Native / We Are Still Here

22/03/2026

Shokunyoma, old Hopi man on his way to his farm to cultivate the corn. Arizona. ca. 1900. Photo by Frederick Monsen.

20/03/2026

Chief Naiche. Chiricahua Apache. 1898. Photo by Adolph F. Muhr.

14/03/2026

Fully Native
Who is an Indian? A Native American? An indigenous person? American Indian, First Nation, or Aboriginal? All these labels are used, but none is entirely correct. Who decides?
Are you a full blood? Half blood? Quarter blood?
The question of how much "Indian blood" you have also called "blood quantum"-began with European contact.
This colonial way of thinking continues when we keep defining ourselves by blood.
What part of you is Native? Is it your head? Your heart? Maybe it's your thoughts. But it is not just your blood.
We are the sum of all our parts. All human. One hundred percent. And fully Native.
Jolene Rickard, guest curator, and Gabrielle Tayac, NMAI, 2004

12/03/2026

America ❤️ Freedom in our land. Courage in our people. Hope in our tomorrow. That is our nation. 🇺🇸

08/03/2026

The Ottawa people are renowned for their semi-nomadic lifestyle, constructing sturdy villages with fences near navigable waterways. They utilize birch bark to create summer housing, and during the winter, they split into smaller groups for hunting.

Women play a crucial role in agriculture, cultivating wild rice and producing candy from maple sap, while men focus on hunting and fishing, with fish serving as a staple in their diet. The Ottawa are skilled in the use of medicinal plants and have shamans who conduct rituals and gatherings to address health issues.

Originally, the Ottawa inhabited the Great Lakes region, particularly along the Ottawa River, French River, Georgian Bay, the northern shore of Lake Huron, and northern Michigan. Throughout their history, they have migrated and settled in areas that are now part of Ontario, Canada, as well as the states of Kansas and Oklahoma in the United States.

08/03/2026

🎂The beloved actor Sam Elliott was born in Sacramento, California on this day in 1944. He turns 81 today! 🤠 🎉❤️
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Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a National Board of Review Award.
He has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Elliott was cast in the musical drama A Star Is Born (2018), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding prizes at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also won a National Board of Review Award. Elliott starred as Shea Brennan in the American drama miniseries 1883 (2021–2022), for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Elliott is known for his distinctive lanky physique, full mustache, and deep, sonorous voice. He began his acting career with minor appearances in The Way West (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), season five of Mission: Impossible, and guest-starred on television in the Western Gunsmoke (1972) before landing his first lead film role in Frogs (1972). His film breakthrough was in the drama Lifeguard (1976). Elliott co-starred in the box office hit Mask (1985) and went on to star in several Louis L'Amour adaptations such as The Quick and the Dead (1987) and Conagher (1991), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He received his second Golden Globe and first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Buffalo Girls (1995). His other film credits from the early 1990s include as John Buford in the historical drama Gettysburg (1993) and as Virgil Earp in the Western Tombstone (also 1993). In 1998, he played the Stranger in The Big Lebowski.
In the 2000s, Elliott appeared in supporting roles in the drama We Were Soldiers (2002) and the superhero films Hulk (2003) and Ghost Rider (2007). In 2015, he guest-starred on the series Justified, which earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award, and in 2016 began starring in the Netflix series The Ranch. Elliott subsequently had a lead role in the comedy-drama The Hero.
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07/03/2026

04/03/2026

Very worth reading❤️
Actor, film director, film producer and musician Keanu Charles Reeves (Keanu Charles Reeves),
Missed the first 20 minutes of the party dedicated to the end of filming of his new movie at one of the clubs in New York.
He waited patiently in the rain to be let in.
No one recognized him.
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The club owner said: “I didn't even know Keanu was standing in the rain waiting to get in - he didn't say anything to anyone.”
"He travels by public transport."
"He easily communicates with homeless people on the streets and helps them."
- He was only 60 years old (September 2, 1964)
- He can only eat hot dogs in the park, sitting among normal people.
- After filming one of the "Matrix", he gave all the stuntmen a new motorcycle - in recognition of their skills.
- He gave up most of the salaries of the costume designers and computer scientists who drew the special effects on "The Matrix" - deciding that their share of the film's budget was assessed short.
- He reduced his salary for the movie "The Devil's Advocate" to have enough money to invite Al Pacino.
- Almost at the same time his best friend passed away; His girlfriend lost a child and soon died in a car accident, and his sister suffered from leukemia.
Keanu didn't fail: he donated $5 million to the clinic that treated his sister, refused to be filmed (to be with her), and founded the Leukemia Foundation, donating significant amounts from each fee for the movie.
You may have been born a man, but stay a man..
Also read about Keanu
Keanu Reeves' father is of Hawaiian descent...
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03/03/2026

"Chief Big Foot, also known as Spotted Elk (1826-1890), was a prominent leader of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux tribe. He was born in what is now South Dakota.
As a young man, Big Foot fought alongside other Lakota leaders such as Red Cloud and Crazy Horse in resistance against the United States government's attempts to force the Lakota people onto reservations. He was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, where he fought against General Custer's troops.
In 1890, Big Foot and his followers were making their way to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to seek refuge and escape the violence that was occurring among the Lakota people. However, they were intercepted by the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee Creek, and on December 29, 1890, a tragic massacre occurred. Over 250 unarmed Lakota men, women, and children were killed, including Big Foot.
Big Foot is remembered as a courageous leader who fought to protect his people's way of life. His legacy continues to inspire and motivate Native American activists and leaders today." S"Chief Big Foot, also known as Spotted Elk (1826-1890), was a prominent leader of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux tribe. He was born in what is now South Dakota.
As a young man, Big Foot fought alongside other Lakota leaders such as Red Cloud and Crazy Horse in resistance against the United States government's attempts to force the Lakota people onto reservations. He was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, where he fought against General Custer's troops.
In 1890, Big Foot and his followers were making their way to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to seek refuge and escape the violence that was occurring among the Lakota people. However, they were intercepted by the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee Creek, and on December 29, 1890, a tragic massacre occurred. Over 250 unarmed Lakota men, women, and children were killed, including Big Foot.
Big Foot is remembered as a courageous leader who fought to protect his people's way of life. His legacy continues to inspire and motivate Native American activists and leaders today." S

02/03/2026

Between the whisper of the wind and the silence of the mountains,
a journey continues — guided by courage, tradition, and the untamed spirit of the wild.
Some paths are not chosen to reach a destination,
they are chosen to remember who we truly are.

01/03/2026

Why Isn’t This Map in the History Books?
By the age of 10, most children in the United States have been taught all 50 states that make up the country. But centuries ago, the land that is now the United States was a very different place. Over 20 million Native Americans dispersed across over 1,000 distinct tribes, bands, and ethnic groups populated the territory.
History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better. Because then you are less likely to repeat it. It’s not yours for you to erase or destroy.
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28/02/2026

America 💛
When we honor the original caretakers
and protect the spirit of our families,
we build a tomorrow guided by hope.