The Europeans called their stories “Fairy Tales”, probably because they harkened back to a time when magical creatures existed. Native...

In his account of the Soto expedition, “The Inca” [see Part 1] gives what I believe to be the most accurate and eloquent account of the...

Inspired by the stories of Cabeza de Vaca, who had survived in North America after becoming a castaway and just returned to Spain, in...

Hernando de Soto was not the first to make contact with Native Americans in Florida. As “The Inca” [Part 1] tells in his chronicles of...

In 1537, after amassing a sizable fortune as a conquistador, slave trader, and business man in South America, Hernando de Soto quickly...

This is part of a series of articles by Courtney Miller on the subject of “First Contact”–the initial contact of the Native Americans...

The sky has been an important indicator of what is happening and what will happen on earth for ancient peoples all over the world for as...

Up until his death in 2000, LaVan Martineau devoted over forty years to unlocking the secrets behind the petroglyph (and pictograph)...

This week I want to share with you some of the more curious petroglyphs at the Shavano Valley Petroglyph site near Montrose, Colorado....

The Bear panel at Shavano Valley Petroglyph site near Montrose, Colorado, is an intriguing example of Ute symbolism. The panel...