#Indians

Native American Antiquity

First Thanksgiving: The Aftermath

After 1630, Puritans began pouring in and setting up colonies around present-day Boston. These new colonists were only barely tolerant...

First Thanksgiving: The History of the Pilgrims

Autumn, 1621, the chief sachem of the Wampanoag tribe, the Massosoit, was interrupted by several of his village’s hunters with news that...

Chief “Di’Wali” Bowles: The Muscle Shoals Massacre

Di’wali, “Bowl”, also known in history as “John Bowles,” was born around 1756 in the Cherokee town of Little Hiwasee, located in the...

Chiefdom of the Coosa: Abihka Curse

After his encounter with the Cherokee, De Soto travelled south into present-day Georgia where he found the “Chiefdom of Coosa”. At that...

Great Sites: Medicine Wheel Geology

I recently had the privilege of visiting the Medicine Wheel atop Bighorn Mountain in Wyoming. It is the first time I have gotten to see...

Cherokee Fables: The Rabbit and the Possum After a Wife

Spring is here and with the month of May comes the season for weddings! The ancient Cherokee told a funny story about the devious rabbit...

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...

White Buffalo, Part 7: Eastern Herds

On some of the early drafts of my novel, “The First Raven Mocker”, witch is book 1 of the “Cherokee Chronicles” series, I was criticized...

White Buffalo, Part 2: The History

The White Buffalo has been the most sacred living thing to the Plains Indians for over 2,000 years. It symbolizes the promised return of...

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