accounts managed by the BIA. Thirteen years later, the federal government settled for .4 billion, the

Aug 2, 2018 | Native Hope Article The rise of the statue of dignity Dignity of Earth and Sky, a 50-foot stainless steel statue, is a testament to this changing tide. The statue depicts of a Lakota wiyan (woman) draped in a star quilt, overlooking the Missouri River in Chamberlain,

Uses for SweetgrassSweetgrass is the hair of our Mother;separately, each strand is not as strongas the strands are when braided together.~ quote by Mary Ritchie About Sweetgrass Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) has a sweet, long-lasting aroma that is even stronger when the grass has been harvested and dried and is then

Silent Epidemic: The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIW/MMIP) “We are not just statistics. We are daughters, sons, mothers, brothers, aunties. We are sacred.” A National Crisis, Felt Deeply in Arkansas Across the United States, Native communities are facing a devastating and often invisible crisis: the

ByHolly Wright, National Park Enthusiaston May. 26, 2019 Through the lens of Anishinaabe belief and practice, the beauty of native spring wildflower and plant species goes far beyond their blossoms. “Our native landscape is our home… It speaks of the distant past and carries our life into tomorrow.” – Jens Jensen (1860-1951) By Holly

National parks are often celebrated as “America’s best idea,” but for Indigenous peoples, they represent a complex history of displacement, cultural erasure, and, more recently, a movement toward restoring Native stewardship. This article explores the historical context of national parks on tribal lands, the Indigenous love for these sacred places,

( View the article at https://www.aicago.org/?p=788) Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM. E.S.T. marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and fall in the South. Even though our clocks are set to different time zones, this moment happens at the same time across the globe. The sun

https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2020/0925/Native-American-women-shape-how-museums-frame-Indigenous-culture                                        Lily Gladstone (Piegan Blackfeet and Nez Perce) Lily Gladstone is an actor who rose to fame for her performance in Scorsese’s crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon. She portrayed an Osage woman who survived a series of murders after oil was found on Osage land. She

Born: March 3, 1840 in the Wallowa Valley, Oregon Died: September 21, 1904 at the Colville Indian Reservation, Washington Chief Joseph himself is represented in Joseph Oregon with a larger-than-life bronze sculpture by Georgia Bunn in front of the Joseph Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center on Main Street. Chief Joseph