Native American peoples developed a sophisticated plant-based medical system in the ten millennia before the European conquest of America. Although there were significant differences between the systems developed by the many native groups, about which many fine works have been written, there were also ...
This slow-growing shrub thrives in the understory, preferring heavier shade in areas with hot summers. Pinxterbloom tolerates full sun in cooler climates with adequate soil moisture. It grows naturally in moist woodlands, near swamps, and in open areasfrom Massachusetts to South Carolina. ...
By this time the great “surrounds” of the past were over and I can imagine that the desire to preserve at least a few of these animals, so necessary and so sacred to the Indian people, was strong. The group headed northwest from the Cheyenne River and was gone for many months and ...
"Over the last three decades, the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs has assisted in the determination of eligibility of Native Americans living in Massachusetts for tuition credits (formerly known as the tuition waiver) at state colleges and universities." ...
Disturbance frequently is implicated in the spread of invasive exotic plants. Disturbances may be broadly categorized as endogenous (e.g., digging by fossorial animals) or exogenous (e.g., construction and maintenance of roads and trails), just as weedy species may be native or exotic in ...
When the English language arrived in North American, the land was already home to hundreds of languages. Here are some words English borrowed along the way.
Signed into law by President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) in May of 1830, the Indian Removal Act gave the president the authority to take land from Native Americans within existing state borders and grant them unsettled western land in exchange. The policy resulted in the forcible re...
Five centuries before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, indigenous North Americans had already built a vast urban center on the banks of the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today. This is the story of North America's larges... FE Hoxie,BW Young,ML Fowler - 《Michigan Historica...
As a food sovereignty advocate, know the plants and animals and medicines that come from the place you supposedly came from? For me, when I began reconnecting when I was a teenager, one of the first things I needed to know was what lands I came from. I needed to visit with them, ...
Colorado has a variety of natural biomes and has four national parks to protect these biomes and species. There are both forested mountains and deserts in the state.Answer and Explanation: Yes, wolves are considered native animals to Colorado. However, they were eradicated in the 1940s, with ...