
Part 1: Quanah Parker, Comanche Warrior
Recently, my wife and I drove from our home in southern Colorado through the Panhandle of Texas on our way to San Antonio. As we passed through the little town of Quanah, Texas, I was reminded of its namesake, Quanah Parker, who was one of the last Comanche Chiefs. Having grown up near Quanah, I have heard many stories about the great chief and the Comanche and his story is worthy of retelling. The Comanche tribes once roamed all of the territory we were driving—from south

Native American Skies: Orion
If you are able to see the southern sky tonight (January), the constellation we call “Orion” is prominent. It is one of the easiest constellations to pick out because of the 3 horizontal bright stars that form Orion, the hunter’s, belt and the three vertical stars that represent his sword. Located on the equatorial, it is visable to all parts of the world in both hemispheres. What amazes me is that this very prominent constellation is not one of the twelve signs of the Zod