Native American Culture

04/16/2026

09/02/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEANU REEVES ❤️
Keanu Reeves, born on September 2, 1964, is a Canadian actor, producer, and musician known for his roles in action and sci-fi films like The Matrix and John Wick.
❤️ Get your t-shirt: https://familyteeusprints.com/campaign/unlessbest
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.
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..
Keanu Reeves' father is of Hawaiian descent...
❤️ I think you will be proud to wear this Awesome T-shirt 👇👇
🔥 Visit the Native American store here:
🔥 https://familyteeusprints.com/category/native-american
❤️ Thank you for reading and liking the article
❤️ Proud to be a Native American

09/02/2025

"Among the first written records of the Blackfeet Indians were the journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who contacted the tribe in about 1806. Unfortunately, those descriptions largely misrepresented Blackfeet women. “As Western men, they only saw what they wanted to see—women with less virtue,” said Susan Webber, a Montana state representative who also teaches Indian women’s studies and philosophy at Blackfeet Community College. Traditionally, Blackfeet women owned their homes and were subservient to no one. “Our role was always ‘sits beside him,’ not ‘sits behind him’ or ‘walks three paces behind him.’ In our ways, women are men’s greatest support and greatest weapon,” says Webber. What early explorers and anthropologist often failed to recognize was the balance of power that existed between genders in Native American communities like the Blackfeet.
Buffalo hunts demonstrate this interdependence between genders. For the Blackfeet, the women depended on the men to hunt the bison while the men depended on the women to process and transform the buffalo hides. After butchering the animal, the women then had to prepare the buffalo hides for its many uses, such as constructing the tipi. Tanning hides is an arduous process – each buffalo hide took two full days of work to prepare, though some parts took longer such as drying the hide in the sun. A woman of average skill was said to be able to tan as many as 25 hides in a season. One tipi could require up to 12 to 14 buffalo hides. Erecting the tipi itself was no small feat, either. A tipi cover weighed close to 100 lbs. The wooden poles (as seen in the travois of Russell’s paintings discussed previously) were typically 18 to 20 feet long each. The average tipi was 14 to 16 feet in diameter and stood about 17 feet tall on average.
In the days when leather was a basic article of daily life for the Blackfeet, a woman was judged by her tanning skills. The first stage of tanning turns a fresh hide into rawhide, which was a useful material for many purposes, the most common of which was as storage containers. These rawhide containers were known as parfleches. A parfleche is made of a solid piece of rawhide, folded like an envelope. Some parfleches were used to hold dried food, which when properly folded and tied with strings, were typically safe from mice and bugs. Other uses for rawhide containers included making square or cylindrical bags to hold sacred objects or headdresses and special clothing, or transforming rawhide into saddle bags for transporting. And of course, rawhide was used to make moccasin soles, drumheads, and rattles.
The Blackfeet woman’s role was intricate, working hard not only in preparing shelter, food, and tools, but also in raising and caring for the children. In Seeking New Hunting Grounds, the central figure rides with her children, her toddler wrapped in a blanket in front while her infant is carried on her back in a cradle board. Historically, Blackfeet mothers made the cradle board frames out of willow branches, and later out of large boards cut to their desired shape. They then covered the board with fitted pieces of buckskin laced with an oblong bag in which to place the baby. Often cradle boards were lined with fur or moss. Some mothers attached long strands of beads or shells hanging to amuse the baby with their movement and sounds.".

09/02/2025

Supermoon over Devils Tower, Wyoming. 😳❤️.

09/01/2025

"The Pollen Path represents the path of life, which is not linear, but rather cyclical. The Navajo believe that everything is interconnected, and the Pollen Path is a symbol of this interconnectedness. The pollen represents the life force or energy that flows through all living things, bringing balance and harmony to the natural world.

~John Gonzalez
Standing Bear Network

-

[Image Description-

Art by Harrison Begay of a traditional Navajo woman gathering corn pollen.

beauty before me,
beauty behind me,
beauty to the right of me,
beauty to the left of me,
beauty above me,
beauty below me,
l am on the Pollen Path.

~ Navajo (Diné or Naabeehó)
-End ID] ".

09/01/2025

"Cole “Coco” Brings Plenty was more than a name or a headline. He was a bright light, a storyteller, a bridge between generations, and a proud Mnicouju Lakota. His presence carried both the weight of his ancestors and the hope of his people’s future. As an actor and a media student at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, Cole was on a journey—not only to share his gifts with the world, but to redefine representation, identity, and truth in media. His sudden and tragic death on April 5th, 2024, in a wooded area near Edgerton, Kansas, left behind heartbreak, questions, and a family determined to uncover what happened to him.

Cole’s life was one of intention and passion. He did not just pursue acting; he embodied it as a means of cultural resilience. For Native communities, storytelling is a sacred act—an extension of memory, land, and spirit. Cole channeled that tradition in his work, bringing not only talent but authenticity to his roles. His education at Haskell Indian Nations University reflected his commitment to grounding that creative work in community and heritage.

His disappearance in early April, after missing two auditions he had been eagerly preparing for, set off alarm bells for those who knew his character and dedication. It was not like Cole to go silent. When he was found deceased days later, the grief was not only personal for his family and friends—it became collective for Native communities across the country. This loss echoes the pain too many Indigenous families have felt for too long.

There is a bitter familiarity in stories like Cole’s: a promising Native youth gone too soon, unanswered questions, and a system that does not move fast enough—or at all—for justice. Cole Brings Plenty is not forgotten because he is not alone. He joins a tragic list of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP), and his story fuels a movement that demands recognition, accountability, and change.

But Cole’s story is also one of strength. The legacy he leaves is not solely one of tragedy, but of inspiration. He was living his dream. He was showing other Native youth that their stories matter, their voices belong in every room—from classrooms to casting calls. And now, even in his absence, he speaks through the memories of those who loved him, the art he created, and the awareness his life and loss continue to raise.

His family continues to seek justice—and in doing so, they carry the flame of his spirit. They remind us that Cole’s life mattered deeply, and that his story deserves truth, dignity, and peace. In the face of silence, they speak. In the face of loss, they fight for justice.

To Cole “Coco” Brings Plenty: You are not forgotten. Your light is not extinguished. It lives in every drumbeat, in every camera flash, in every heart that dares to demand better for Native youth. Your story is a thread in the fabric of resilience that cannot be torn. And your name will be spoken—today, tomorrow, always.

Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ — We are all related.

John Gonzalez
Standing Bear Network".

08/31/2025

"""WHY SITTING BULL WEARS A RED FEATHER AS A HEAD ORNAMTby One BullWhen the Lakota were camping round the Mussel shell River Country, they were still at war with all other Tribes except the Cheyennes, Utes, and Arapahoes were their Allies, hence they pere prepared to meet them at any time. One day, the standing scouts reported that a war party of some unknown Tribe had been seen sneaking round behind the high places near the camp. Several young warriors volunteered to look up this party. Sitting Bull was then fifteen years of age (1845) -- just a year after he was decorated as a hero in a battle with the Crows. He did not ask any one to join these volunteers, simply saddled up his pony, took what he really needed and started off without any fuss of any kind. Then the war party, consisting of about fifteen warriors, was out some distance they were suddenly attacked from a deep ravine. They were Flathead-- about twenty of them. The leader of the Lakota, Strikes the Kettle immediately commanded their defense. They met the enemy. A bitterfight was on. The Flatheads, dismounted and behind their horses were shooting away at the Lakota. Young Sitting Bull told the leader he was going to make a dash on horse back along the enemy's line. They rather applauded him for his daring offer. He galloped up, then made his horse run on a full speed and dashed along the enemy's line in the thickest of bullets fixed on him. He succeeded getting through. He was wounded on the right foot. Both sides lost about half their number though the Lakota were mostly wounded. The Flatheads were driven off toward North. When the Lakota warriors got back to the Camp a big victory celebration was given and Sitting Bull was decorated again, but this time, with a redfeather indicating wounded on battle field. He was again declared a young hero. This entitled Sitting Bull the honor of wearing a red feather as a head ornament.""Story was compiled and translated by Paul High Bull in the mid 1920's. He was commisioned to interview several members of the Lakota to preserve story and songs. 25 songs were written also
".

08/31/2025

"The Origin of America’s Favorite Nursery Rhyme:Davy Crockett's older sister, Effie Crockett was invited to help some mothers in the Muskogee Tribe. Once she arrived in camp, Effie laughed at what she saw. The Muskogee Tribe had a custom of cradling their pappooses among the swaying branches of birch trees. This protected their babies from ground insects, the sun, and wild animals.
After first finding it funny, she soon learned all the great reasons for this practice and marveled at the beauty of it.
Effie watched the swaying and soothing motion of the topmost branches of the trees. She loved how each baby enjoyed nature, how they listened to the songbirds, observed every ladybug, and smiled at the colors of a butterfly, every little breeze was felt and enjoyed by these young ones; each babe seemed perfectly content.
One of the Tribal mothers began to sing a song to the children in her native tongue. As the Muskogee mother sang, Miss Effie observed a small tear running down the mother’s cheek.
Lulu se pepe i le pito i luga o le laau,
A agi le matagi e luluina le moega pepe,
A gau le lala e paʻu ai le moega pepe,
Ma o le a sau i lalo pepe, moega pepe ma mea uma.
Effie translated the words and kept the tune. She shared it with everyone and it soon became a wildly popular nursery rhyme among the Colonies.
The English translation:
Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Why did the Muskogee mother cry?
A “bough” is simply a tree branch, and its breaking was used by the Muskogee mothers as an analogy of their little baby growing up.
Their little baby would soon outgrow his cradle. With each gently rocking wind, time was passing. One day, little baby would no longer need the protection of his mother. One day, the “branch” would break because her little baby had become too heavy. The “cradle” would fall to the earth – the child, no longer a baby, would dust himself off and grow into a man.
The now famous lullaby was first printed in Mother Goose’s Melody.
The rest is history.".

08/30/2025

Beautiful romance between Sam and Elsa...