Steve Russell

The Indian Holocaust and the Hopi Nation

Néret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou, a Parisian auction house that I’m sure perceives itself as catering to only the “best people,” is about to auction off cultural patrimony looted from the Hopi Nation....

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April 10, 2013

Día de Guadalupe: Celebrating Mexico’s Indigenous Virgin Mary

ICTMN Staff
December 12, 2012
Not only is today the last time in the foreseeable future that the month, day and year will be the same but it’s also the day for the annual homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe in Me...
Peter d'Errico

Gold Mining Doesn't Glitter

People have mined gold for centuries. Archeological evidence points to gold mining at least 7,000 years ago. Stories of Aztec gold drove 16th century Spaniards to invade the continent, where they found products of a rich mining and smelting history....

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November 18, 2012

Archaeologists Uncover Hundreds of Bones in Unusual Aztec Burial in Mexico

ICTMN Staff
August 10, 2012
The remains of a young woman were found surrounded by 1,789 human bones in Mexico City’s Templo Mayor—a find that is the first of its kind in the Aztec culture according to researc...

Indians Embrace Aztec Prints. The Other Kind of Indians, That Is

ICTMN Staff
July 30, 2012
Fashion knows no international boundaries, and cultural traditions that took centuries to develop can be repurposed or remixed in the blink of an eye by a designer...
Julianne Jennings

In Celebration of National Nursing Week: The First Women of Healing

In 1982 President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation on March 25, proclaiming a “National Recognition Day for Nurses.” The ANA Board of Directors expanded the recognition of nurses in 1991, to a week-long celebration, declaring May 6–12, as National Nurses Week in conjunction with “credited” fou...

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May 13, 2012

Avocados: Ripe in Aztec History

Dale Carson
April 29, 2012
Dale Carson Avocados, native to central Mexico, meant much more to the ancient Aztecs than fruit to mash into guacamole, although they did enjoy their ahuacamolli , meaning avocado...

Love Is in the Air...And the Scent of Chocolate Steamed Pudding

Dale Carson
February 14, 2012
Dale Carson Ah, romance! Beliefs surrounding love and courting customs in Indian Country vary widely...

Día de Guadalupe: Celebrating the Indigenous Virgin Mary

ICTMN Staff
December 12, 2011
Thousands of Mexicans flocked to the Basilica de Guadalupe on December 12 for the annual homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe, who it is said appeared to the Aztec peasant Juan Diego ...

Google Doodle Honors Mexican Muralist Diego Rivera

ICTMN Staff
December 08, 2011
December 8 marks the 125th birthday of the late Diego Rivera, one of the initiators of the Mexican Muralist Movement...

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