Supported by recent research conducted by Indiana University associate scientist Ed Herrmann and his team, the Tenskwatawa corn was placed at Angel Mounds. It will likely be at its peak when the ...

The eruption of Mount St. Helens was one of the most impactful in history. But there are people who have lived alongside the ...

The scalpthe removal of the scalp of the enemy is one of the most iconic and controversial practices associated with ...

In the vast and diverse landscapes of North America, where the land whispers the secrets of ancient wisdom and the skies are painted with the dreams of ancestors, there exists a profound connection ...

Understanding the profound symbolism of the buffalo requires ... of the importance of prayer and respect. In Native American spirituality, the buffalo is often seen as an intermediary between the ...

The perfection of the American ... part to the spiritual necessities would cause the Great Spirit to withhold this gift. The buffalo, thus, was, to them, very much a religious symbol.

Masking was seen as a way to pay homage to the Native ... out African spirituality in favor of Roman Catholicism. Masking culture incorporates everything from Yoruba spiritual symbols to Ghanaian ...

(AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) The Native American Church is considered ... peyote plant is viewed as God’s spirit, Red Cloud said. “Once we eat it, the sacredness of the medicine is inside of us and it ...

[NARRATOR] THE NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOL ERA IS A DARK ... [NARRATOR] If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have made me so in the first place." ...

For more than 100 years, the museum’s sole adornment at its Huntington Avenue front door has been “Appeal to the Great Spirit ... of sympathy for a Native American population that, after ...