Sitting Bull Killed by Indian Police
By Tony Pettinato on December 15, 2016
An article about the death of Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota Indian chief and holy man, killed by Indian police on 15 December 1890... (Read More)
Tag: Native American History & Genealogy
Genealogy Success: Finding the Right Photos
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 3, 2016
An article about finding rare photos of Natchez Indians Watt Sam, his wife Mary (Proctor) Sam, and their child in a Smithsonian Institution publication... (Read More)
Don’t You Wish the Census Had Pictures of Our Ancestors?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 26, 2016
An article about Oglala Lakota Chief Red Cloud’s 1884 census of 289 men of his tribe, recording each one by their name and picture – a pictograph... (Read More)
1870 Newspaper Report: 3 Arikara Indians Killed by Sioux War Party
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 12, 2016
An article about doing research on the Arikara, a Native American tribe... (Read More)
Hannah Dexter: The Last Natick Indian?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 5, 2016
An article about the death of Hannah Dexter in 1821, exploring the question of whether she was the last of the Natick Indians... (Read More)
Catawba Pottery: A Living Tradition
By Duncan Kuehn on December 8, 2015
An article about the pottery made by the Catawba Indian tribe in South Carolina... (Read More)
