Illinois - Native American, French, American: A Paleo-Indian culture existed in southern Illinois from about 8000 bc. The Mississippian people, whose religious centre was at Cahokia in southwestern Illinois, constituted probably the largest pre-Columbian
- Oak Flat, a piece of national forest land in central Arizona, is at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both consider it important for their future. Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of international mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP, wants...
Deb Haaland is an American public official serving as U.S. secretary of the interior (2021– ) in the administration of U.S. Pres. Joe Biden.
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW American Indian Law Scientist Directory of Tribes - in the Lower 48 The Aboriginal Law and Legislation The Indian Child Welfare Act Links Senator Daniel K. Inouye Home Page U.S. Department of Interior U.S. Department of Interior - email addressesTreaty of Prairie...
thankfulness ceremonies; court cases involving peyote use, court cases involving prison rights, court cases involving religious practices, court cases involving sacred objects and sacred sites; feasts; legislation; mission organizations active among American Indians; Native American Christian leaders by denomi...
The legislation did not specify a specific variety of violet but, according to the Illinois State Museum, the dooryard or common violet (Viola sororia) is the most common species in the state and was probably the intended "native violet" of Senator Jackson's Bill. InState Names, Flags, Seal...
American bisonThree American bison (Bison bison) in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, western North Dakota, U.S. Roosevelt first visited the area in 1883, when the frontier was fast disappearing. That same year he joined with several men as partners in an open-range cattle ranch, theMaltese ...