Native Americans

08/01/2025

We need a big A'ho
Proud to be Native American

08/01/2025

"My grandma used to get up in the morning and say a prayer before she cooked. That prayer was a song. It's amazing to me that the singing she did is an ancient way of connecting with the Universe. The Uni-verse means "One Song." In the early 1930's and 40's, Lakota ceremonies were referred to as lo wapi, which means song/singing. Also my grandma told me that the Universe is singing in the snowflakes, the raindrops, in the trees, the water, and all Creation. Physicists call this holistic holographic universe. Lakotas call it Taku Wakan Skan Skan/Mitakuye Oyasin, which means everything is connected and related in divine rhythm, vibration.
My request is for everyone to pray and sing before this election. Drum, sing by yourself or in a group, or play an instrument. As long as the song is a loving and spiritual song, it will go to healing.
Remember the Lakotas know that the song sings the singer. The Spirit sings the song."
-- Basil Braveheart

07/30/2025

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.

07/30/2025

Archaeologists in Louisiana have uncovered a remarkable 34-foot-long dugout canoe along the banks of the Red River—dating back to the 14th century. Carved over 700 years ago by Native Americans, it is the largest pre-colonial canoe ever found in the state and one of the most significant Indigenous watercraft discoveries in U.S. history. Its impressive size and craftsmanship offer rare insight into the technological skills and daily life of early inhabitants of the region.
Made from cypress, a rot-resistant wood native to the area, the canoe was preserved in sediment for centuries. Its survival is a testament to both the durability of its materials and the environmental conditions that protected it. This was more than just a vessel—it may have served purposes ranging from trade and fishing to ceremonial use, underscoring the central role of rivers and waterways in Indigenous cultures of the American South.
The discovery provides a tangible connection to pre-colonial Native American life and highlights a deep legacy that long predates European settlement. Archaeologists and preservationists are now working to conserve the canoe, ensuring it remains a lasting symbol of the ingenuity, resilience, and environmental knowledge of the region’s first peoples.

06/24/2025

Honoring the legacy of Crazy Horse at the iconic memorial in South Dakota, USA — a powerful tribute to Native American history and resilience. 🇺🇸🪶

Native History

06/14/2025

I hope I get wishes, today is my birthday. Proud to be Native American 🪶

05/23/2025

04/25/2025

Amazing costume! Full of life and spirit!

04/25/2025

Tatonga Nonzhin (aka Standing Buffalo, aka Standing Buffalo Bull) - Ponca - 1882

04/05/2025

"Amber Midthunder (born April 26, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her regular roles in the FX series Legion and The CW series Roswell, New Mexico, as well as appearances on Longmire, Banshee, and Reservation Dogs. She starred as Naru in Prey, the fifth installment and first prequel of the Predator franchise.
Midthunder's mother Angelique, who is originally from Thailand and of Thai-Chinese ancestry, is a casting director and stunt performer, and her father David is an actor of Native American Assiniboine descent; Angelique and David met while working on the 1995 Japanese film East Meets West.
Midthunder is a citizen of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe. She was born on the Navajo Nation in Shiprock, New Mexico, and eventually returned there after spending much of her childhood in Santa Fe where she attended the Academy for Technology and the Classics and where her mother worked in a casting firm.
Midthunder developed an interest in acting as a child, where she would memorize and recite lines from her favorite shows, but disliked her first experience in the job, leading her to take some time before another performance, even considering a career in make-up, where she worked as an intern, or mixed martial arts, having trained and taught Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Her first credit was in 2008's Sunshine Cleaning. Midthunder proceeded to work in various productions filmed in New Mexico, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue more acting opportunities. She starred as Naru in Prey, the fifth installment of the Predator franchise. She was widely praised for her performance.
In 2022, Midthunder received the Breakthrough Performance Award as part of the Saturn Awards and a Critics' Choice Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television."

04/05/2025

Thought for todayBob Marley was once asked if there was a perfect woman. He replies :Who cares about perfection?
Even the moon is not perfect, it is full of craters.
The sea is incredibly beautiful, but salty and dark in the depths.
The sky is always infinite, but often cloudy.
So, everything that is beautiful isn't perfect, it's special.
Therefore, every woman can be special to someone.
Stop being "perfect", but try to be free and live, doing what you love, not wanting to impress others!

04/04/2025

History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better. Because then you are less likely to repeat it. It’s not yours for you to erase or destroy.