Native American Heritage Month

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The Three Indigenous Peoples of Alaska

Learn about the Aleuts, Inuit, & First Nations

Adrenaline Rush

17 year-old Collan Chythlook- Sitsof is fulfilling her dreams of becoming an Olympic snowboarder

Canyon Artists

Canyon Records produces & distributes traditional & contemporary Native American music

Surf's Up:  How to Catch a Wave

The sport of surfing has gained worldwide popularity & respect since 400 A.D.

A Monumental Celebration

Images from the 2004 Grand Opening of The National Museum of the American Indian

Explore Native Cuisine with the Native Peoples Cookbook

Various recipes from Native Americans

First Salmon Feast

This ceremony must occur before hunting, fishing, digging, or gathering

Food of the Americas

Native recipes and traditions

Herbs of the Southwest Healers

See if you know these everyday herbs that are used for healing

Knowing the Nations

Do you know these Alaska natives?

Language Revival

The "resurrection" of a dead language

Louise Erdrich

Her novel, Love Medicine, won the National Book Critics Circle Award

Low Man on the Totem Pole

Did you know that the lowest carvings on a totem pole have the highest honor and level of craftsmanship?

Native American Canoes

Canoe and kayak trivia

Native American Heritage Month

Alaska natives at a glance

Native American Music Goes Mainstream

2003 Native American Music Awards

Native Americans at a Glance

Photos of Native Americans

Pumpkin Trivia

Learn how to select a pumpkin to cook

Racing Ahead

The Indy 500's first Native American

Robert Tree Cody

Native American flutist, dancer, storyteller, educator, and actor

Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Colorado Senator who was the only Native American to serve in the Senate from 2002-2004

Ten Largest American Indian Tribal Groupings

Graph of the ten largest American Indian tribes

The Codetalkers of WWII

How native languages helped win the war

The Importance of Salmon

Why salmon is important to the Columbia River tribes in the Pacific Northwest

The National Museum of the American Indian

An institution of living cultures

The Potlatch Feast

A redistribution of wealth

This is No Ordinary Fish

Salmon is an important staple of culinary and spiritual life

Who Am I

See if you know these famous Americans of Indian decent

Wilma Mankiller

Former Cherokee chief turns chef

 

 

 

Click on any of the links below to see a feature of each History/Heritage Month Brochure:

African American - February
Women’s Heritage - March
Asian Pacific American Heritage - May
GLBT Heritage - June
Hispanic Heritage Sep,15 - Oct.15
Disabled Americans Awareness - October
Native American Heritage - November


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