Sending a Dart Through Armor: The Story of the Ancient Native Weapon Atlatl, Now a Modern Sport

Lee Allen
June 24, 2012

To many people, “A is for Apple,” but for early Indigenous Peoples, the A stood for Atlatl --- an

Chicago City Council Member Offends With ‘Peace Pipe’ Comment

ICTMN Staff
June 06, 2012
What was meant to be a “Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation” to commemorate the August 15, 1812 Battle of Fort Dearborn on Tuesday, June 5 turned out to be anything but when a ci...

500-Year old Indian Village Unearthed in North Carolina

ICTMN Staff
June 05, 2012
The Charlotte Observer reported on an American Indian village unearthed in Morganton, North Carolina, in Catawba Meadows Park...

Student-Built Totem Pole Installed at Spencer Butte Middle School in Oregon

ICTMN Staff
June 01, 2012
A totem pole built a decade ago by elementary students at the Eastside Alternative Elementary School, which used to be located in Eugene, Oregon but is now closed, was installed at...

Natives and the American Holocaust

ICTMN Staff
May 27, 2012
We've made it pretty clear that history has done an awful job of representing the persecution of Native Americans after European contact...

Native Burial Mounds Vandalized in Southern Illinois in Possible Attempt to Steal 'Grave Goods'

ICTMN Staff
May 25, 2012
The Evansville Courier & Press is reporting that the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Massac County Sheriff's Department are investigating the recent looting and A...

An Oral History of the Ancient Game of Sla-Hal: Man Versus Animals

Renee Roman Nose
May 27, 2012
Sla-hal, to Native people of today, is a game...

American History Myths Debunked: White Settlers Did Not Carve America Out of the Untamed Wilderness

ICTMN Staff
May 25, 2012
We’ve spent the last six days going through Cracked.com’s popular post “ 6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America ,” breaking each myth down, taking a look at th...

New York City Photo Archives Don't Feature Native Ironworkers, But Offer Other Historic Moments

ICTMN Staff
May 23, 2012

A unique collection of New York photographs, maps, videos and audio files were recently digitized and are now availa

American History Myths Debunked: Columbus Might Have Been Jewish—And Other Unknown Facts

ICTMN Staff
May 21, 2012
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” that’s the adage every kid in grade school is taught. But who cares, he certainly wasn’t the first...

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