Native American Skies: Lunar Standstill
Have you noticed how fast the earth has been moving lately? Probably not, but in fact the earth moves faster in the winter than in the...
A Cherokee Valentine
Saturday is Valentines Day, a national holiday in the United States, but what does it mean to Native Americans? For the Cherokee in...
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...