Native American Long Ago

08/19/2025

08/18/2025

Good morning Natives!

08/18/2025

Why Isn’t This Map in the History Books?
Native Tribes of North America Mapped ✔
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The ancestors of living Native Americans arrived in North America about 15 thousand years ago.
As a result, a wide diversity of communities, societies, and cultures finally developed on the continent over the millennia. The population figure for Indigenous peoples in the Americas before the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus was 70 million or more.
About 562 tribes inhabited the contiguous U.S. territory. Ten largest North American Indian tribes: Arikara, Cherokee, Iroquois, Pawnee, Sioux, Apache, Eskimo, Comanche, Choctaw, Cree, Ojibwa, Mohawk, Cheyenne, Navajo, Seminole, Hope, Shoshone, Mohican, Shawnee, Mi’kmaq, Paiute, Wampanoag, Ho-Chunk, Chumash, Haida. Below is the tribal map of Pre-European North America.
The old map below gives a Native American perspective by placing the tribes in full flower ~ the “Glory Days.” It is pre-contact from across the eastern sea or, at least, before that contact seriously affected change. Stretching over 400 years, the time of contact was quite different from tribe to tribe.
For instance, the “Glory Days” of the Maya and Aztec came to an end very long before the interior tribes of other areas, with some still resisting almost until the 20th Century. At one time, numbering in the millions, the native peoples spoke close to 4,000 languages. The Americas’ European conquest, which began in 1492, ended in a sharp drop in the Native American population through epidemics, hostilities, ethnic cleansing, and slavery.
When the United States was founded, established Native American tribes were viewed as semi-independent nations, as they commonly lived in communities separate from white immigrants.
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08/18/2025

"I am a United States Navy Veteran. I’m also Apache, as my grandfather is from the Mescalero Apache tribe.
Someone said it is disgraceful for me to wear a uniform for the USA if I am Native American.
Let me tell you this. I am Apache and American.
We do not come up with excuses not to serve or go to battle for our people."
Jose Garcia Acosta

08/17/2025

So beautiful 😍

08/17/2025

In Navajo culture, laughter is seen as a powerful symbol of connection. The moment a baby laughs for the first time, it is believed they are choosing to join the human community. Until then, the baby is viewed as still being in transition between the spiritual and physical worlds.
This tradition, known as the A’wee Chi’deedloh ceremony, is typically observed around three months of age. Family members pay close attention during this period, eager to be the one who makes the child laugh. Whoever succeeds earns the honor of hosting the celebration, often preparing a meal of salted food and gifts to mark the occasion.
The ceremony not only celebrates the baby’s first expression of joy, but also emphasizes generosity and community. Salt is symbolically offered to guests to encourage the child to grow up to be generous and kind. It’s one of the earliest social teachings given to a Navajo child—using joy as a path toward belonging and humanity. 🎉👶

08/16/2025

Incredible discovery! A 73-year-old man, Ernie LaPointe, has been confirmed as the great-grandson of the legendary Sitting Bull. Science supports his family history, revealing that the DNA of this iconic Lakota leader lives on in him and his three sisters. Ernie grew up burdened by his mother''s revelation, but his life was marked by a struggle with addiction.
A team of researchers, led by geneticist Eske Willerslev, used an innovative technique to analyze a lock of Sitting Bull''s hair and confirm his relationship. The results are overwhelming: Ernie LaPointe is, without a doubt, Sitting Bull''s great-grandson! This discovery highlights the importance of Indigenous heritage and how science can rescue forgotten stories. A historical connection that transcends time!

08/16/2025

Bison Tagging and blood tests for bison. Just to give you an idea of how big they are, this male weighs around 3,000 lbs.