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Native American Antiquity

Children’s Stories: Native American vs European

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

First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 5: Arrogant and Proud Barbarians

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...

First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 4: Panfilo de Narvaez

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

First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 3: Ponce de Leon

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...

First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 2: Like Deer

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

First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 1: Hernando de Soto

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

Native American Skies: Winter Solstice

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...

Shavano Valley Petroglyphs, Part 5: Reading the Signs

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

Shavano Valley Petroglyphs, Part 4: Curiosities

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

Shavano Valley Petroglyphs, Part 3: The Bear Dance

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

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