The entire length of the Corps of Discovery’s journey was Indian Country. On many occasions, Lewis and Clark’s survival and success depended on Indian people and the cultural lessons shared. Any complete commemoration of the bicentennial must prominently feature the perspectives of both the people native to the North American continent and President Jefferson’s explorers.
This national conference was scheduled for May 28-30, 2003 at The University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
The Proceedings and Conference Digest DVD are available.
ATNI is a nonprofit organization representing 43 Northwest tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska, Northern California and Western Montana. The ATNI calendar of events and a listing of powwows and cultural gatherings is also available, plus web sites that may be of interest to the various tribal groups associated with ATNI. The sites are well-researched and will be regularly updated.
For over 40 years, ATNI has been an advocate for regional collaboration and communication between Northwest Indian Tribes. With over 50 member Tribes in a six-state region, ATNI created the ATNI Economic Development Corporation (EDC) in 1996 to develop programs that strengthen and expand regional cooperation between Northwest Indian Tribes related to expanding financial services and economic development to Northwest Indian Country.
Ancient Vision Native American Flutes by traditional native american flute maker, Charles Littleleaf. Offered exclusively through this site... traditional "Eagle Flute Series" native american flutes, handcrafted in 400 year old cedar, for the flute collector or recording artist. Littleleaf, native american flute maker, and Native American artist, in music, bronze and various other art media, is now creating stunning, precisely tuned quality Native American flutes for you to enjoy. The number one recommended native american musical instrument for spiritual meditation and healing release. Gallery Flute Portfolio included. A healing remedy... spiritual, theraputic, meditational woodwind instruments.
Alaskan Native artist Clarissa Hudson, Chilkat Blanket weaving, ceremonial button blanket robes, paintings, sculpture, fabric art, information about Northwest Coast art and artists, Tlingit Indian.
Alaska Timberwolf tours is a Native owned tour and transportion company in South Central Alaska.
Offering VIP tours on Alaska & Native history. With Native Drivers and guides
Authentic Tribal Native American and Ethnic Jewelry
Wellness resources and Artist Co-op for purchase of supplies and sales of items.
Tribal member owned and operated, owner lives on Siletz reservation, operates retail space in Newport Oregon.
Authentic Tribal Native American and Ethnic Jewelry Wellness resources and Artist Co-op for purchase of supplies and sales of items. Tribal member owned and operated, owner lives on Siletz reservation, operates retail space in Newport Oregon.
Ebuy native art is a recently established non-profit art program serving Native American Fine Artists and Craftspeople in Washington, Oregon, Idaho & South Eastern Alaska. The program is based at Northwest Indian College & Lummi Business Center and was designed for the purpose of helping to promote, educate and preserve Pacific Northwest Native American Traditional and Contemporary Fine Art, Crafts and Culture.
The digital databases includes over 2,300 original photographs as well as over 3,800 pages from the Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior from 1851 to 1908 and six Indian treaties negotiated in 1855. Secondary sources include 89 articles from the Pacific Northwest Quarterly and 23 University of Washington publications in Anthropology.
Native American flutes, handcrafted by Charles Littleleaf, in old growth cedar, dating back over 400 years. Collectors encouraged. Online Gallery Flute Portfolio available.
This site is for Native American Traditional Education and Art. I specialize in cradle making and I am also a Native impressionist painter.
Traditional Native Arts
Oil and Acrylic Paintings
takinagan/hoksi unpapi
(cradleboards)
tanning hides
Traditonal Native Clothing
Cradle Video Instruction Available
The Association for the Advancement of Indigenous Resources, (AAIR) is a grass roots organization comprised of residents of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, (including off-reservation representatives) with representation from each of the 5 districts on the reservation and including a representative of the commonly referred to 6th district, or Ree District, (Rosebud Creek west of the mouth of Muddy Creek and east of Busby), comprising a 9 member board of directors. Our goal is to: "organize exclusively for the purpose of public benefit and economic development and may include legislative, educational, scientific, charitable and other activities to promote education about the development of Coal Bed Methane and utilization of (OTHER) Natural Resources on Northern Cheyenne lands."
ATNI and its Economic Development Corporation is one of the oldest and most respected tribal organizations in the Northwest. Its primary goal is to protect tribal sovereignty and facilitate tribal economic self-sufficiency. ATNI-EDC is presently aiding in the development and promotion of a culturally appropriate Tribal Tourism program in the Northwest region.
B.R.I.D.G.E. serves the diverse needs of American Indian Elders as well as the cultural needs of our youth. We are dedicated to bridge the generation gap between these two groups by encouraging intergenerational meetings to share culture, languages, beliefs and customs. Through this intergenerational exchange, our long term goals are to reduce the current social issues of both our elders and our youth. We will see an increase in high school graduation rates, lower incidences of substance abuse, and less juvenile delinquency among our youth. Our elders will experience increased awareness in health issues such as diabetes and adequate nutrition. They will also increase their socialization and sense of purpose by helping our youth retain their culture. Furthermore, our Elders receive educational services. B.R.I.D.G.E will work to restore value and promise to the American Indian way of life if we all work together!
Quality Glass Beads: Seed Beads, Cut Beads Delicas, Faceted Crow Style, Trade Beads and also Beading Supplies and Findings, Bone Hair pipe, Horn Hair pipe and Metal Beads.
Online bead store owned by Steve Gill and Marie Gussmann (Blackfeet). We sell vintage Italian seed beads. The beads that were used on our ancestors regalia over 100 years ago. We also have books and other materials for sale.
Betty David designs and makes lamb shearling coats and jackets painted in the Northwest Coast Style. Betty has won numerous awards at important American Indian Art shows including Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Musuem in Phoenix, Arizona. All items are made in Betty's Seattle studio and are not mass-produced or manufactured.
The Rogue River War began in October, 1855, when a mob from the mining town of Jacksonville, in the Rogue River Valley in
southwestern Oregon, killed at least twenty-eight Indian people who were camped near the Table Rock Reservation.
This account is based on the the research for the book The Rogue River Indian War and Its Aftermath, 1850-1980 by E.A. Schwartz,
published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1997.
The Burns Paiute Reservation is located north of Burns, Oregon in Harney County. The current tribal members are primarily the descendants of the "Wadatika" band of Paiute Indians that roamed in central and southern Oregon.
The button blanket, which came into use after European contact, has now become the most popular piece of contemporary feast attire among the people of the north coast - the Haida, Tsimshian, Tlingit and Nisga'a. At first, crest designs decorated with dentalium shells were sewn onto wool blankets acquired from maritime fur traders and later the Hudson's Bay company. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the favoured blanket was made of blue duffle, with the designs appliquéd in red stroud. Squares of abalone shell were sewn to the eyes and joints of the crest figures to reflect bits of light as the wearer danced around a fire. When pearl buttons obtained from fur traders came into use, they proliferated onto the formlines. - The Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Canku Luta (Red Road, Inc.) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization which promotes the social
welfare of American Indians through education and direct services. Services include providing healthy, wholesome foods to low-income families, materials for home repairs, heating fuel, and opportunities for self-employment. Canku Luta provides education to the general public through its newsletters and through speakers who are full-blood grassroots American Indian leaders.
Site sells tanned and raw skins of most North American fur bearers; also has bones, claws, and other parts. Has drums and brain-tan deer skins from the Colville nation. Company is also raw fur buyers, and provides owl pellets and skulls to schools and other institutions.
Hand Drums and PowWow Drums, Hand Drum & PowWow Drum Frames, Custom and Fancy Roaches, Silver and Gold Jingle Cones, Sage, Sweetgrass, Minnesota Painted, Snapping, Redear, and Humpback Turtle Shells.
Official news publication of the Flathead Indian Nation. The name "Char-Koosta" comes from the names of the last traditional leaders of the Salish and Kootenai people. Chief Charlo was the last traditional chief of the Salish people.
Chief Koostatah was the last traditional chief of the Kootenai people.
A powerful delivery of healing native american music that has been heard nationwide and abroad.
Hand crafted native american flute music performed by 2001 Native American Music Award Nominee.
We are a tribal school, operated by the Puyallup Tribe to serve the educational needs of all Native American children in our area. Our goal is to provide the opportunity for our Native American children to grow with modern tools in the hopes of contributing to contemporary society without losing the spirit and tradition that is our heritage.
"Seattle has given his name to the town, but perhaps it should be spelled Seea-ath. He lived from 1787 until 1866. He gave in connection with
negociations with USA 1854 a speech, which Dr. Henry Smith, who were on the spot, reproduced in Seattle Sunday Star many years later in fact
1887, based on his own notes. ... Unfortunately, the famous speech is not what was reproduced by Dr. Henry A. Smith in 1887." Bibliographic and other links, maintained by Per-Olof Johansson.
A Quest For Identity:
The Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes have established this wedsite for the purpose of storing and organizing historical and cultural information pertaining to their people.
Slahal, also known as lehal, or the bone game, is an Indian gambling game played on the North Pacific Coast. The game is of interest to the ethnomusicologist because of the importance of the music which accompanies it. Gambling songs are an integral part of the tradition since aboriginal times and have been maintained and preserved by oral means.
This site features attractive
shaded relief maps
showing locations of about
300 known permanent
village sites (c.1800) of the
Coast Salish people who
lived--and still in the Puget
Sound area of Washington
State. Click on the village
symbol to see village
name, affiliation, location,
size and other info. Map
also locates sites
mentioned in stories; click
on story symbol and see
story synopsis. Site also
includes descriptive text
and rare old photos.
Complete citations of
references provided.
ColorsNW Magazine is a full color, glossy, high-quality magazine that focuses on the issues, trends and lifestyles of people of color in the Pacific Northwest. Founded and co-owned by Robert L. Jeffrey, Jr. (African-American) and Minty Jeffrey (Santee Indian Nation of South Carolina/Creek/Choctaw), the magazine won 6 awards for journalism and was nominated for Seattle Mayor's Small Business Awards within their first year of publication. They accept freelance writers and encourage submissions to the editor.
(formerly the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation of the Yakama Reservation) Website of the Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center.
The two principal tribes in the territory between Grays Harbor and the headwaters of the Chehalis River were the Lower Chehalis and the Upper Chehalis. These two tribes spoke distinct yet related Salish languages and maintained close ties through visiting, trade and intermarriage. The Copalis, Wynoochee and Humptulips people were affiliated with the Lower Chehalis; the Satsop seem to have been considered Lower Chehalis politically but spoke a dialect more similar to Upper Chehalis. The name "Chehalis" (meaning "sand") originally referred to a village near the present-day town of Westport and later came to be applied to the river and to the people living upriver.
Restored as a recognized
tribe in 1985.
The Tribe's vision is to be a
tribal community known as
a caring people, dedicated
to the principles of honesty
and integrity, building
community, individual
responsibility and self-
sufficiency through
personal empowerment,
and responsible
stewardship of human and
natural resources; a
community willing to act
with courage in preserving
tribal cultures and traditions
for all future generations
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz is a federally recognized confederation of 27 bands originally ranging from N. California to S. Washington.Termination (federal non-recognition) was imposed upon the Siletz by the US Gov’t in 1955.
Achievement of Self Governance through congressional legislation occured in 1992. In November of 1977 the Confederated Tribes of Siletz was the second tribe in the US and the first in Oregon to be restored to federal recognition.
The Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla Tribes make up the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
For over 10,000 years, we have lived on the Columbia River Plateau. Specifically, our homeland is the area now known as northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.
It is the land of the Warm Springs, Wasco and Paiute Native American Tribes, stretching from the snowcapped summit of the Cascade Mountains to the palisaded cliffs of the Deschutes River in Central Oregon.
Nez Perce elder and author wrote A Little Bit of Wisdom: Conversations With a Nez Perce Elder. The memoir is available through Confluence Press, Inc. Mr. Axtell is the recipient of an honorary doctorate, the University of Idaho President's Medallion, the Idaho Commission on the Arts Heritage Award, and the Idaho Humanities Council Outstanding Achievement Award.
The story of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is the story of a peaceful people who were faced with an invasion by a society that was overwhelmingly hostile, greedy and destructive of the Indian way of life.
South Puget Sound Community College is offering courses specifically aimed to give Native American and Agency student’s training as Cultural Resource Technicians (CRTs) with specialties in Cultural Resources Management.
cyber-renegades.com is based in Albuquerque NM, and specializes in the decipherment and preservation of ancient art. The web-site also feature the music & jewelry of Roger Cultee (Quinault), and the art of Collen Gorman (Navajo).
My site includes a Nez Perce GEDCOM with over 2200 tribe members going back to the early 1800s. Surnames include, Chief Joseph, Looking Glass, Blackeagle, Lawyer, Redheart, Craig, Spaulding and Three Feathers.
D-Q University is also a founding member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. The institution is supported by numerous tribes and tribal organizations.
The White Eagle Memorial Cultural Center was founded in 1989 and named after Dr. Josephine White Eagle, a member of the
Ho-chunk Nation and a valued faculty member of the School of Education here at UMASS Amherst. known for. Her
commitment to Native Heritage, Language Preservation and Community Development is still an ongoing inspiration to the center's
goals and achievements. Before her passing in July 1989, Dr. White Eagle worked closely with the American Indian Student
Association (AISA) as a mentor while continuing her linguistical research and program development for early education to
preserve her Ho- chunk Language for future generations.
Dull Knife Memorial College was officially renamed Chief Dull Knife College in September 2001. The College is named in honor of one of the Northern Cheyenne's most respected historical leaders, Chief Dull Knife, also known as Chief Morning Star.
Indigeoneous native people of the Pacific Northwest. The city of Seattle, Washington was named after our leader Chief Sealth. Chief Sealth was a chief of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. Today the Duwamish Tribe fights for federal recognition and strives to revive its cultural and native heritage for its 500+ members.
The Evergreen State College is seeking a full-time, continuing faculty member in Public Administration with a specialty in Tribal Governance. All areas of the college’s curriculum are interdisciplinary. Faculty members regularly team-teach with colleagues from the social sciences, arts, sciences and humanities. Faculty members in Public Administration teach in both the graduate and undergraduate curriculum.
Evergreen has significant ties with Indian tribes: the Tribal Governance MPA is the first of its kind in the country. The campus is beautiful-located on 1000 acres of forested land, buttressing the southern-most tip of the Puget Sound.
Using the words and songs of the Wenatchi people; the rich trove of historical documents
and photos; the dry but picturesqe plains of the Colville Indian Reservation (where the
Wenatchis now live), and the wild forests and rivers of the Cascade mountains, the resulting
film, False Promises, weaves a tale of a lost land, a proud people, and a hopeful quest for
justice.
Welcome to First American Resources, a Native American owned investment firm. Our mission is to create and maintain wealth for our clients through long-term effective investment planning strategies. Jack L. Barker, founder and owner, is a member of the Osage Tribe.
First Homeland Services is a Native American owned business providing consulting services to public, private industry, and government organizations.
We specialize in developing comprehensive programs and procedures to adequately respond to emergencies.
Group comprised of many nations
First Nations Annual Spring Powwow. First Nations is a Student Organization on the University of Washington campus. Students put on a powwow every spring.
Our web site was created to consolidate, and make available to the general public, as much information as possible about the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. As a relatively small tribe, most academic sources offer little in the way of substantive information regarding the Swinomish. FreeSwinomish aspires to one day be that substantive source.
In Touch Publishing! Home of: 'Guide to Beadwork' A book to teach yourself how to make beaded jewelry. / Makes an excellent textbook for bead classes! / Menu, Description / Many of you have written asking what the seven stitches taught in the book look like. (Sample Steps)
The Story of the Origin of the Arapaho People (Part 1) is a the first part of a transcript of stories told by Pius Moss, an Elder of the Arapaho Tribe on the Wind River Reservation. We have tried to preserve word usage and terminology as much as possible.
The Hoh Indian Reservation was established by an Executive Order of September 11, 1963. The Hoh Tribe has formed Tribal Government under Public Law 89-655, providing for a basic roll of tribal members. The livelihood of the Hoh Indians is primarily fishing although a few of the residents make traditional baskets, carved canoes for ocean going or river use, and other carvings. The local people dip for smelts on the beaches and use smokehouses for preserving food for future use. The tidelands are abundant with razor clams, butter clams, crab and perch fishing.
The Mission of the Indian
Teacher and Educational
Personnel Program is to promote
Indian Self-Determination by
developing learning
communities that validate
Tribal cultural values, facilitate
academic success, and foster a
sense of self-efficacy among
American Indian students,
educators and other professionals.
Including several examples of and information about traditional Native American string figures: How many string figures are there? The number of possible designs is virtually limitless. Instructions for making over two thousand traditional patterns have been published since 1888, when anthropologist Franz Boas first described how to make an Eskimo string figure. ~ link to String Figure Magazine.
IAC was founded in 1987 to pursue and promote the conservation, development and use of our agricultural resources for the betterment of our people. IAC has grown to prominence in Indian Country and among the federal government agencies and the agricultural field with which it works on behalf of individual Indian producers and Tribal enterprises. The IAC has over the last decade become recognized as the most respected voice within the Indian community and government circles on agricultural policies and programs in Indian country.
Welcome to the
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe.
We are a Native American
Indian Tribe on the
Olympic Peninsula in
Washington State.
S’Klallam means
"The Strong People."
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is rich in heritage. Our traditions have taught us cultural pride, and working together continues the advancement of our people. We are committed to promoting a bright future that respects traditions, education, nurturing environments for our children, and successful enterprises.
The seven bands of the Kootenai Nation are represented by seven feathers. They depict the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, the Lower Kootenai Band in Creston, B.C., the St. Mary’s Band in Cranbrook, B.C., the Columbia Lake Band in Windermere, B.C., the Sushwap Band in Invermere, B.C., the Tobacco Plains Band in Grasmere, B.C. and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe in Elmo, Montana.
Genuine Kwakuitl Indian recipes from NW Coast circa 1914 -- You will probably want to try this recipe for boiled halibut heads & backbone. With etiquette tips included for chewing the bones and spitting them on the floor! Full instructions of how to cook a whale! In case you wanted to know; how to cook salmon guts! Another recipe: How to catch & cook sea slugs! (Including the correct thing to say as you bonk them on the head.) And the ever popular: How to cook fresh salmon!
Photographic tour of this artists work and life. Lisa Telford appears appears as part of the National Museum of the American Indian's Native Arts Program.
The mission of Longhouse Media, in partnership with the Swinomish Tribe, is to catalyze Indigenous people and communities to use media as a tool for self-expression, cultural preservation, and social change. Longhouse Media draws from traditional and modern forms of artistic expression, storytelling, teaching and inquiry, based in the technologies of today.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe resides in the Lower Elwha River Valley and adjacent bluffson the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula just west of Port Angeles, Washington.The original land base was acquired by the United States in 1936 and Lower Elwha Reservation was established in 1968. Today tribal lands include about a thousand acres of land on and near the Elwha River.
We are Lummi. We are Coast Salish people with a rich history, culture and traditions. We are fishers, hunters, gatherers, and harvesters of nature's abundance. We envision our homeland as a place where we enjoy an abundant, safe, and healthy life in mind, body, society, environment, space, time and spirituality; where all are encouraged to succeed and none are left behind.
Welcome to the web site of the Makah Nation. We are located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Our Native American reservation is in the town of Neah Bay and includes the most northwest point of the continental United States.
Mark’s interest’s include the ethnohistory and archaeology of the West coast and Northeast of North America and European (particularly Norse) archaeology, the persistence and innovation of cultural identity in colonial contexts, the cultural ecology of maritime societies, zooarchaeology, cultural resource management, and cartography. He works collaboratively with the Coquille Indian Tribe and other Tribes of western Oregon and federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on archaeological and ethnohistoric research and conservation projects.
The Evergreen State College offers a masters degree program in Public Administration with a concentration in Tribal Governance--the first of its kind in the United States. The program provides current and future tribal leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to work successfully in Indian Country. The concentration is also appropriate for those working with governmental or other organizations in a liaison role with tribal governments.
Metal Arts Group offers sterling silver jewelry culturally attuned to the Native American by a variety of Tlingit (and non-Native) designers. Handcrafted originals reflect the accord between man and nature.
Computer Resources (www.node11.com) is working with miahacienda.com to build a website for the Latino community. The website is a resource for information dealing with medical and outreach programs, immigration, finding jobs, a place to share information about events, and more.
The purpose of the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council (TLC) is to defend our Tribes rights under our Indian Treaties with the United States, to speak in a unified voice, to offer support to our people, to afford ourselves a forum in which to consult each other, to enlighten each other about our peoples, and to otherwise uniformly promote the common welfare of all of the Indian people of Montana and Wyoming.
The West's Leading Fur House We carry wildlife products such as Antler - Pieces and Sets, Buckskin, Leather, Rawhide, Tanned Furs, Teeth, Claws, Skulls, Bones, Feathers and more for Native American Crafts, Muzzleloading, Mountain Men, Taxidermists and more.
New ventures in prestige outlets for Native American arts and crafts. We buy wholsale of only authentic Native American products. Our retail contracts require our verification, certification and product labels
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe located in Auburn, Washington; between Seattle and Tacoma. Casino, Bingo, Tribal School, Tribal College, Housing, Smoke Shop, Muckleshoot Plaza Shopping Center, Hatcheries, Computer Program, White River Amphitheatre, Tribal Loan Program
We are a Native American Education resource. We have an afterschool Program in our Lakeport Center location. We also have several Education Liaisons in the county school districts to tutor and mentor our at risk kids. We are listed as a site to administer CPT test for the Yuba College District. This ties in with our college preparation for our community members.
Official website to Native American flutist and flute maker, Charles Littleleaf. Featuring his new CD release and ordering info, sound samples, bio, interviews, and links to other flute makers.
An emerging nonprofit
organization in Southern
Oregon.
Our mission is to facilitate
more role models/leaders
in Indian Country
specifically in the fields of
business, public health and
communications.
Our annual event, the
Emigrant Lake Powwow is
July 13-14, 2002.
We are an urban-Indian
organization committed to
bringing Indians together in
a community spirit and to
build a positive future
together for Native peoples.
NATIVE UNITY DIGEST: The Native American people need to find a way to pull together to become more visible to the rest of the world. Bobbie Hart O'Neill
Bobbie is a retired print media journalist, CSU-Sacramento, 74, with 40 years experience in the field. She has worked as a reporter, feature writer, columnist, public relations writer, magazine/newsletter editor and publisher.
Native Woodcarving: Unique West Coast Salish-style Native Art. Custom made Native Art carved doors, Totem Poles, Wall Plaques, Cedar Chests and Paddles by John Joseph (Squamish Indian Band); Victor Harrison (non-Native); and Chad Joe (Sechelt Indian Band). The "Totems" on these works are carved into the wood more than just painted on as in some other styles.
Native American beadwork created by enrolled Blackfeet tribal members including beaded bags, knife sheaths, turtle and lizard amulets, baby moccasins, strike-a-lites, pipe bags, chokers, etc.
The Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho succeeded in raising the $608,100 it needed to repurchase the unique Spalding-Allen Collection of historic Tribal artifacts from the Ohio Historical Society. This achievement occurred just two days before the OHS payment deadline of June 1, 1996. At a press conference in Columbus, Ohio on May 30, 1996, Nez Perce Tribal Chairman Samuel Penney announced, "This purchase officially ends a 150-year odyssey for an extraordinary part of our heritage. Our people and supporters all over the U.S. will celebrate the homecoming of the Spalding-Allen Collection. Artists and art collectors participated in a first-of-its kind art auction on the Internet.
We envision the Nisqually Indian Tribe as a place of harmony for all people, interconnected with all things, where spirits are strong and good. Families and relations are united and healthy. Our elders carry the wisdom and traditional ways of the past, and pass it on to our youth. Our people honor, support, and encourage each other to grow and find our own way. We walk proudly into the future.
The Nooksack Indian Tribe is located 17 miles east of Bellingham in the small town of Deming, WA.
The Tribe was recognized in 1973. Its land base is estimated to be about 444.53, and its enrollment is 1800+.
This site is provided as a service to
the Northern Cheyenne Nation and the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. It is meant to
provide access to tribal government, programs, it's announcements and events of the
Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
Accounts / journals / ethnography - July 18, 1774 The Juan Perez' visit to Queen Charlotte Islands and later to Nootka Sound. / July 14, 1775 The Bodega y Quadra expedition, slaughtered in the surf at the hands of the Quinault. / March 30, 1778, The James Cook expedition receives a warm welcome at Nootka sound. / The 1790's, the maritime fur trading years. Ship based fur trade, the Indians had the upper hand. / March 20, 1799, William Sturges spends a night in a Haida village. / May 5th, 1799, The capture and the execution of a Tsimshian Chief. / 1828, From F.P. Wrangle's report, its finally safe to travel among the Tlingit. The 1830's, a struggle to establish a fur trading fort.
We are a 100% Native owned and operated training companies serving tribal and Native organizations. We conduct leadership and management training; as well as design and deliver research projects.
Peterson Gallery of Fine Native Arts. Featured artists are renowned throughout the Pacific Northwest. Art includes boxes, panels, prints carved masks, bowls...
Private non-profit,"Hands-On",museum teaching about the life of children on a homestead farm in 1887 and native children in the Puget Sound area before European contact.
The Port Gamble S'Klallam Reservation consists of 1340 acres of Federal Trust land. There is no private land ownership on the reservation. As federal trust land, the reservation is subject to applicable federal laws and regulations and tribal law.
This web site is a labor of love staffed by volunteers dedicated to fostering connections and understanding among members of the Puyallup Tribe and the surrounding Native Community.
We ask the Puyallup Tribal Community to contribute materials to this site.
We will post anything for Tribal Members free of charge provided you say who you are and are respectful of others.
We are among the small number of Americans who can walk the same beaches, paddle the same waters, and hunt the same lands our ancestors did centuries ago. The Quinault Indian Nation (QIN) consists of the Quinault and Queets tribes and descendants of five other coastal tribes: Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cowlitz .
Focusing on personal experiences of racism
from my youth to my present tenure as an employee for the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, I attempt to provide a
rational explanation for these experiences.
Wallace Yallup is a Washington State Licensed Real estate Agent and works as a sub-contractor for Windermere Real Estate/Shoreline. Wallace lists and sells residential/commercial/vacant land real estate in King and Snohomish counties and is licensed to list and sell real estate in the State of Washington
Red Elk Enterprises, based in Louisville, Colorado, is dedicated to keeping the Native American culture alive. We have won numerous awards for our panel speaking, contemporary music, speeches and storytelling about traditional and modern Indian Culture.
An interactive website offering information on David Matheson and his moving memoir of the Schi'tsu'umsh tribe (now known as the Coeur d'Alene). Youths will enjoy the online writing contest.
Red Feather Woman, enrolled member of the Sioux/Assiniboine Tribes in Montana. Traditional storyteller/singer songwriter. Recently released, The Keepers of the Earth. CD, 4 traditional stories, 4 contemporary songs,special Guest, Mary Youngblood.
Authentic Native American made Arts and Crafts. Ribbon Shirts and beadwork by KeTukla'; Originals and limited edition prints by Gale Running Wolf, Sr. (Blackfoot; Limited edition prints by the late King Kuka (Blackfoot)
Reznet, a new online newspaper, will pay American Indian students to write for
their school newspaper -- even if their colleges don’t have one.
Reznet is a project of The University of Montana School of Journalism and the
Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a non-profit corporation. While the intent of reznet is to produce more Native Americans entering
professional journalism, project organizers also hope the newspaper will become
an important, popular and crowded place for Native students to gather on the
Internet.
Sacajawea's People Exiled After Lewis and Clark Expedition
Did you know that Sacajawea’s people were exiled to Fort Hall after an executive order established the 100 square mile Lemhi Valley Indian Reservation by an executive order from President Ulysses S. Grant on February 12, 1875.
With links to primary
sources at the US national
archives, tells the story of
Sacajawea and her role as
interpreter for Lewis and
Clark. Includes links to her
gravesite.
Home page of Nkwusm Salish Language Revitalization Institute. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates the Salish language immersion school among other programs that benefite and promote the Salish language and culture.
The Mission of the Samish Indian Nation is to use the talents,
knowledge and skills of tribal members to preserve and strengthen
our culture, and to ensure quality of life, prosperity, health, and
education for all members through progressive, diversified tribal
and individual enterprises that sustain our Nation into the future.
The Sauk-Suiattle Indian people lived under the gaze of Whitehorse Mountain for many generations. We lived as hunters, gathers and fishermen in the region of Sauk Prairie near the present-day town of Darrington, Washington. In the early days, we were known as the Sah-Ku-Me-Hu
Using a combination of Traditional Native Teachings, Music, Meditation/Imagery, Drums, Shakers, and Rhythm, Shannon presents a high energy, often humorous, loaded in content programme about how two-leggeds relate (or not) to their surroundings.
Today the Tribes on the Fort Hall Reservation are organized as a sovereign government and provide many services to Tribal members and non-Indians with the revenues from agriculture, gaming business enterprises, tourism and many other operations
This visually impressive Pacific Northwest Coast Indian game has its origins lost in time since the game is not unlike dice games that were already old in ancient Rome or ancient China. The play of the game is dependent upon two pieces of Antler which are used like dice.
We, the Snoqualmie, are proud of our determination, tenacity and our strength. We honor our ancestors, our cultural traditions, and our sacred places. Serving our own as we should all with respect and honor. We acknowledge the great progress we have made toward our goals while recognizing that work remains to be done by healing our land, restoring our spirits and uniting our nation to provide our families with education, health care, and homes.
The Snoqualmie Tribe currently has approximately 650 members. Historically, Tribal members lived in an area of East King and Snohomish Counties that now contains the communities of Monroe, Carnation, Fall City, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Mercer Island and Issaquah. Tribal members continue to live in each of these communities.
Soaring Eagle, a Northern Cheyenne charity founded by Father Emmett Hoffmann in 1997, provides an Assisted Living Center, a Child Day Care, a Montessori School and a Cultural Heritage Project in Ashland, Montana. We also have pages on Cheyenne history (After the Bighorn, etc.), art, months of the year.
Our ancestors were great teachers of life; Spokane Tribal Members today continue the tradition by taking this opportunity to share with you a glimpse of our home, culture, history and our community while visiting this website.
The Spokane Tribes' current home is located in Wellpinit, Washington. We are surrounded by nature's beautiful lakes, trees and mountains. Welcome friends, and thank you for wanting to learn more about the proud Spokane Tribe of Indians
Basket making was one of the oldest and most important arts in the Tlingit economy. Woven basketry was fairly prominent in all coastal Native groups from the Aleutian Chain to the Columbia River. Many baskets, mats, bags, etc. were sewn, coiled, twilled or plaited from a variety of materials. Twining (the same type of weave as used in the Chilkat Blanket) was reserved for the spruce root baskets of the Tlingit. These water-tight vessels augmented the Tlingit's selection of wooden cooking utensils common among the Northwest Coast Indians.
Stone Child College is a tribally-controlled community college of the Chippewa-Cree Tribe, offering programs of study that can lead to Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees and Certificates as authorized by the
Commission of the Northwest Association of Schools and College. Stone Child College, accredited by the Commission of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, will be listed in the Accredited Institutions of Higher Education, published by the American Council on Education for the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation.
The Port Madison Indian Reservation is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. Situated on the waterfront across the Puget Sound from Seattle, the reservation is home to the Suquamish people, a fishing tribe whose leader was Chief Seattle, after whom the city took its name.
Grandma Aggie is the descendant of tribal leaders, both political and spiritual, so she works hard to keep tradition alive and to renew it, as with the Sacred Salmon Ceremony that she has brought back to her homeland in the Rogue River Valley of southwest Oregon after 140 years.
This site/blog pertains specifically to The Blackfeet Tribe and related issues: local, state, national and international. It will contain factual-news, factual-stories, factual-opinions, and factual-corrections. Factual Language and Culture will be utilized and defined, first-hand, not from an outsider's point-of-view.
Describes the traditional way of life of the Kalapuya, Clackamas, and Molalla Indians of Clackamas County Oregon with text, illustrations, links, and bibliography.
Illustrated articles describe the Kalapuya Indian tribe's history and life ways before they became a part of the five Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Oregon.
The Kalispel Indians once occupied a long and narrow territory, which stretched from the Flathead lake of Montana, through Idaho, and into nearby Washington state.
And the Kalispel were also part of Canada, like many of their linguistic relatives, since a small part of their western lands extended north into the Salmo river of what is now southern Canada.
Illustrated articles describe the Molalla Indian tribe's history and life ways before they became a part of the five Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Oregon.
The mission of the Piegan Institute is to serve as a vehicle to research, promote and preserve Native languages.
Founded in 1987, the Institute has its national headquarters and community-based programs on the Blackfeet Indian reservation in northwest Montana.
This web site is a place of for people who are fans of the pow-wow world to go and vote for their favorite dancers and drums. It has the results of completed polls, links, and some fictionalized humorous pow-wow posters
Jim Boyd is American Indian musician. He was nominated for a Native American Music Award in 2000 for song of the year, wrote a number of the songs in the film Smoke Signals (he also had a cameo appearance in the
film).
The Tulalip Tribes is a federally-recognized Indian Tribe located on the Tulalip Reservation in the mid-Puget Sound area bordered on the east by Interstate 5 and the city of Marysville, Washington; on the south by the Snohomish River; on the north by the Fire Trail Road (146th); and on the west by the waters of Puget Sound.
“Two Rivers” documents the true story of a Native American Reconciliation group that began in a couple’s home in Northern Washington State. Within five years many more had joined, and together they launched social and political reconciliation initiatives that changed their community, and race relations across the Northwest.
The University of Oregon seeks a creative and dynamic candidate to fill the key position of Admission Counselor, Coordinator of Native American Recruitment. This counselor is responsible for representing the University of Oregon to multiple constituencies, including prospective students, their families, and school/community contacts. The position oversees the continued development and implementation of a recruitment plan focusing on Native American students; maintains and further develops strong relationships with Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes, Indian schools in Oregon, and other Oregon Indian communities; works with the Native American Assistant Vice Provost on Indian initiatives as they relate to Native American recruitment; and is also responsible for admissions and office-related duties and other projects as assigned.
The Washoe Tribe is a federally
recognized Indian Tribe with 4
communities; 3 in Nevada.
(Stewart, Carson, & Dresslerville),
and 1 in California. (Woodfords).
West River Research Associates offers services in survey research, program evaluation, research design and analysis, and consultation and training in social research surveys and interviewing.
My site is about my Oglala Sioux Heritage. I also have many pages on Eagles and Wolves and Buffalos. There is also a lot of information on Leonard Peltier and ways to help support our cause of freeing him. I have many stories and poems and history on all the subjects mentioned.
Toksa ake,
White Feather
Edible Plants - Workshops, Wild Food Adventures provides outdoor education, training, and recreational hikes in pursuit of edible wild plants. Services include wild food-related workshops, technical advising, contracted training, ethnobotanical research, and curriculum development. We also publish the Wild Food Adventurer newsletter (also discussed at the website). It includes feature articles, calendar of events & workshops, news, views, and information for the serious wild food enthusiast. Both Wild Food Adventures and the Wild Food Adventurer newsletter cover all of North America - emphasizing the Pacific Northwest.
Wishtoyo/Ventura Coastkeepers is a Native American organization that utilizs traditonal Chumash cultural values and practices to foster environmental awareness.
As A Coastkeeper it is one of 80 Keeper organizations that operate nationally under the Water Keeper Alliance, which is headed by Robert Kennedy Jr.
We are one of several Tribal Coalitions across the United States that strives to provide a voice for Native women and their families who have suffered beacuse of domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence and stalking. Our philosophy is relected in support for the sovereignty of Native women; focuses on safety of Indian women; offender, system and community accountability; validates the voice and experience of battered women and includes advocacy and social change activity.
Native American owned architectural and engineering firm based out of Spokane with sub-offices in Coulee Dam and Bremerton, WA. Projects include Hotels, Casinos, housing, roads/utilities, marina & recreational facilities, medical facilities, educational facilities, and more.
The Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers announced that tickets to their Pacific Northwest conference October 17, 18 and 19, at the Quileute Resort in LaPush, Washington are now available online at their website www.terrahansen.com. Advance Registration rates are good through September 15, 2008 after which Regular Registration and Onsite Registration rates apply. So register early! Our Guests include authors Elizabeth Woody, Philip Red Eagle, Linda Boyden, Ed Edmo and others; actor Gary Farmer; journalists Kara Briggs and Jodi Peterson, and many others. You don’t want to miss this exceptional opportunity!
Handcrafted Bead Looms at affordable prices. Our bead loom design makes "beading" on a loom an enjoyable endeavor!! Visit us at www.beadlooms.com and see all the bead looms we have available. We build "custom" size bead looms to! Contact Tom and Linda McCarthy at telephone 916-334-2339 or email us at "sales@beadlooms.com" Stop by and visit with us today!
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua
US - Northwest
Trout & Salmon carvings of Eric L Knowlton, Coos Tribal member. Also shown on site: traditional Coos carvings and tools. Developing salmon & trout carvings in NW Coastal style mixed with realistic carvings.
Museum:
Great dioramas and exhibits of the Museum tell the story of the Yakama Indian people by the Yakamas themselves.
Restaurant:
Authentic Native American Cuisine, featuring Salmon, buffalo, and Indian fry bread.
Gift Shop
Quality handmade Indian beadwork for which the Yakama people are famous. Also available: baskets, silver, books, posters, cards and clothing.
Library:
Full-service public library with an emphasis on Indian culture.
The Yakima Valley Museum offers historical displays focusing on the Yakima Valley -- its
natural history, Native American culture, early pioneer life, and the roots and development of
the Valley's fruit industry. The museum also has a superb collection of horse-drawn
vehicles, from stagecoaches to a hearse, a historical display on former resident, Supreme
Court Justice and environmentalist William O. Douglas, an interactive Children's Center, and
a changing schedule of special exhibitions.
SparrowHawk is the professional, and Event, name of the woman who has done the leather designing to manufacture since 1977 and is also SparrowHawk Publishing. She and her husband, Gale, have been attending Historical/Costuming gatherings - Black Powder, SCA, Fairs, Pow Wow, SciFi Conventions - for many years, primarily as Merchants.
She is of Cherokee, Cree, Shawnee, Irish and Germano-Northern European decent so likes to work with many ethnic ideas.
Featuring the art and music of award-winning Alaskan Native Yup'ik artist and musician Phillip John "Aarnaquq" Charette. Phillip is an established Native American artist of Alaskan Yup'ik descent. His work is a contemporary rendition of traditional authentic Yup'ik masks.
