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Shavano Valley Petroglyphs, Part 2: Rock Art Maps
Have you used Google Maps lately? How about AAA Triptiks. Remember Rand-McNally? Maps have been an essential part of the traveler’s...
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Ancient Art: Decoding Rock Art
Throughout the southwest, Native Americans have left images pecked or painted on canyon walls, caves and large stones. Like so many...
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Native Americans of the Northwest: Chinook Winds
My wife and I lived in Denver, Colorado for many years and occasionally experienced a phenomenon called the “Chinook Wind”. These winds,...
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Native Americans of the Northwest: The Potlatch
Imagine being invited to the house of the wealthiest person in town so that he could demonstrate his wealth by giving away expensive and...
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Part 2: Quanah Parker, Diplomat and Businessman
Quanah Parker c1890 “Courageous and strong-willed, he was also a natural diplomat. Traveling numerous times to Washington D.C. to...