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November is National American Indian AND Alaska Native Heritage Month.
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Prayers for those who have given their lives fighting for freedom. Prayers and sincerest condolences to the families of these brave heros, who will never be forgotten! God speed to those who continue to sacrafice, and thank you!!!
— Nancy Thomas, Keeper of “the People’s Paths!”
“Aniyosgi Dotsigusdaa. ~ Unelanvhi Wigadoligi Ama Ayetli.”
We support our warriors! ~ God Bless America!
3rd Annual Native American Intertribal Cultural Festival
December 2nd-3rd 2017 10am - 7pm RedHawk Ranch 4110 C.R. 579 S. WIMAUMA FL, 33598 813-997-9639...
2017 Thundering Spirit Pow Wow – March 3 – 5, 2017
The People’s Paths
- Cherokee News Resources – general links
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- Cherokee Legal Archives – concerning the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
- Native American News Links – links to news articles
- Indian Gaming News & Links – list of casinos, regulatory information, news
- NAIIP News – North American Indian & Indigenous People’s News
— NAIIP General Articles
— Black Mountain / Black Mesa Articles, Land Dispute
- Political & Legal Issues – posts of historical political and legal events
- Literature, Stories, Poems – read posts of stories, legends, and poems
About
This Internet site was created in the hope that all people, no matter what their own culture, may be able to find a bit of information that might be helpful in the understanding of American Indian Culture and other Native Cultures from all over our Mother which is called Earth!
Native People’s Cultures are as diverse as nature, but with good reason! Nature is our teacher and guide for walking the path of life! The Native Cultures teach that it is the human species responsibility to take care of our Mother! Only appreciation is asked, for what she gives us, in return for her care!
Progress is a wonderful thing! If we can keep some of the beliefs from the First People’s Cultures, that are alive and well, incorporated with the technology that leads to progress, it may help all peoples to live in a more harmonious world not only with Nature but with each other as well!
It is time to Celebrate and Appreciate the Diversity in the Human Species as we do in Nature! The rose is beautiful, but how long would its beauty be appreciated if it was the only species of flower we had to enjoy! It does not matter what name the Creator goes by or if you believe in one, many or none at all! The experience of a storm, rainbow, or just the sun rising and setting tells us there is a much Greater Power that speaks to all cultures and this Power that we call Nature survives because of diversity!
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North American Indian Recipes
Cherokee Word List A
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "A" Abandon - Diyohisdi Abandoned - Duyosvgi Abase - Eladi igvnododi Abasement - Eladi nanvenehv Abate - Adadisvsedi Abated - Unadadisvselv Abatement - Anadadisvsehv Abator - Adadisvsehi Abdicate - Usulagotsvgi...
Cherokee Word List F
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "F" Fable - Kanohesgi Fabricate - Galosvsdodi Face - Ukadv Faces - Dunakadv Facilities - Gvtanidasdi Fact - Yadvna udohiyu Faction - Dunadatlugv Factor - Ganotlvgi nugvwiyusv Factories - Gohusdi unotlvdi Factory -...
Ancient Cherokee Marriage Tradition
Cherokee Culture Notes Edited and Revised: August 27, 2000 Fact Sheet Author Unknown Edited by: Wendell Cochran, Tahlequah, OK Ancient Cherokee Marriage Tradition When a young man wished to marry a Cherokee woman, he consulted her parents, whose consent was necessary....
Cherokee Word List N
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "N" Nab - Adaniyvdi Nag - Adalisganosedi Nail - Yvgi Naked - Uyelvha Named - Dagovgi Nameless - Nidudohvna Namely - Digovhi Names - Dunadov Naming - Dagosgv Nap - Tlega galvdi Napkin - Digisulidodi Narcotic -...
Cherokee Word List Q
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "Q" Quack - Kawonu nigawesgv Quail - Guque Quake - Alitelvhvsgv Qualified - Yeliquu iyadvnehi Qualify - Tsagadanilvtsv Qualities - Iga tsosda Quality - Iga osi Quandary - Udlasitvhi Quantities - Ugodidi Quantity -...
Cherokee Word List W
English to Cherokee ~ Words and Phrases Beginning with "W" Wabble - Atsoasedi Waddle - Squala alasgvdi Wade - Aduhinvsdi Wage - Adatlosgi Wages - Gegaguyvehv Wagon - Daqualelu Wail - Asgonasdi Waist - Udatlosdv Wait - Agatidisdi Waited - Ugatidvgi Waiter - Gasgilv...
The Cherokee Tear Dress Eyewitness Accounts
Part II: More information about the Cherokee Nation Official Tear Dress Information compiled & written by Wendell Cochran, Cherokee Master Craftsman and National Living Treasure in the Field of Traditional Clothing. An Interview with Marion Hagerstrand, daughter...
One Indian Boys Life Is Turned Around
Guest Column by Devery Fairbanks In the spring of 1982 I was fresh out of New Visions Treatment Center and staying at the American Indian Services (AIS) Men's Halfway House in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was my first time in treatment and I must say it helped turn my...
Why Won’t You Just Die?
Guest column by Deron Marquez These words seem to be on the minds of many folk. As Tribal Nations establish their rightful positions, many seek to quash their endeavors. I often write and speak about the infamous "them". This "them" is a variable that is often...
AFN Open Letter To The United Nations
Wachiya! Greetings! Bonjour! [Short traditional greeting in Cree] Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues May 13 2002, New York City, New York I am honoured to have the opportunity to address this historic occasion, the first meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum...
A Guide to Cherokee Confederate Military Units, 1861 – 1865
by Lars Gjertveit By the spring of 1861, Stand Watie (1806-1871), the leader of the southern faction of the Cherokee Nation, was a prosperous attorney and speaker of the nation’s National Council (the lower house of the Cherokee legislature). He owned a plantation and...
Snoqualmie Tribe needs your help!
The Snoqualmie Tribe is in Washington State They are an unrecognized tribe. When the Washington Tribes were herded on to reservations, the Snoqualmie people stayed near the Snoqualmie Falls. It has been their millenia old responsibility to care for their people's...
American Indian Organizations Minnesota
Violation Against Sacred Ceremony
Statement from Chief Arvol Looking Horse: I, Chief Arvol Looking Horse of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Nation would like to offer a statement concerning the violation against the Sacred Sundance Ceremony at Big Mountain, Arizona. The Sacred White Buffalo Calf Bundle...
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