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09/22/2025

We do NOT carry white sage (salvia apiana), or products containing white sage in our store.
**WHY?**

**OUT OF RESPECT TOWARD NATURE**

White sage is only native to Southern California and Northern Mexico.

Because of its popularity, it has been drastically overharvested and its population damaged.

It is illegal to harvest white sage from nature reserves, so most of the white sage on the market is obtained illegally and unethically, despite the claims of those selling it.

**OUT OF RESPECT TOWARD INDIGENOUS PEOPLE**

White sage is extremely sacred to the Indigenous tribes of Southern California/Northern Mexico, and they have less access to it since it has been in such high demand.

Indigenous Peoples of this land teach that this sacred plant should NEVER be sold. Many believe it ceases to be medicinal once money is exchanged to acquire it.

Indigenous Peoples of this land have been asking non-indigenous folks to stop using this plant.

Using the sacred practices of Indigenous People without permission is cultural appropriation.

**WHY DOES CULTURAL APPROPRIATION MATTER?**

Between 1492 and 1600, at least 55 million people native to the Americas were killed from disease and violence brought by European settlers. They continued to struggle for the next 400 years due to displacement, land theft, war, racism and oppression.

Indigenous People of the US were forbidden to practice their beliefs and traditions until 1978, when the American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed.

Until then, they were forced to attend "Indian Boarding Schools", where they endured neglect, abuse and forced assimilation.

It is disrespectful and harmful to appropriate the spiritual practices, hairstyles, crafts, regalia and medicines of Indigenous People when they have suffered such massive cultural loss and separation from their ancestral traditions. We are not entitled to their tools and medicine.

"Smudging" is a very specific act practiced by certain Indigenous tribes in the US. Many have asked non-indigenous folks to stop using that word to describe smoke cleansing, as they are different.

We do not use the word "smudge sticks" to describe bundles of herbs meant for burning.

Smudging is a spiritual practice that requires training and initiation. People from outside the culture cannot just decide to practice it.

Anyone can cleanse a space with smoke, just remember to open a window!

**ALTERNATIVES TO WHITE SAGE**

Any other kind of sage! Garden sage, black sage, common sage, etc.

Lavender, bay leaves, mugwort, rosemary, pine, lemongrass, eucalyptus.

Fair trade incense sticks (not containing white sage).

Investigate your own ancestral traditions for ideas; many cultures around the world use smoke cleansing medicine and you may find something even more fulfilling for you in your goals to "clear the air".

09/21/2025

In 1973, the Academy Awards witnessed one of its most unforgettable moments. Marlon Brando, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for his iconic role as Vito Corleone in The Godfather, shocked Hollywood by refusing the award. Instead of attending the ceremony, he sent Native American activist and actress Sacheen Littlefeather to decline the Oscar on his behalf. Wearing traditional Apache attire, Littlefeather walked onto the stage and explained that Brando could not accept the award because of Hollywood’s negative portrayal of Native Americans and the ongoing standoff at Wounded Knee, where members of the American Indian Movement were in a tense conflict with federal authorities.Her speech was brief and met with a mixed reaction of applause and boos, sparking immediate controversy. Brando’s detailed statement, which Littlefeather held in her hands, criticized the film industry for promoting harmful stereotypes and ignoring Indigenous voices. The incident brought Native American issues into the national spotlight, but it also came at a personal cost for Littlefeather, who later revealed she was blacklisted in Hollywood for her actions. Today, the protest is remembered as one of the boldest acts of activism on a global stage, changing how award shows and audiences think about representation and cultural respect.

09/21/2025

The Real Story Behind “Rock-a-Bye Baby”
Many years ago, Effie Crockett, the older sister of Davy Crockett, visited the Muskogee Tribe to help some mothers. When she arrived at their camp, she was surprised and even laughed a little.

She saw something unusual — the tribe’s babies were not lying in cradles on the ground. Instead, they were gently tied and hung in small cradles from the branches of birch trees. Effie thought it was strange at first. But as she stayed longer, she began to understand.

The babies were high above the ground, safe from bugs, hot sun, and wild animals. As the wind blew, the trees rocked them gently — just like a mother’s arms. Each baby lay peacefully, watching birds, butterflies, and the dancing leaves. The fresh air touched their skin, and they smiled at the world around them.

Effie was deeply touched. One day, she saw a Muskogee mother looking at her child hanging in the cradle. The mother softly sang a song in her native language. As she sang, a tear fell from her eye.

Here is what the song meant:

> Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top,

When the wind blows the cradle will rock,

When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby, cradle and all.

Effie wrote down the song and shared it with others. It became the lullaby we all know today — “Rock-a-Bye Baby.”

But most people never knew the deep meaning behind the song.

The Muskogee mother cried because she knew what the song truly meant. The “branch” holding her baby would one day break. Not from danger — but because her child would grow. He would outgrow the cradle, fall to the ground, and become strong enough to stand. One day, her baby would no longer need her protection. He would become a man.

The cradle falling was not the end. It was the beginning of his life’s journey.

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A Message to All

This lullaby was born from Native American love and wisdom. It reminds us that every moment is precious, that letting go is part of love, and that nature teaches us the gentlest lessons.

Honor the roots of this song. Honor the Native voices that carried its meaning in their hearts.

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09/20/2025

Sioux Indian Teepees. A tipi (also teepee or tepee) is a cone-shaped tent, traditionally made of animal skins upon wooden poles. Modern tipis usually have a canvas covering. A tipi is distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure. Historically, the tipi has been used by Indigenous people of the Plains in the Great Plains and Canadian Prairies of North America. They are still in use in these communities, though now primarily for ceremonial purposes rather than daily living. A similar structure, the lavvu is used by the Sámi people of northern Europe.Tipis are often stereotypically and incorrectly associated with all Native Americans in the United States and Indigenous peoples in Canada, despite their usage being unique to the peoples of the Plains. Native American tribes and First Nation band governments from other regions have used other types of dwellings. The tipi is durable, provides warmth and comfort in winter, is cool in the heat of summer, and is dry during heavy rains.Tipis can be disassembled and packed away quickly when people need to relocate and can be reconstructed quickly upon settling in a new area. Historically, this portability was important to Plains Indians with their at-times nomadic lifestyle

09/20/2025

"I will never meet colonial beauty standards. My face shape is too round, too squishy they said. My eyes squint too close together they told me. My skin complexion changes too often from ivory in the winter to a deep brown in the summer that resembles dirt they yelled. My body is too stocky and compact, way too big b***d they discerned.
I am proud I will NEVER meet colonial beauty standards because my ancestors carved me carefully by hand as they did their beautiful ivory pieces. My face is shaped so that my aunties could give me big Iñuk kisses on my cheeks and my ancestors could find me in the great beyond. My eyes squint so that I could see across the blinding snow to find my way home. My skin changes from ivory to dirt brown just as my land changes throughout the seasons. My body is stocky and compact so I can preserve energy throughout the long cold winters. Colonial beauty standards COULD NEVER."

09/19/2025

Cheyenne Dog Soldier, 1840. The Dog Soldiers were the Cheyenne Elite, they formed their own bands within the Cheyenne Nation, they often gave their own lives to protect their women and children, they were very much feared by the white Soldiers, and their Native American Foes, Pawnee, Ute, to name but a few, however, they where honoured Allies of the Lakota Sioux, and the Arapahoe's, Comanche's and Kiowa's, the mention of the words "Cheyenne Dog Soldier", put Fear into the most hardest of white Soldiers, they are still the most famous warrior society on Earth today. AHO. Please (follow + ) us to know more things that knowledge cannot be found in books, school ! Thank you for your interest

09/19/2025

Hi I have a deep respect for native American.

09/19/2025

The Apache.The "Apachue" (enemies) were called so by the zuni of the peoples of adobe, the Apache recognize themselves as "Diné", "The people". They are divided into seven tribes: Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Kiowa, Lipan, Mescalero, Coyotero and Navajo.They all speak dialects of a common language, of Atapascan roots that confirm their origin in the north of the continent, and their way of life was based on gathering, hunting and pillage. They worship as sacred animals the cougar and the coyote, the eagle and the falcon, the bison and the bear. The Apache were able to survive in the scarcity of the desert, crossing it at full speed and stealth.
They stood out in the art of war for their ambushes, with their bows and arrows, which sometimes filled with ponzona of insects and reptiles, and they were not afraid to go into the fight hand to hand armed with spears and even knives. Their ferocity that sometimes scratched in brutality not only won them the respect and fear of their neighbors, men as warped as the Lakota and the Mohavians, would also make them one of the greatest threats of the desert border to the Spanish, and afterwards to Mexicans and Americans.

09/19/2025

It's not every day a person gets to see
a Lakota buffalo hide teepee ( tipi) dating
from the 1850's.
Thanks Oklahoma Historical Society.

09/19/2025

Welcome to Our Page Native Americans
Migwetch (thank you)

A-da-do-li-gi (Blessing in Cherokee

Welcome to our learning group in a friendly sacred place for all people to learn together.

Our group is open to all Natives (full/mixed) and non Natives who respect the Native culture.

Mitakuye Oyasin "The Lakota phrase in English as "all my relatives," "we are all related," or "all my relations."

It is a prayer of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: other people, animals, birds, insects, trees and plants, and even rocks, rivers, mountains and valleys."

We may have be different in our colors, where we were born, ages, religions and many other ways but one in having in our heart and soul the Native ways and learning together about them.

There may be others that do believe differently for we come from so many places.

Let us respect all in their beliefs.

In our group here is to honor and teach the Native ways.

If there is any subject of Native, tribe or ways you would like to know please ask and we will research and learn together.

We the Admins. do take note of what you may want to know.

If you ever disagree with anything please feel free to contact us through messages NOT comments.

We do our best to help here.

Education about Native's in the past and nowadays.

A place to we share Native, wisdom, tribes, music, poems, crafts, prayers, powwow's, photos, art, stories and history.

No Tolerances for Rude comments or Fool language. . You will be ban from our page NO QUESTIONS. Asked !

All the members here are very mindful and respectful.

Anyone that comments hate, swears or are mean will be banned.

We love and appreciate all members here!

We are all related and Family here..

Miiqwetch

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09/18/2025

🧬 A Native American Woman in Viking Iceland? 🛡️
In 2010, scientists uncovered a genetic mystery hidden in the DNA of about 80 modern Icelanders — a mitochondrial lineage known as C1e, linked not to Europe, but to Native American ancestry.

This specific lineage, traced back to around 1700 in southern Iceland, appears to have entered the population much earlier — possibly around the year 1000, the same period when Norse explorers were sailing to Vinland (likely modern-day Newfoundland). Viking sagas describe encounters with Indigenous peoples, and archaeological evidence at L’Anse aux Meadows confirms Viking presence in North America during this time.

The most compelling theory? A Native American woman was brought to Iceland — possibly as a captive, partner, or traveler — and had descendants, leaving behind a genetic footprint that still exists today.

This challenges the old idea that Viking–Native American contact was brief or superficial. Instead, it reveals that real human connections — even across oceans — were happening centuries before Columbus.

We now have genetic proof that the Norse didn’t just explore — they interacted, and possibly intertwined lives with the First Peoples of North America.

🌎 History is deeper — and more connected — than we ever imagined.

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09/18/2025

LONG HAIRTraditionally, long hair has always been a symbol of masculinity. All the great warriors in history have had long hair, from the Greeks (who wrote poems praising the hair of their heroes) to the Norse, from the Native Americans (famous for their long, lustrous hair) to the Japanese. And the longer and more beautiful the hair, the more masculine the warrior was considered. The Vikings boasted their braids, and the samurai saw long hair as a symbol of honor (they cut their braids when they lost their honor).

When a warrior was captured, his mane was cut to humiliate him, to take away his beauty. That custom continues in military service today. There, when new soldiers begin training, the first thing they do is cut their hair to weaken their self-esteem, make them submissive, and show them who is boss.

The Romans were the ones who “invented” short hair, so to speak, sometime between the 1st and 5th centuries AD. In battle, they believed that this provided a defensive advantage, as opponents could not grab their hair. It also helped them recognize each other on the battlefield.

Short hair in men is a relatively new “invention,” with no aesthetic implications.

But today, we often see men being humiliated, sometimes called “gay,” for having long hair, not knowing that short hair is actually “unmasculine” and an oppressive social imposition, while long hair symbolizes freedom.

Image caption: David Midthunder from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, is an enrolled Tribal Member. He is Hunkpapa Lakota, Hudeshabina Nakoda, and Sissiton Dakota. He is a very impressive actor and has been in many productions and TV shows such as Comanche Moon and Into the West.
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