native americans

Shattering Stereotypes: This Is What Native Americans Really Look Like Today

As we celebrate the supposed historical unity among Native American tribes and European settlers each Thanksgiving, we often forget that story’s dark side: exclusion, racism, even genocide. In Project 562 (named after the 562 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States), photographer Matika Wilbur — a Native American...

By Erin Kelly • Nov 22, 2015

Shattering Stereotypes: This Is What Native Americans Really Look Like Today

As we celebrate the supposed historical unity among Native American tribes and European settlers each Thanksgiving, we often forget that story’s dark side: exclusion, racism, even genocide. In Project 562 (named after the 562 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States), photographer Matika Wilbur — a Native American...

By Erin Kelly • November 22, 2015

Colored by Hand: Vintage Native American Photography

Hand-painted photographs possess a beauty all their own. Long before ‘selfies’ and even before the days of colored film (which wouldn’t truly arrive until the 1930s), people wanted to add a vibrant realism to their black and white photos. Over time, the process really grew into a true art form,...

By Erin Kelly • Feb 22, 2015

Colored by Hand: Vintage Native American Photography

Hand-painted photographs possess a beauty all their own. Long before ‘selfies’ and even before the days of colored film (which wouldn’t truly arrive until the 1930s), people wanted to add a vibrant realism to their black and white photos. Over time, the process really grew into a true art form,...

By Erin Kelly • February 22, 2015

A Startling Glimpse Into The US–Native American Assimilation Policy

The US-Indian Assimilation Policy was a final attempt by "Americans" to lay indigenous culture to rest -- and it had disastrous effects.

By Susan Sims • Nov 20, 2014

A Startling Glimpse Into The US–Native American Assimilation Policy

The US-Indian Assimilation Policy was a final attempt by "Americans" to lay indigenous culture to rest -- and it had disastrous effects.

By Susan Sims • November 20, 2014

7 American Folk Heroes The History Books Shouldn’t Have Left Out

Whether standing up for their rights or jumping off Niagara Falls in a barrel, these folk heroes lived their lives to the fullest.

By Alexander Baldwin • Apr 10, 2013

7 American Folk Heroes The History Books Shouldn’t Have Left Out

Whether standing up for their rights or jumping off Niagara Falls in a barrel, these folk heroes lived their lives to the fullest.

By Alexander Baldwin • April 10, 2013