The Trail of Tears and the Great Hunger: The Kindred Spirits of 1847. How the Choctaw Nation, just years after forced removal, sent aid to famine-stricken Ireland. Read the newsletter below.

Face and hand Inuit (Arctic regions) ca. 1933–1975 Medium: stone

Dioh’ko, or the three sisters, are crops (maize, beans, and squash) planted together in a general area where they supported each other’s nourishment. These crops were planted together in the hills and fields of what is now western New York, by the Haudenosaunee homelands and Northeastern woodlands.

I’m growing my community on Substack and you’re invited! If anyone would like more in depth history and culture on northern/southern indigenous people of the Americas, I invite you to join me.

In the spring-summer months of Alaska, the blaring sun hangs high for nearly 24-hours, a phenomenon known as the “midnight sun.” It hardly dips below the horizon of the Arctic Circle and the days lengthen and warm.

Bottle with caiman Cupisnique culture (Peru) 1000–800 BCE

Women’s blouse part (mola panel) Guna (Panama, Central America)

Inuit girl with puppy Photographed by Richard Harrington ca. 1949

Amulet Tlingit, Southeast Alaska ca. 1840–1870

Lummi Woman Artist: Edward S. Curtis ca. 1899

Four-Cornered Hat Wari, Andean Highlands (present-day Peru) ca. 600–900 CE

Headdress frontlet Tsimshian (Native American) ca. 1820–1840

A closer look at how Kiowa (Ka’igwu) families crafted and used cradleboards in everyday life, grounded in Native American history and lived practice.

Feast Ladle Late 1800s Tlingit artist, southeast Alaska (Native American)

Hollow Horn Bear Date: 1907 Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Wedding Basket Date: c. 1895 Artist: Pomo Northern California, United States

“The foxes run. The foxes die. I mourn them, but I understand that there is danger in mourning for those who would not mourn for you in return. Empathy is for those who can afford it. Empathy is for the privileged. Empathy is not for Nature.” — Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth

Native American Baskets Photographer: Adam Clark Vroman Date: ca. 1900

Bow Guard (Ketoh) Date: 1900–20 Artist: Navajo (Diné)

Woman's Dress Sioux (Teton) ca. 1880

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees." — Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation

Ceremonial Robe Western Apache ca. 1880

A Hopi Mother Date: 1921 Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Frame Drum Native American (Hupa, probably) 19th century

Raven Rattle Artist: Native American (Tshimshian probably) Date: 19th century

Tobacco bag with pipe-stem case Northern Cheyenne, Native American ca. 1870

Mask Yup'ik, Native American ca. 1900

A Jicarilla chief. Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Dance Blanket with Diving Whale and Raven Motifs Date: Late 19th century Artist: Chilkat Tlingit

Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief

Polychrome Jar Date: c. 1900 Artist: Cochiti

Bowcase and Quiver Nez Perce, Native American ca. 1870

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Toknovije, Walapai girl. Artist:Curtis, Edward S. Date: 1907

“Murder can heal if applied sparingly. Murder can feed us. Life murders us every day.” — Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth

Arikara Girl Date: 1908 Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Pair of Parfleches Brulé Sioux 1880–85

Men's pair of moccasins Date: Before 1931 Tribe: Arapaho, Native American

“This is where my lesson was learned: pain is to be expected, courage is to be welcomed. There is no choice but to endure. There is no other way than to renounce self-doubt. It is the time of the Dawning in more ways than one. The sun can rise, and so can I.” — Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth

War shirt Crow, Native American ca. 1880

Inuit (possibly Yupik) Mother and Child in Furs, Nome, Alaska

"May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make you strong." — Chief Dan George, Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Man’s Shoulder Bag Date: c. 1875–1900 Artist: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk/Native American) Western Great Lakes, northeastern Woodlands

Chotonka-Chanta-Ki-Yapi Native American (Sioux or Dakota) 19th century

Cradleboard Kiowa, Native American ca. 1875

153rd Annual Omaha Tribal Pow-Wow Poster

Sarape with Terraced Zigzag Design Date: 1865–85 Artist: Navajo (Diné), Native American Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States

Lakota Lullaby

Spotted Fawn, Cheyenne bride Date: 1879 Artist: Laton Alton Huffman American, 1854–1931

Horse Headstall Date: 1870s Artist: Navajo (Diné) Northern New Mexico or Arizona, United States