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Flathead Tribal Grand Entry at the annual powwow in Arlee, Montana.

American Indian identity is not monolithic. The peoples of every region have distinct and unique characteristics.

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New England

'For the Fun of It': The 1986 World Eskimo Indian Olympics

The Flathead Indians

Appalachia

Tecumseh: Nature's Patriot

A Modern-Day Sequoya: Perfecting a Cherokee Language Syllabary

Southeast

Living to Tell the Tale

Plains

The Real Black Elk

An American Indian's Quest for Justice

Medicine as Resistance

Wind River Women: New roles emerge Among Wyoming's Tribal Peoples

Images of the Buffalo Culture

The Omaha Tribal Powwow

Suing the Conqueror

Peace From Blood: Minnesota's Pipestone Quarries

Mystical Circles of Power: The Plains Indian Shields

Setting the Story Straight

Catlin and the Indians

What Is ‘Indian Country’?

West

Mary Colter: Designs on the Canyon

Sapatq'ayn: Art of the Nez Perce Nation

Color in the River: The California Gold Rush

A Short Pine Fills a Tall Order

Northwest

'For the Fun of It': The 1986 World Eskimo Indian Olympics

The Flathead Indians

Southwest

Bound to the Mountain: Elders of the Sandia People Break Centuries of Silence to Defend Their Sacred Mountain

Hopi Art: Constancy and Change on Arizona's Mesas

Yenaldlooshi: The Shape-Shifter Beliefs of the Navajos

The Puzzle of Chimayo

They Dance for Rain: The Hopis

Keeping Balance: Arizona's Navajo Nation

'The Rain Gods Aren't Listening': Modern Conflicts Threaten Hopi Culture

Ma'ii Joldlooshi la' Eeya': The Several Lives of a Navajo Coyote

The Mysterious Matachine

Making Connections: Navajo Kids From Utah Befriend Khanty Kids in Siberia

Spider Woman's Legacy: The Art of Navajo Weaving

Impersonators of Spirits: The Hopi Kachina Season



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