What makes a mountain, hill or prairie a ‘sacred’ place for Native Americans?
For several months Native American protesters and others have been opposing the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The plans for construction…
Contributed Essays: Indigenous People
Why is water sacred to Native Americans?
The Lakota phrase “Mní wičhóni,” or “Water is life,” has become a new national protest anthem. It was chanted by 5,000 marchers…
Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Things
About 15 years ago the anthropologist Shepard Krech sparked a controversy with his book, The Ecological Indian, which basically argued that the North…