Sedona Arizona Historical Site

When the Sioux migrated to the Great Plains area, they most certainly came across the the Badlands in their discovery. The name “Badlands” is derived from the Lakota phrase makȟóšiča, meaning Land of Bad Spirits.  Today, some Lakota believe that the Badlands are a place to be avoided because it is where bad spirits exist. This paper will discuss the geographic location,  geological formation, Lakota legends,  reasons the site is visited, time or seasons to visit and Lakota stargazing associated with the site. When applicable, Lakota words will be provided.

The Hopi Indians were from Northeastern Arizona. The tribe had a long and interesting history. The religion originates with Maasaw, who is the ancient caretaker of earth. The Northeastern tribe are one of the oldest living cultures in the world. The tribe worked hard to keep their cultural traditions alive while still allowing some connections, to the whites after contact with Europeans.

speak with a certain eloquence. They tell of a people adept at building, artistic, in

Of all the features upon the earth there are some ascribed with special significance. These features, whether caves, lakes, deserts, outcroppings, or something else entirely, hold tremendous relevance for the groups that dwell near them. Such beliefs in the worth and importance of such sites are entrusted from one passing generation to the next. These beliefs, and the physical objects they rest upon, become increasingly vital to that group’s identity as a people. One such group is the Teton Lakota of the Sioux Nation in South Dakota, an area that has been home to them for hundreds of years and, while their entire homeland is precious to them, of particular importance are the Black Hills, or Paha Sapa as they are called in Lakota.

Information suggests that the name Hopi is translated to mean peaceful person. Hopi's belong to a group of Southwestern people called the pueblo Indians. Hopi's lived in pueblos or adobe houses made of dried clay and stone. Oraibi,on the Third Mesa,was started in the year 1050,It may be the oldest village in North America that has been lived in continuously. The Hopi's were skilled artistans and intricately woven rugs. The pottery not only looked beautiful,but it was used in everyday life.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur Oklahoma is a place where many families go to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. What many may not know is that the waters in this area were a treasured resource even before statehood. Native Americans were the first to speak of the wonderous health benefits of the water and after the arrival of the white man the preservation of this area would become an issue not only for the Native Americans who discovered it but also for the settlers who viewed it as an opportunity to become rich. Acquisition of this land would lead to the founding of Oklahoma’s first and last National Park. Originally named Platt National Park, the birth of this area has given way to years of enjoyment for its patrons, and it has carried in its waters a rich history of Native Americans, the federal government, and a rowdy group of enterprising settlers.

Though today, the Blackfoot territory is defined by reserve/reservation boundaries and divided by the United States-Canadian border, their homeland, Nitawahsinnanni (“our land”), continues to be defined by topographical features using their language (The Blackfoot Gallery Committee, 2013, 12). This traditional homeland spans from the North Saskatchewan River (Ponokasisahta, the Elk River) as far south as the Yellowstone River, Montana (Otahkoitahtayi) and from the Rocky Mountains as far East as the “Great Sand Hills

Green Lake in the Bishop Creek Canyon is a sacred place and the happy hunting ground for the ancestors of the Paiute people. Evidence of the habitation of these people goes back thousands of years and indicates that this area was of prime importance for food gathering. The men hunted deer and mountain sheep while the women and children gathered and prepared food. Everybody pitched in on all the other chores like making camp.

There was once a Native American clan that widely cohabitated in the Southwestern part of America. This clan would soon come to be recognized as the Anasazi or, the “Ancient One’s”, by researchers who studied in depth their culture and geographical movements. Artifacts and other findings have expressed to archaeologists that their lifestyle was not only very well established but also efficient. They had adapted methods of hunting and gathering, they were knowledgeable farmers who had actually developed their own method of an irrigation system to water their crops (maize, squash, and a variety of beans), and they were skilled builders. Their homes were known to be made of structured stone, often times organized in a way that is known today as cliff dwellings. In addition to these

The foundation of the mound ultimately led to the Town Creek area being an epicenter of life for the ‘Pee Dee’ Indians and surrounding Piedmont Indian tribes. It was defined as an epicenter of life because it was the place where items were traded, where government decisions were made, and celebrations were held (Peoples of the Piedmont). To make matters simple, it was a functioning community in today’s standards of the American town or

Priest Lake, Idaho. In 2007, they filled the area with dirt and rock in order to build a house. So

“The savages revere this lake as a divinity and offer it sacrifices, whether on account of its size, or because of its goodness in furnishing fish…One often finds at the bottom of the water pieces of pure copper…I have several times seen such pieces in the savages’ hands; and, since they are superstitious, they keep them as so many divinities or as presents which the gods dwelling beneath the water have given them and on which their welfare is to depend” (Primary Document, 13).

There is a deep relationship between the environment and Western Apache people. The bonds between the two are so strong that it is embedded in their culture and history. Keith Basso, author of Wisdom Sits in Places expanded on this theory and did so by divulging himself into Western Apaches life. He spent fifteen years with the Apache people studying their relationship with the environment, specifically concentrating on ‘Place-names.’ When Basso first began to work with the Apache people, one of his Apache friends told him to ‘learn the names,’ because they held a special meaning with the community. (Cruikshank 1990: 54) Place-names are special names given to a specific locality where an event

There had been Native American tribes that lived in the Great Plains between the Rocky

Like most of Arizona, Scottsdale has a rich history. Before the city was a popular tourists destination, it was home to cowboys and Native Americans. Several artifacts are preserved in the local museums. Today, the city has musical, heritage and interactive museums.