Showing posts with label American Institute of Indian Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Institute of Indian Studies. Show all posts

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Every Native tribe in USA named (22 mins)


(Discover America) Every Indigenous Native American tribe named in 22 minutes

The U.S. genocide of 100,000,000 (one hundred million) decimated the Indigenous population of the people's land for people with land but wanting another different one. Welcome, "Pilgrims" (Occupiers), "Settlers" (invaders), friends and comrades against other European occupiers and exploiters from England and France and Spain.

Friday, July 31, 2026

DNA reveals truth about Native Americans


Chief Quanah Parker. Kwahadi
(BE) The Comanche (Shoshone) were never what we were taught -- ancient DNA evidence finally reveals

The Comanche (/kəˈmæntʃi/) or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ("the people" [3]), are an Indigenous or Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States of America.

Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in Lawton, Oklahoma [4].

The Comanche language is a Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family. Originally, it was a Shoshoni dialect, it is thought, but it diverged and became a separate language [5].


Comanche meeting U.S. dragoons, 1834
The Comanche were allegedly once part of the Shoshone people of the Great Basin [6]. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Spanish and later Mexican colonists called the Comanche domain Comanchería. Some historians call it an empire.

The Comanche lived in present-day northwestern Texas and adjacent areas in eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, and western Oklahoma, where they practiced a nomadic horse culture... More

Friday, November 7, 2025

It's Native American Heritage Month

Native Americans dancing used to be so beautiful in full regalia. Now we party nearly naked:

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White Indigenous tribes of Scandinavia (Sami)
Tell us more about Native American Heritage Month. National Native American Heritage Month celebrates the culture, contributions, and heritage of Indigenous populations called Native Americans or American-Indians.

In 1990 Pres. George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 “National American Indian Heritage Month.”

Decolonize Your Diet (vegan recipes)
Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including “Native American Heritage Month” and “National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month”) have been issued each year since 1994.

This month is a time to educate the public about Native American tribes, raise a general awareness about the unique challenges the Indigenous (First Nations) have faced, and to illuminate the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.
Native American Food Sovereignty

Progressive plant based Native eating
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join the Los Angeles County Public Library in highlighting how Native communities are taking control over their food sources and production by revitalizing traditional, healthy [predominantly vegan], and localized food sources.

In this hands-on workshop, learn how to start a Salvia columbariae plant and explore its cultural uses among various Native groups. This event has multiple dates and locations throughout November. View events list below to find the program at the nearest location.
The Americas are home to many tribes

Tongva (Kizh) Cultural Classes
Main Altadena Library, burn scar, Los Angeles County
Altadena Library District
On Nov. 1st, 2025, we learned to make Cloth Medicine Bags with Councilwoman Neminski and Councilwoman Murillo of the Gabrielino/Tongva (Kizh) Nation, who taught the workshop for ages 10 and up.

Beaded Wire Wrap Bracelets Workshop
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2:00-4:00 pm: Councilwomen of the Gabrielino/Tongva (Kizh) Nation teach class for ages 8 and up.

Pine Needle Basket Medallion
Saturday, Nov. 12, 2:00-4:00 pm: Councilwomen teach class for ages 8 and up.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

20 Indigenous/Native American sayings


You can lead a horse to water, but keep it clean.
Is timeless wisdom (prajna) limited to the historical Buddha? There are, in fact, many sources of profound insight and knowledge, much of it coming from this occupied land of the settler colonial project we call the USA. The Indigenous inhabitants kept harmony and balance for more than 10,000 years, and we would do well to learn their lessons of sustainability and preservation. Many Buddhist sayings are collected in the Dhammapada.

India should reclaim Buddhism to build power
The Dhammapada
is the best known and most widely esteemed text in the Pali language collection, the sacred scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. The work is included in the Minor Collection of the Sutra Basket, but its popularity has raised it far above the place it occupies in the texts to the ranks of a world religious classic. Composed in the ancient Pali language spoken by the Buddha, this slim anthology of verses constitutes a perfect compendium of the Buddha's teaching, comprising between its covers all the essential principles elaborated at length in the 40-odd volumes of the Pali canon. According to the Theravada Buddhist tradition, each verse in the Dhammapada was originally spoken by the Buddha in response to a particular event or episode. Accounts of these, along with an explanation of the verses, are preserved in the classic commentary to the work, compiled by the great Buddhaghosa in the fifth century C.E. on the basis or material going back to much more ancient times. The contents of the verses, however, transcend the limited and particular circumstances of their origin, reaching out through the ages to various types of people in all the diverse situations of life
1. "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."

This saying or proverb emphasizes the importance of stewardship for [seven] future generations. It calls us to consider the legacy we leave behind [when we leave off using this planet and its resources].

Living with this mindset encourages sustainable practices and a deep respect for nature. Reflecting on this, one might find inspiration to make conscious choices that protect the environment. It’s a reminder that our actions today will shape the world of tomorrow, urging us to be mindful custodians of our planet.

(Indigenous police have no right to arrest non-Navajos who commit crimes)

2. “All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls the children of the Earth.”

This proverb or traditional saying highlights the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. It teaches that every action has a ripple effect, influencing the broader ecosystem.

Understanding this connection fosters empathy and mindfulness, urging us to live in harmony with nature. It reminds us that our well-being is tied to the health of the planet.

Embracing this wisdom can guide us to make decisions that support ecological balance, promoting a sustainable future for ourselves and [seven] future generations.

3. “Walk lightly in the spring, and you will not disturb the summer.” More
  • Ella Brown; Montezuma Local News (video); Xochitl, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Saturday, November 30, 2024

No, you're not Cherokee: genealogist


NO! You are NOT Cherokee! History of the biggest myth in genealogy!
No one told Cher that the tribe is matrilineal, taking ancestry from the mother's side, but it's nice.

(Family Tree Nuts, History & Genealogy Service) Nov. 23, 2022 #nativeamerican #cherokee #indian No, you are NOT Cherokee. Your Great-Great Grandma was NOT full-blooded Cherokee, nor was she a Cherokee princess.

I know that I am going to make a ton of people mad here, and before the end of this story there are many of you that will think I’m completely crazy. But I don’t care. I’m going to tell it like it is.

As much as you may WANT it to be true or even fantasize that it is true, the facts are, millions of us have believed in a fallacy our whole lives. This video explains all of this.

Also, let me be perfectly clear for those that love to drop descriptive titles on people, I 100% respect the first peoples (Natives) of this continent. I respect their culture and traditions.

This video is not anti-Cherokee nor anti-Native. It is intended to shed some light on one of the most common myths in genealogy. No matter who your ancestors are, you should honor and celebrate them.

If I had a nickel… If I had a nickel for every time as a genealogist, when I’ve asked someone what their ethnic makeup was, he or she told me various European countries and then inevitably drop the word Cherokee.

It’s been a source of amusement for those in my circle. And when we hear this, we look at each other with an understanding of the inside joke. It’s almost always a person's great-great-grandmother who is the one who was “full-blooded Cherokee,” which is interesting. And I’ve got some reasons why it is that I’ll explain later in this video.

I have heard this myth in my own family, and I know several of them are going to be furious when they see this video. But the reality is, they need to know that we just don’t have any Cherokee in us, at least not anymore.

Why do so many folks think they have Cherokee blood? Where did this myth come from? Why is it so prevalent in the families in Appalachia? Why is it so prevalent in folks from the South? Why is it prevalent in many Black families as well? What other tribes besides Cherokee are thought to be inside so many of us?

There are many theories that give us insight into these questions, and in this video, we'll explain answers to all of them and provide you with a better understanding of yourself and your ancestors.

Check out a video similar to this one, "NO! You are NOT Irish!": • NO! You are NOT Irish! History of a b...

Check out the website: familytreenuts.org. Contact: info@familytreenuts.org. #cherokee #nativeamerican #indian. Join this channel to get access to perks: @familytreenutshistorygenealogy

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Ghost Dance (Native American religion)



Wovoka (Jack Wilson)
The Ghost Dance (Caddo Nanissáanah [1]) of 1890 is a ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems.

According to the millenarian teachings of the Northern Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka (renamed Jack Wilson), proper practice of the dance will reunite the living with spirits of the dead, bring the spirits to guard on their behalf, end European westward expansion, and bring peace, prosperity, and unity to Native American peoples throughout the region [2].

I intend to dance again to see the ancestors.
The basis for it is the circle dance, a traditional Native American dance [3, 4]. It was first practiced by the Nevada Northern Paiute in 1889. The practice swept throughout much of the Western United States, quickly reaching areas of California and Oklahoma. As it spread from its original source, different tribes synthesized selective aspects of the ritual with their own unique beliefs.


The Ghost Dance has been associated with Wovoka's prophecy of an end to colonial expansion while preaching goals of clean living, an honest life, and cross-cultural cooperation by Native Americans.


Practice of the movement was believed to have contributed to Lakota resistance to assimilation under the Dawes Act. The Lakota variation on the Ghost Dance tended towards millenarianism [5], an innovation that distinguished the Lakota interpretation from Jack Wilson's original teachings. The Caddo still practice the Ghost Dance today [6]. More
  • Eds., Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Native American Month continues

What does "Native" look like in the US of A?

Native American Heritage Month | Indigenous L.A.: Cultural Revitalization
[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM)] Nov. 18, 2020: The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County are proud to join the nationwide celebration of Native American Indian Heritage Month in November. During this month, and throughout the year, we share stories from past and present and recognize the thriving Native community of Los Angeles County. Join the conversation on social media by sharing your own stories about Native American history and culture by using #NHMLA and #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.

Los Angeles celebrates Indigenous’ Peoples Day before Columbus Day | VOA News
(Voice of America) VOA is funded in whole or in part by the American government. Oct. 14, 2024: Since 2019 the state of California officially celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of the federally recognized Columbus Day, which falls on every second Monday in October. VOA’s Genia Dulot visited the celebration at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, that drew around 2,000 people.

ABOUT: Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster [and a propaganda arm particularly during in times of war, which is all the time for the past 200 years of our history], providing news and information [and a goodly amount of disinformation when a desired outcome is aimed at] in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 236.8 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms. It is easily accessed via mobile phones and on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM and MW, and is carried on a network of approximately 3,000 affiliate stations. Since its creation in 1942, Voice of America has been committed to [psyops and misleading the American taxpayer and foreign enemies by] providing comprehensive coverage [and spin] of the news and telling audiences the truth [as the CIA, Pentagon, and White House wish the public to see and interpret it]. Through World War II, the Cold War, the fight against global terrorism, and the struggle for freedom around the globe today, VOA exemplifies the principles of a free press.

Monday, November 4, 2024

Oldest Native American footage ever

Oldest Native American footage ever
(Yestervid) Oct. 28, 2015: This is a rare, amazing, and heartfelt tribute to Native American tribes. This footage dates back to 1895 or 1894, with rare vintage audio recording of American Indian music.

This is forgotten American history and includes the oldest known clip of Native Americans on film, a clip of Sioux tribe members performing the "Buffalo Dance" at Thomas Edison's Black Maria Studio in New Jersey.

The "Ghost Dance" film was created on the same day, September 24, 1895. Other films featured include Hopi tribe members greeting TR and clips from the Chicago World's Fair of 1933.

It shows three Native American feature films: White Fawn's Devotion, The Invaders, and Last of the Mohicans. White Fawn's Devotion was the earliest film directed by a Native American, whose name was James Young Deer.

The old audio clip was recorded in 1895 by Alice Cunningham and Francis La Flesche. The dance song is "He'dewachi," and it is traditionally played at ceremonies that celebrate warriors.

Please enjoy and share! Philámayaye! (Lakota for "thank you"). See more great videos like this on the channel: Yestervid (yestervid.com), Facebook: yestervid, X/Twitter: yestervid.

Oldest Native American drumming video ever
 
(Afrodrumming) July 24, 2012: Old, rare footage of Native American drumming from 1894 in a tribute to our American Indian brothers and sisters.

Big thanks to all the musicians who provided their talents: The Hopi tribe of Arizona, Kerri Lake, Ephemeral Rift, and Kevin MacLeod.

For more on Afrodrumming, see: afrodrumming.com. The album African Drumming is available as a CD or for immediate download here: afrodrumming.com/store for all anyone needs to know about the djembe and African drumming.
  • Xochitl, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Friday, November 1, 2024

Nat'l American Indian Heritage Month


Don't let your yesterdays eat too much of today
November is National American Heritage Month in the US, aka Native American Heritage Month, which began in with Bush in 1990.

"The President [of the USA] has authorized and requested to call upon Federal, State and local Governments, groups and organizations and the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities."

The landmark bill tribal people represented a major step in establishing this celebration.

Kachina dolls of the Hopi tribe
That struggle began in 1976 when a Cherokee/Osage Indian named Jerry C. Elliott-High Eagle authored Native American Awareness Week legislation, the first historical week of recognition in the nation for Native peoples.

This led to Pres. Reagan in 1986 proclaiming November 23–30, 1986, as "American Indian Week" [1].

This commemorative month aims to provide a platform for Native people living in the United States of America to share their:
  • culture,
  • traditions,
  • music,
  • crafts,
  • dances,
  • and ways and concepts of life.
LA, what say you about the White Man's oppression?
It is meant to give Native people the opportunity to resuscitate their languages and spiritual practices, natural medicines and rituals to express to the community in cities, counties, and states so that officials become aware of their concerns. In this way solutions for building bridges of understanding and friendship in local areas can be fostered.

Indians of the Valley, Tataviam, have a center
Federal agencies are encouraged to provide educational programs for their employees regarding American Indian history, rights, culture, and contemporary issues to better assist people affiliated with surviving tribe in their jobs and for overall awareness. More

I have a vision

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Southern California, and Los Angeles in particular, has the highest concentration of Indigenous people in the country. Yet, we have no "reservation," no remainder of our land not stolen by treaty and war by the Federal government. There are, however, public lands.

What if those who wanted to revive the Old Ways, keep them alive as mixed with the modern, were to have a place to live as before? I imagine somewhere in the forest above the city, in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Angeles Forest and monument.

The invaders almost made us forget
What if Natives and allies could come together to fashion a better society within the society. Now we're all spoiled and do not want to relinquish the benefits of modernity. But we do not want to be deprived of our traditions, identities, and customs.

The knowledge, language, and culture taken from us can be restored. If everyone were given title and deed to a homestead on Catalina Island, it would soon be full, our own "Hawaiian kingdom" with a queen representing us. Soon all the Channel Islands would be full of canoes and catamarans, traversing the waters of Santa Monica Bay.

If elders guide us, we might all live in peace.
What if we could all receive secure housing within the county, no need to be placed on desolate land and isolated. What if Indians got recognition?

Los Angeles is Tongva (Kizh, Gabrieleno) land, and that could be to everyone's benefit. Even Bruce's Beach eventually got recognition. We'll have to assemble in community to find a consensus.
  • Xochitl, Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Biden apologizes for rape of Native kids


An admission of the slow genocide still in progress, carried out by the invading migrants and state oppressors of the U.S. Empire, formerly called Columbia (after a goddess, like a warship christened the Queen Mary or Mermaid Rider)? Thanks, Genocide Joe. This is not the first admission. It's not likely to be the last. Does it mean reparations are on the way? Will the original inhabitants be getting their land back or a deal like happened at Bruce's Beach in Los Angeles? No, probably not, huh? It would cost too much. Could you, might you, at least stop killing Native Americans from here on in? No, too much trouble to stop taking away kids through social worker seizures or protecting Indian females from abduction, disappearance, rape, and murder? Talking is nice, very nice, but if it only goes that far, keep it. Or tell the King of Canada about it and co-write speeches with him.
  • G-Joe Biden, deposed president and possible reanimated corpse; Xochitl, Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells, Pfc. Sandoval, COMMENTARY Wisdom Quarterly

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Indigenous Peoples' Day Party (10/19)

We're still here even after our language was made illegal to speak
and our sustainable way of life was destroyed to assimilate us.
Party: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, 11:00 am-4:00 pm, Jerry Moss Plaza, The Music Center, DTLA
"Native American Day" in Berkeley, California, became the first Indigenous Peoples Day.
We're here to conquer, so get in line and wait for welfare checks, and say, "Thank you, sir."
Native American foods on Indigenous Peoples' Day: Three Sisters of amaranth, beans, squash
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The Music Center presents: The Chapter House Indigenous Peoples' Day Party
Native American blended beauty (Fiiliia)
Celebrate Los Angeles’ Indigenous communities on October 19th, 2024, at Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center. FREE.

The Music Center’s programming arm, TMC Arts, in partnership with The Chapter House, create a space on two Saturdays in October for cultural affirmation and joy among the county’s Indigenous communities.

We were the guardians of this land.
The goal is to foster greater awareness, respect, and understanding of the ongoing cultural contributions of Indigenous people among Los Angeles County residents.

These events are by and for Indigenous Peoples. ALL are welcome to join in.

Coinciding with Grand Ave Arts: All Access, one of L.A.’s longest-running, FREE open house experiences for arts and culture exploration in Downtown Los Angeles, The Music Center will host a live drumming performance, live DJ sets, art workshops as well as the return of the marketplace — on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center.

Performances by:
Art Workshops:
Native American march (photo by Dulcey Lima)
  • Coloring with Blue Bird Flour design outlines with The Chapter House; block printing workshop with meztli projects; “Tovaa'ngar - Toongvey Tribal Ancestral Lands” workshop with Virginia Carmelo; Ethical Sage Harvesting workshop with Nolan Eskeets
Artwork by:
“All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans
21 myths about American Indians debunked
Authors Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker have 4.7 out of 5 stars with 380 ratings. This book is part of: Myths Made in America (a series of nine books).

This book unpacks the 21 most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans.

In this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations.

Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as:
  • The classic history explainer
    Columbus discovered America
  • “Thanksgiving proves the Indians welcomed Pilgrims”
  • “Indians were savage and warlike”
  • “Europeans brought civilization to backward Indians”
  • “The United States did not have a policy of genocide
  • “Sports mascots honor Native Americans”
  • “Most Indians are on government welfare”
  • “Indian casinos make them all rich”
  • “Indians are naturally predisposed to alcohol”
We set the record straight for everyone to know
Each chapter deftly shows how these myths are rooted in the fears and prejudice of invading European settlers and in the larger political agendas of a settler colonial state aimed at acquiring Indigenous land and tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance.

Accessibly written and revelatory, “All the Real Indians Died Off” challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history. More

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 (10/12-19)

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz said it best.
There comes a time when we must honor, rejoice, and celebrate the people who came before us, who were stewards of the land and its animals. That day is now called Indigenous Peoples' Day (second Monday each October) in the U.S., or at least parts of it.
An Inglorious Columbus (1885)
Many still cling to the biased past that held up genocidal crypto-Sephardic Jew (Spanish Converso), who was not an Italian. Not Italian? What was he then? He is buried in Spain; his grave was dug up, and his corpse was tested, showing that he was Spanish. As the discoverer of "America," though he only made it as far as the Caribbean and turned around, people are led to believe he was killing people up and down Mexico like a post-Columbian Conquistador.
Resist imperial colonialism Roman/Euro rule!
What did the Natives like so much about Nature?

Sunland-Tujunga (lacity.gov)
Those were the gold-seeking European missions that followed Columbus' report to Spain. He was An Inglorious Columbus:

Edward Payson Vining in 1885 documented that Buddhist Afghan and Chinese missionaries discovered the West Coast (Fusang) before Columbus. Leif Erikson was a European Viking who preceded Cristobal Columbus.



The Chinese call this fUSAng.
There is a well-founded legend of an Irish monk who made the voyage, taught the Indian tribes about governing in counties, and returned to Ireland. Fifty thousand years ago, Australian aboriginals seem to have left archeological evidence of their arrival. The truth is, ancient humans navigated the seas and knew of other cultures.

The crazy belief that everyone was separate and just doing the same sort of thing, like building pyramids for kicks, is preposterous. Cocaine did not get up the nose of an Egyptian mummy by dreaming of pyramids in the Americas. The Grand Canyon did not get ancient visitors who built an underground city and many monuments of an Egyptian, Buddhist, and Hindu sort just by happenstance. When we celebrate "Indigenous" people, we are celebrating all of the First Nations, the tribal groups up and down the Americas.

Lies My Teacher Told Me (J.W. Loewen)

There were 100 million people in what is now the USA, with plenty in neighboring Canada and Mexico, to say nothing of tribes all the way down to Argentina where humanity sort of just stops for the thing that is "Antarctica," not likely a continent but something much stranger.

Los Angeles celebrates twice: Oct. 12 and 19th
Celebrate L.A.’s Indigenous communities in two special events on October 12 and 19, 2024, at the Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center.
FREE: The Music Center’s programming arm, TMC Arts, in partnership with The Chapter House, will create a space on two Saturdays in October for cultural affirmation and joy among the county’s Indigenous communities to foster greater awareness, respect, and understanding of the ongoing cultural contributions of Indigenous people among Los Angeles County residents. These events are by and for Indigenous Peoples, and all are welcome to join.