Gentius (Ancient Greek: Γένθιος, "Génthios"; fl. 181–168 BC) was a king of the Ardiaei, a powerful tribe in Illyria. He ruled in 181–168 BC, being the last Ardiaei ruler. His name appears to derive from PIE *g'en- "to beget", cognate to Latin gens, gentis ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the story “The Song of Hiawatha” loosely based on an actual Native American. Though very little is known of the historical events in which Hiawatha was a part, he was a great peacemaker and spiritual guide of the Onondaga tribe of North American Indians, to...
member Raphael Saadiq, A Tribe Called Quest DJ and producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad and D'Angelo. However, D'Angelo backed out of the group due to scheduling conflicts. After D'Angelo backed out Raphael came up with the idea of adding Dawn Robinson (of En Vogue) to the group. They released...
Chief Ouray Ouray (Arrow) (c. 1833-August 24, 1880) was a Native American chief of the Uncompahgre band of the Ute tribe, then located in western Colorado. Ouray was born in what is now New Mexico. Because of his leadership ability, Ouray was also acknowledged by the United States gover...
The name comes from the Algonquin Native American tribe wordMannette, translated as "Spirit Water" or "Demon Water." The Dutch referred to the creek asMintje Kill, which translates approximately to "little tiny stream." The creek was filled in during the mid-19th century, but a trickle of...
In 1867, Muybridge began his photography career by taking pictures of Yosemite National Park and other natural landscape features. He also traveled to Alaska so he could photograph the Tlingit tribe of Native Americans. While in San Francisco during the early 1870s, he also photographed the cons...
massacres by Indians or the Spanish, enslavement, starvation, cannibalism, and failed attempts to return to England. In 2018, however, National Geographic reported on compelling research that revealed the most likely scenario: The desperate colonists assimilated into a local Native American tribe. ...
filled with tips, techniques, and insights that both educate and demonstrate the steps to creating authentic and beautiful scrimshaw. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 449 total. The American whaling fleet, based on the East Coast, operated hundreds of ships in ...
St. Brigid shares similarities to the ancient Celtic Goddess Brigit of the mythological tribe Tuatha de Danann. Brigit was the Celtic Goddess of Fire and Light, known for her generosity. She was part of the Tuatha de Danann, a race of supernatural deities. In Irish mythology, the Saint and...