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Cheyenne Dog Soldiers

Of all the typical Plains tribes, the Cheyenne were most distinguished for warlike qualities. Few in number, they overcame or held in check most of the peoples who opposed them, and when the westward movement of European civiliza

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12404445300?profile=RESIZE_710xAn Indigenous teaching on planting seeds to welcome springElder Joanne Dallaire guided the community through a traditional ceremony to mark the Spring Equinox smudging Spring Equinox is a time when Indigenous Peoples honour their sacred items in a tr
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10917730686?profile=RESIZE_584xA Shoshone Indian born circa 1788, Sacagawea was kidnapped by the Hidatsa when she was around 12 years old. Eventually, she and another captive were acquired by and married to Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian trader.When Charbonneau was hired
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10917724479?profile=RESIZE_400xNanye-hi (Nancy Ward): Beloved Woman of the CherokeeNanye-hi was born into the Cherokee Wolf clan circa 1738. In 1755, she stood by her husband during a fight against the Creeks, chewing the lead for bullets in order to provide his ammunition with de
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