Native American Strong

09/27/2026

Relocating north into Canadian territory offered a real chance at safety for Abenaki communities facing escalating colonial conflict, but it also meant leaving behind generations of cultivated homeland, a cost that split leadership sharply during this difficult period.
One leader argued that survival required prioritizing safety above all else, believing continued presence in contested territory risked far greater loss than relocation ever could. The other resisted, deeply tied to land that represented not just practical resources but identity and ancestral connection built over generations, unwilling to abandon it without exhausting every other option.
This tension between safety and homeland reflects a recurring, painful calculation faced by many Native communities throughout this era, one that rarely had a clearly right answer available to either side.
What do you think weighed heavier in a decision like that, physical safety or ancestral connection to a specific place

09/27/2026

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𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀
A Native American headdress is a head-piece with feathers that are attached to the entire top edge of a leather headband.
The headband can be embellished with beadwork or natural leather.
The feathers on the headdress are typically used from a fallen bird that is indigenous to the local area of the tribe making the headdress.
The feathers are held together with leather thread or sinew and can be designed in many different ways depending on how the artist wants the headdress to look.
It’s important to note that there are actually many different types of headdresses that have different styles, and are from different areas of turtle island.
The Sioux were the first tribes to wear the feather headdress.
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁
There are 36 traditional face paints: Hunter, Mourning, New Warriorm, Warriorm, War Chief, Sharman, Groom, Bride... It depends on the tribe.
𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗲
Over millions of years, the Totem Pole was formed.
Totem Pole has 12 main components: 1. Thunder Birid, 2. Skana, 3. Chet-Woot, 4. Se-Sook, 5. Ol-Hiyo, 6. Walalee, 7. Le-loo, 8.The Raben, 9.Frog, 10. The Acient, 11. Kuuma, 12. El-Koli E
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Those are the glyphs formed over millions of years and it is kept until today.
Note: the above symbols are unique and cannot be replaced
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09/26/2026

Massasoit's diplomatic relationship with early Plymouth colonists shaped some of the most consequential early interactions in colonial American history, yet his own final resting place remains genuinely uncertain even today.
Several possible burial locations have been proposed by historians and Wampanoag descendants over the years, based on differing historical accounts and oral traditions, but no single site has been definitively confirmed. This uncertainty stands in sharp contrast to how thoroughly documented his diplomatic role has been in mainstream historical accounts, a striking gap between how thoroughly his actions were recorded and how little care was given to preserving even the location of his grave.
Ongoing research continues today, an effort to resolve a historical uncertainty that speaks to broader patterns of whose memory received careful preservation and whose did not.
What do you think it means for someone this historically significant to have an unresolved final resting place even now

09/26/2026

"Still Here"

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We are still here—
the feathers carry our prayers,
the drum carries our heartbeat,
the land carries our name.

We are still strong—
woven in colors of fire and earth,
braided in the strands of time,
standing where our ancestors stood.

No storm erased us,
no silence broke us.
We walk with pride,
our spirits unyielding,
our voices rising—
Native,
forever.
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09/25/2026

A lunar eclipse offered darkness unlike any ordinary night, and this Yankton Dakota raiding party had anticipated it well in advance, planning their approach specifically around a rare celestial event most pursuers wouldn't think to account for.
This kind of planning required real astronomical knowledge, understanding when an eclipse would occur and how its unusual darkness could be used deliberately as cover. Moving confidently through drastically reduced visibility also demanded deep familiarity with the terrain itself, since even experienced riders faced real risk navigating unfamiliar ground in near total darkness.
Tactics like this reveal how thoroughly astronomical knowledge intersected with practical strategy, planning not just around terrain and timing but around the sky itself.
What do you think it took to plan a raid around an event as rare and specific as a lunar eclipse

09/25/2026

Hands of the Turtle Nation
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Upon the turtle’s ancient shell,
Four hands in colors softly tell,
Of earth, of kin, of spirits near,
Of bonds unbroken, year by year.

May every palm, from dawn to night,
Give more than take, bring more than fight,
Shape hope from clay, let kindness grow,
And heal the wounds we used to know.

We weave the thread, we mend, we tend,
In every stranger, find a friend,
For under moon, sun’s gentle light,
We are all related, bound in right.

The turtle walks, the feathers sway,
Carrying our prayers along the way,
That hand in hand, through time and tide,
We keep the sacred flame alive.

Every Child Matters,
Every child is a promise,
a song the earth still sings.
In their laughter, hope takes root—
in their dreams, the future springs.
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