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This Internet site was created in the hope that all people, no matter what their own culture, may be able to find a bit of information that might be helpful in the understanding of American Indian Culture and other Native Cultures from all over our Mother which is called Earth!

Native People’s Cultures are as diverse as nature, but with good reason! Nature is our teacher and guide for walking the path of life! The Native Cultures teach that it is the human species responsibility to take care of our Mother! Only appreciation is asked, for what she gives us, in return for her care!

Progress is a wonderful thing! If we can keep some of the beliefs from the First People’s Cultures, that are alive and well, incorporated with the technology that leads to progress, it may help all peoples to live in a more harmonious world not only with Nature but with each other as well!

It is time to Celebrate and Appreciate the Diversity in the Human Species as we do in Nature! The rose is beautiful, but how long would its beauty be appreciated if it was the only species of flower we had to enjoy! It does not matter what name the Creator goes by or if you believe in one, many or none at all! The experience of a storm, rainbow, or just the sun rising and setting tells us there is a much Greater Power that speaks to all cultures and this Power that we call Nature survives because of diversity!

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The View From The Hogan #XB

The View From The Hogan #XB

by | Apr 23, 2026 | Big Mountain

Ya'a'tee I've had difficulty getting the time to send out the latest VFH, so I add this addendum. The following is a statement made by Roberta Blackgoat just a few days ago. She would appreciate it if her words were distributed. Uncle Jake RELIGION This land is a...

Ancient Cherokee Marriage Tradition

Ancient Cherokee Marriage Tradition

by | Apr 22, 2026 | Culture Facts

Cherokee Culture Notes Edited and Revised: August 27, 2000 Fact Sheet Author Unknown Edited by: Wendell Cochran, Tahlequah, OK Ancient Cherokee Marriage Tradition When a young man wished to marry a Cherokee woman, he consulted her parents, whose consent was necessary....

Destruction of the Sundance Tree

Destruction of the Sundance Tree

by | Apr 22, 2026 | Big Mountain

I want to communicate with you on behalf of myself and the Sundancers who exercise their beliefs here in Big Mountain. I want to tell you what is happening to us in the millennium years. By now you must have heard about the desecration and destruction of the Sundance...

Spirituality of Many Tribes Diluted

Spirituality of Many Tribes Diluted

by | Apr 21, 2026 | NAAIP Articles

"Lakota spirituality is the one thing that must not be stolen." Notes From Indian Country, By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji) It seems to me that the spirituality (religion) of so many Indian tribes has become diluted by overexposure and by flagrant abuse by wannabes, false...

AFN Open Letter To The United Nations

AFN Open Letter To The United Nations

by | Apr 21, 2026 | NAAIP Articles

Wachiya! Greetings! Bonjour! [Short traditional greeting in Cree] Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues May 13 2002, New York City, New York I am honoured to have the opportunity to address this historic occasion, the first meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum...

Big Mountain Under Siege

Big Mountain Under Siege

by | Apr 21, 2026 | Big Mountain

From the Southeastern foothills of Big Mountain - We wish to say our words to our Indigenous brothers and sisters and other concerned people. By now you have heard the news that we were recently under military siege (armed Hopi Rangers, armed Navajo police, armed BIA...

View From The Hogan – Notes from Big Mountain

View From The Hogan – Notes from Big Mountain

by | Apr 21, 2026 | Big Mountain

Ya'a'tee As usual, I am behind schedule getting the next VFH out to you, so in the meantime I thought I would pass on some more words from the resistors. The first is a letter sent to the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs in 1991. Many of the Elders in the Big...

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DAV Charitable Service Trust
Sherman Indian Museum

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