Mission Statement: The Métis tribe has many goals and aspirations within their mission. These include promoting and instilling pride in the history and culture of the Métis people, educating members with respect to their legal, political, social and other rights, promoting the participation and representation of the Métis people in key political and economic bodies and organizations, promoting political, legal, social and economic interests and rights of its members, and providing responsible and accountable governance on behalf of the Manitoba Métis community using the constitutional authorities delegated by its members.…
Squanto was an Indian who lived during the time of the colonization of America. His official name being, Tisquantum, he was part of the Pawtuxet tribe before he was kidnapped along with several other Indians and transported to Spain. He was eventually rescued by friars and managed to find his way to England. He was then employed by John Slaney, a world explorer, and was sent on a voyage to newfoundland where he met Thomas Dermer. Later, he returned to America with Thomas and went to find his tribe once again. With the colonization of the English came the illnesses and diseases which impacted Squanto’s tribe harshly, wiping them out completely. Squanto was eventually taken captive by the Wampanoag, a nearby tribe. As the pilgrims arrived, weary…
Who were the Timucua? What did they do? Where did they live? These may be some…
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is trying to build a multi-million dollar mega-casino in Clark Country where some tribal members are challenging their own leaders’ right to run the project of the new casino. This brings us to a major question of, which policy should the Cowlitz Indian tribe adopt in determining who is a full member of their tribe? After analysis data we discovered that this policy will ultimately determine who has a right to become a director of the proposed casino, who has a right to a share of any projected casino profits, and who is entitled to other benefits of tribal membership. This became a very important problem because the blood quantum ultimately determine who will be entitled to share any future casino proceeds and other tribal benefits such as subsidized housing or monetary compensation. It could also help determine who is eligible to be a tribal council member, which is central to this case as they are the ones who will likely direct the operations of the new multi-million dollar casino.…
The legend of the famous Devils Tower in Wyoming, according to the Sioux tribes of the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, tells a vivid story of young boys, and how this tower helped them to escape the grasps of a gigantic grizzly bear. The Rosebud Indian Reservation is federally recognized as the Sicangu Oyate tribe, or the Sicangu Lakota, which is a more specific group within the Lakota tribe. (Rose, “About the Sicangu Oyate”) They say a group of young boys wandered off playing with their toys and end up getting lost in the prairie. They tried to find their way home, and walked for three days with still no luck. On the fourth day, they came face to face with Mato the bear. This bear was the largest grizzly bear around, and he had…
The Goshutes are a Native American tribe that has been around for centuries. They lived on the northern side of Utah in the smoldering hot desert. Their name originated from white explorers. They called themselves the Kusiutta. As they lived in Utah they hunted small animals and fished in many…
The Kickapoo Indians, roughly meaning, “He who moves about, standing now here, now there,” spent centuries of time wandering the land of North America. Algonquin, the language from which the Kickapoo speak, have taken their name from the Algonquin words Kiwegapaw or Kiwigapawa. Today, the recognized tribes are the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, the traditional Tribe in Texas, the Kansas Kickapoo Tribe, and also, The Mexican Kickapoo Tribe. Their population of 3,000 people in 1759 has grown to be almost 600 more members by the year 1990 in the United States (Malinowski, Sheets 88). It seems, the Kickapoo people were not as well known or respected as other tribes today, and unfortunately, were kicked around by not only the Europeans, but also, other Indian tribes. Although the Kickapoo are a lesser known tribe, their traditional ceremonies and way of life are fascinating.…
They grew corn, beans, squash and melons. They hunted and ate Kaibab squirrels, black tailed jack rabbits, small pigs, peccary, horses, buffalo and sheep. They baked kneel down bread, Navajo cake, Navajo pancakes, blue “dumplings”, blue bread, hominy cookies, and squash blossoms stuffed with blue corn mush and pinon leaves. They also steamed and roasted corn. They harvested wild fruits and vegetables such as pinon nuts, corn silk, wild berries, wild onion, Navajo spinach (bee weed and pig weed), wolf “berry”, wax currant, sumac grapes, juniper oranges, yucca bananas, and Navajo tea (telesperma). They also traded for deer, squash seeds, tumble mustard seeds, pinto beans, goat, goat milk, and goat cheese. In special occasions they would have wild edible clay, wild potatoes, mimosa, sagebrush, and juniper…
The Quileute are a Native American people in western Washington state, in the United States, currently numbering approximately 2000. The Tribe is located in La Push on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The Quileute Tribe has lived and hunted in this area for thousands of years. Although the village of La Push is only about one-square mile, the tribe’s original territory stretched along the shores of the Pacific from the glaciers of Mount Olympus to the rivers of rain forests.…
After realizing “Nacirema” is American spelled backwards, it becomes evident that Miner is criticizing American culture. He describes the “tribes” behavior with a focus on changing personal appearance and magic-based rituals. Everybody goes to the “Latipso” to see “medicine-men” when they are sick and often are given potions or end up dead. This is like a looking glass into American culture. In our culture, there is a huge focus on physical features, but we don’t pray to fix it. Instead we take vitamins, apply make up, shave and wear nice clothes. Oftentimes when we are sick, hospital visits result in doctors writing prescriptions or performing surgery. We usually don’t know what the pills do for us, but are told it will correct the ailment and invest a lot of trust into the doctors no matter what.…
Oklahoma and most settled on the Colville reservation in North Central Washington. Chief Joseph, White Bird and Looking glass were all exiled for 8 years, All the way up until 1885 when they were finally allowed to return home to the Pacific Northwest.…
ice age caused the gap to freeze over. They came from Asia by following herds…
Did you know that the Shawnee Indian tribe is a fascinating tribe? I recently have learned that they are nomads. Nomads are people who travel instead of settling in one place. Southern Ohio, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania were a couple of states they once lived in. Until around 1660 Iroquois drove out the tribe to southern Carolina, Tennessee’s Cumberland basin, eastern Pennsylvania, and southern Illinois. They had tried to return, but again they were forced to leave by American settlers. The settlers pushed them first to Missouri and then to Kansas, but the Shawnee people settled in Oklahoma after the Civil War.…
The American Indians are among the best known of all Native Americans. These Indians played a significant role in shaping the history of the West. Some of the more noteworthy Plains Indians were Big Foot, Black Kettle, and Crazy Horse.…
The American Plains Indians are among the best known of all Native Americans. There Indians played a significant role in shaping the history of the West. Some of the more noteworthy Plains Indians were Big Foot, Black Kettle, Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and Spotted Tail.…