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Native American Antiquity

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...

Cherokee Old Settlers

“I have seen my people strive to make a living ever since the last bunch of Cherokees arrived over the trail of tears to the present...

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...

Remembering the Opposition to Relocation

By the turn of the nineteenth century, the Native American tribes known as the Five Civilized Tribes were living peacefully on their...

Great Sites: Cahokia: New Findings

Although, there are many who doubt that the Medicine Wheel in Bighorn Mountain, Wyoming is an astronomical calendar, 1200 miles east in...

Great Sites: Medicine Wheel–What Does it Mean?

In previous articles [Medicine Wheels of the Plains Indians and Sacred Geology], I have talked about some of the more popular theories...

Archaeoastronomy: Medicine Wheels of the Plains Indians

Thanks in large part to the movie industry and “wild west” novels, when most people around the world think of American Indians, they most...

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...

The Arctic Cultures: Lament for the Dorsets

Americas migrated here starting around 40,000 years ago. Most are believed to have arrived by crossing over from Russia to Alaska. At...

Preserving the Culture: Redbird Smith

By 1840, relocation of the Cherokee people from their homelands to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi was complete. James Mooney...

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