Feb 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
In the old days, the Cayuse people used to rely on the buffalo hunt. Like many other Native American tribes, the buffalo gave them meat, hide, bone, grease, bone, and other materials. But once European settlers swept across the continent the buffalo all but disappeared. The Cayuse haven't had a buffalo hunt in a hundred years.
All that has changed now that the Cayuse have won the right, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Native Americans in Oregon hunt buffalo for first time in a century
Feb 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
In the old days, the Cayuse people used to rely on the buffalo hunt. Like many other Native American tribes, the buffalo gave them meat, hide, bone, grease, bone, and other materials. But once European settlers swept across the continent the buffalo all but disappeared. The Cayuse haven't had a buffalo hunt in a hundred years.
All that has changed now that the Cayuse have won the right, ...Five great places to see Native American rock art
Dec 24th, 2010 at 1:00PM:
I often hear people saying the U.S. has a short history. Actually it's as ancient as anywhere else. Before the Europeans took over this land there were hundreds of Native American cultures living here. Some have survived; others have disappeared. One of the most evocative reminders of their civilizations is the rock art of the American Southwest. Here are five good places to see some.
...Native American rock art damaged in Agua Fria National Monument
Dec 21st, 2010 at 11:30AM:
Rare petroglyphs at Agua Fria National Monument in Arizona have been damaged by vandals, Arizona Central reports. The art, dating back 2,000 years to the little-understood Archaic period, was covered in paint and defaced with obscene words.
Images of the graffiti aren't available at this time, but it's not hard finding other examples of defaced Native American rock art. The picture above was ...Kentucky wins fight with Ohio over Indian Head Rock
Nov 9th, 2010 at 3:30PM: We've talked about people stealing archaeological artifacts before here on Gadling, but the theft of an eight-ton rock has got to be some sort of record, especially considering that it was underwater.
A boulder called Indian Head Rock used to poke out of the Ohio River near the Kentucky side and was a popular place to visit. Boatmen in the nineteenth century used it as a guidepost, and locals ...Understanding the wild west: Visiting a Native American pueblo
Nov 16th, 2009 at 2:30PM:
New Mexico, like much of the western US, has long been home to many Native American tribes who shaped the history of the region every bit as much as the white settlers and cowboys who came after them.
Around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos, you can't drive more than a dozen or so miles before you see another sign pointing the way to a Pueblo that is open to visitors. Each of these can ...Mammoth Cave: Weird stories of fish, TB, mummies and more
Sep 14th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is the largest known cave system in the world and one of the United States' oldest tourist attractions. Because of its unusual geological characteristics, the cave has been a backdrop for downright odd aspects of human endeavors. Even nature has tossed in some weirdness for good measure.
The first time I visited Mammoth Cave National Park was as a child. What I ...
