Author Archives: Michael Wayne

A French “missionary” stopping at an eastern Canadian Indian village was surprised to see a group of strangers approaching, the leader bearing a large beautiful pipe with a great stem decorated with duck heads and eagle feathers.  His Indian friends … Continue reading →

*No founder; tradition has evolved over centuries, passed down by storytelling ’More than 2 million people in 300-500 different American Indian tribal groups, each with its own culture and responses to specific situations. Beliefs •      Creator – some tribes use … Continue reading →

Preferred Term: Tribal Name Cultural and Family Structure Demographics • 1.37% of the total US population Symbols • Feathers, depicted in many, many ways, are symbols of prayers, marks of honor or sources of ideas Clothing or Amulets •      Do … Continue reading →