Selecting gifts for the holidays or other special occasions can sometimes be hard. A tight budget can make finding a unique and affordable gift even more difficult. However, many American Indian artists and traders also sell from websites. You don’t have to attend a Pow Wow to shop with them.

Our children have been taught the myth of the First Thanksgiving with happy Pilgrims and Indians. There are a few kernels of truth in the story. However, knowing more of the factual history of this National Holiday, one can understand why it is problematic for many American Indians.

Knowing the darker parts of our history begs the question frequently asked. Why would so many volunteer to protect and defend a country which has treated their People so badly?

This day is of great significance, as Veterans are part of most American Indian families.

Since 1990 the United States has designated November to recognize the “First Americans.” It took almost 80 years, the official “name” changes regularly, and all this may have started with the Boy Scouts.

The Paleo Diet, eating as our Ancestors did, has been around for awhile. Its popularity has grown, and this "Old Way" is being reconsidered.

This sounds like the title of a children’s story told by an Elder. However, Effie is a talented Zuni woman, and her silver snakes are known around the world.

For decades America has been a "Throw-Away" society. It is time for us to embrace and apply the Lesson of our Elders and cure the illness of wastefulness.

Sammy Tigertail is a mixed blood Seminole. A drunken tourist looking for a “Real” American Indian is his first customer for an airboat ride in the Everglades. Honey Santana is a divorced white woman, who is off her medication. Their worlds collide on Dismal Key.

If you are researching American Indian Ancestry in your family, you may be wondering why this is so hard. For those in the Southern US, one of the obstacles can be our family.