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Other displays in this center focus on settlers moving west as part of their “Manifest Destiny.” This 19th century belief stated that American settlers were destined by God to claim lands across North America. Itspurposewas “to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the...
Another symbol commonly seen on pendants is an animal, such as a bear, with a heartline. This symbol can represent the life force of animals or show how one's heart is strong like a bear. It can also honor an animal for its sacrifice or wish for a good hunt. Places can also be sy...
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Many Native American cultures regarded bears as close relatives of people or as people wearing bear coats. A myth from the Northwest Coast region tells of Rhpisunt, a chief's daughter who met two young men while gathering berries. She went with them to the home of the bear chief and ...
complete with the name, was influenced by the echoing cultural memory of the case.) White’s fellow agents hover around the county undercover, with one posing as an insurance agent who writes policies for Hale, another a Native American, John Wren (Tatanka Means), who makes connections aroun...
In 1920, Clark Wissler, in his bookNorth American Indians Of The Plains, briefly described some of the religious concepts of thePlains tribes. (Excerpt is edited and not verbatim.) “To most of us, the mention of religion brings to mind notions of God, a supreme over ruler, and decidedly...
just above our heads, hovered several black and white images of goggle-eyed, limbless and trapezoidal-shaped figures which seemingly bear unmistakable connections with Tlaloc, the goggle-eyed Mesoamerican god of storm and rains. The figures stared down at us as if we had intruded into an alien ...
stepped outside the shell. Bird took flight immediately. After that, other animals emerged in different sequences: Bear, Deer, Snake, Frog, Otter. There were thousands of others, so many that no one besides the Creator could even begin to count them all. All went out to seek their proper...
My name is Wyomee, and I am a senior pursuing my Bachelors in American Indian Studies. I am Diné coming all the way from Crystal, NM; but I reside in Thoreau, NM. I am passionate about being creative, whether it’d be with my words orContinue Reading ...