Old Schonchin was head chief of the Modoc, and he was responsible for moving the tribe to a reservation in southern Oreg…
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An Act of Dignity and Strength Even in defeat, American Horse stood tall.
American Horse fought at the Little Bighorn, but he didn’t live long after. On September 9, 1876, troops led by General…
Peaches or Tso-ay After his capture he became a valuable scout for the Army and the whites promptly dubbed him “Peaches.”
Prior to his stint as an Army scout Peaches rode with Chatto, Bonito and Chihuahua on a raid in March 1883, that killed …
One Proud Hostile A conversation with Wes Studi, fresh off his blockbuster portrayal of Chief Yellow Hawk and marking the 25th anniversary of his role as Geronimo.
Wes Studi, fresh from the success of Hostiles, appeared on the 2018 Oscars to present a movie montage highlighting milit…
What History Has Taught Me: Alden Big Man Jr.
A former cabinet head of Crow Homeland Security for Crow Agency, Montana, Alden Big Man Jr. earned his Ph.D. in the Hist…
What were the Strongest Indian Tribes of the 19th Century?
What were the strongest Indian tribes of the 19th century? Paul W. Hughes Vacaville, California That’s kind of like tryi…
Land of the Apache Review of W. Michael Farmer's Apacheria.
Apacheria: True Stories of Apache Culture 1860-1920 is an insightful introduction to the history of the Apache people. F…
A Daring Sense of Humor Yuma Bill enjoyed a good joke while scouting for the U.S. Army.
Yuma Bill’s broad smile suggests he engaged his cavalry comrades in more than one game of “grinning through a horse coll…
Bizarro’s Take on American Indians Dan Piraro grew up wanting to look Indian and ended up paying homage to them with his humor.
When I was a boy growing up in a very small town in Oklahoma in the early 1960s, I sometimes saw Indian kids around town…
Why Did Hopis Capture Eagles?
Why did Hopis capture eagles? Les Freeman Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand The Hopis sacrificed eagles as part of an …