This was kind of an odd book. I actually started out not really liking it at all, but at the last quarter of the book I found myself enjoying it more. I’ve read better by Kingsolver, but it wasn’t terrible. Alice is fed up with her marriage. The only light in her life is her ...
The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation enacted a law to banish individuals who have been convicted of drug dealing according to the Citizen-Times of Ashville on February 7th. This follows similar action over the past three years by western and central Indian Tribes working on ways rid tribal lands of drug dealers. Under the ...
In spite of popular opinion that the American Civil War was fought only by whites on the side of the South, there is considerable proof that they were joined by Native Americans in the struggle for Southern Independence. One of the most famous of these Native Americans even went on to reach the rank of ...
Cherokee marbles are an ancient game, dating back to at least 800 A.D. The marbles used in the traditional Native American game are much bigger than modern marbles and were originally carved from stone. Today, players typically use billiard balls instead of the smooth stone marbles of the past, partly because few Cherokee people are ...
In early April of 1942, about 54,000 US troops surrendered to the Japanese forces in the Philippines. They were forced to March 65 miles of treacherous terrain to a POW camp. Many died from malnutrition, disease, and Japanese brutality. It is estimated that only two out of three survived. The Japanese were ill prepared to ...
Growing up in Tulsa I could not wait until the day that I could go to the local casinos to play a little poker. I have played poker since middle school with my brothers and friends. I was ready to test my skills against other local card players. Since I first started playing I have ...
When my husband and I were planning our nuptials, I wanted something more memorable than the signature white wedding with the same boring itinerary. We sat down and explored our combined heritages. His was deeply entrenched in Caddo, Kickapoo, Delaware and a smattering of German. Mine was Cherokee with European influence. We decided on Native ...
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