Native American Culture

Your Choctaw ancestors may have been forced from the Mississippi and Georgia area and sent west under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, or they may have been among the few who stayed in the...

The Choctaw are one of the oldest of all American ethnic groups, living in the Mississippi area for an estimated 6,000 years. Research of a Choctaw family can unearth a rich record or run into a...

Since the Stone Age, people have had to make their own foot coverings to protect the skin on the feet and for warmth. Many of these shoes or boots were crafted from animal hides, and in some...

For the Native American, no matter what tribe, the most sacred thing was Mother Earth. Without the earth as their mother, no tribe would have had food or shelter. Reverence for Mother Earth and...

Native American children who are adopted because of abuse or neglect in their backgrounds have special rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA. To help these children preserve their...

This is a child friendly craft, it's simple. t can be fun for everyone and leave you with a Native American experience and a cute dream catcher to hang at you bed-side.

I recommend that you seek out a Native American Elder to learn more about this very sacred ceremony.

A vision quest is a rite of passage practiced in Native American and other cultures. A person on a vision quest is a seeker of truth and that truth is spiritual truth. In the Native American...

In this article you will learn about the basics of flintnapping(the process of making stone arrowheads by hand).

Some Native American legends suggest that we choose spirit guides before we are born to help us through the trials we will face in life or show us the paths we need to follow. You can tap the...

The term shamanism, while not actually used in Native American cultures, describes a system of beliefs that involve communication with the spirit world. Native American culture believes that a...

Vision quests can help us to strengthen our hearts and minds and change our perceptions of the world; however, they are not for everyone. The experiences of a vision quest can not be guaranteed,...

Native Americans of the Great Plains decorated nearly everything they wore. Perhaps their most prized possessions displayed their talent for intricate beadwork, such as their beadwork headbands....

Of the over 500 Native American tribes recognized in the U.S., the Cherokee Nation has the largest membership. When the Europeans arrived in North America, the Cherokee people inhabited a large...

Brightly colored ribbons or yarn fringes drape the Native American Grass Dancer. The Grass Dance originated as a ceremonial dance by the men of northern Plains tribes. Over the years, different...

Listen for musical jingling at a pow wow and you've found the Jingle Dance. Legend says that this women's dance started as a healing dance. Women wearing jingle dresses took sideways steps around...

A teepee is the most well known movable home. It provides ample room and doesn't get blown away by strong winds. The greatest part about a teepee is that you can burn a fire inside of it because...