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Since treaty-making began in 1778, over 2.2 billion acres of Indian lands have been ceded to the United States. Today, 2.5% of original tribal lands, or 56 million acres, remain in tribal jurisdiction.
"Today, we are working diligently to help our communities recover and prosper. We are creating economic opportunities and strengthening Tribal governance. We are scholars and teachers, employees and employers, traditional healers and modern doctors, botanists and farmers, hereditary leaders and elected officials, police officers and whipmen, judges and artists of every kind."
Many Nations Many Voices museum exhibit
Circle of Tribal Advisors of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
"We are the physical manifestation of the dreams and prayers of our ancestors. This connection is alive and strong and it is the foundation of our existence today and for the future."
A Guide to Visiting the Lands of Many Nations
Circle of Tribal Advisors of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
"Today, we are working diligently to help our communities recover and prosper. We are creating economic opportunities and strengthening Tribal governance. We are scholars and teachers, employees and employers, traditional healers and modern doctors, botanists and farmers, hereditary leaders and elected officials, police officers and whipmen, judges and artists of every kind."
Many Nations Many Voices museum exhibit
Circle of Tribal Advisors of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
"We are the physical manifestation of the dreams and prayers of our ancestors. This connection is alive and strong and it is the foundation of our existence today and for the future."
A Guide to Visiting the Lands of Many Nations
Circle of Tribal Advisors of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Absaloka Summer Youth
Alvarez, Alex
Anaquod, Clover
Axtell, Horace
Badland Juniors
Bauerle, Patricia
Beauchamp, Harry and Harry Beauchamp III
Black Lance, Lorenzo
Bluestone, Thomas
Boggess, Howard
Bourgeau, Lee
Bourgeau, Towatoy
Boyd, Nellie
Brown, Clint, Martin, Darrell, Young, and Eagle, Steve
Charley, Rosemary
Cunningham, Frankee Anne, Cunningham, Charlsee, and Eagle Elk, Lily
Durkee, Betty
George, Emma
Good Teacher, Lonnie
Gopher, Glen
Harjo, Cody
Hill, Sr., Fred, and Morning Owl, Thomas
Houts, Cliff
Howard, Tatonkaska
Howe, Dwight
Howell, Chris
Huesties-Wolf, Althea
Jordan, Paulette
King, Marietta
Kneeland, Cecile and Moreland, Nakoosa
Lagergren, Millie
Longknife, William
Main, Jerome
Mandan, Victor
Medicine Stone, Diane
Mekhimson, Pearl
Merrick, Pierre
Mitchell, Lem
Morning Owl, Thomas
Morning Owl, Thomas and Hill, Sr., Fred
Moses Hyipeer Family
Moses Hyipeer, Carl Jr.
Moses Hyipeer, Starla
Omaha Lodge Singers
Osage Singers
Other Bull, Bertha
Pepper, Luther
Pepper, Luther and Durkee, Betty
Peters, Kevin
Ponzo, Audrey
Preston, Rocky
Red Eagle, John
Robinette, Gary
Rohan, Arlita
Rubia, Anna and Medicine Stone, Diane
Schanandore, Matt
Shaw, Jerry
Shaw, Jerry and the Osage Singers
Spencer, J. R.
Stewart, June
Stone, Phyllis
Thomas, John
Turning Heart, Jeff
Walker, Lorilane
Weatherwax, Jr., Marvin, and Edwards, Arlan
Wells, Gloria
White Wolf Song & Dance Group
White, Maxine
White, Rufus
Williams, Chuck
Wolf, Alvina
Yellow Bird, Loren
Yellow Bird, Monte
Adams, Arleen
Bauerle, Patricia
Bearchum, Cecelia
Black, Truman
Blood, Narcisse
Daugherty, Kenneth
Fredericks, Pete
Graves, Connie
Gregg, John
Harjo, Cody
Hill, Sr., Fred, and Morning Owl, Thomas
Howe, Dwight, and Merrick, Pierre
Jordan, Paulette
Kipp, Darrell
La Plant, Patricia
Maker, Leonard
Mallickan, Diane
Malnourie, Lena and Fox, Yvonne
Other Bull, Bertha
Red Eagle, Harry
Schanandore, Matt
Schuster, Carrie
Silverthorn, Joyce
Sobotta, Angel
Stump, Videl
Teton, Randy'L
Thomas, John
Vanderburg, Lucy
Wewa, Wilson
White Calf, Greta and Fox, Yvonne
White Horse, Angela
White, Germaine
Whitetemple, Patricia
Winishut, Jr., Dallas
Yellow Bird, Monte
Archuleta, Greg
Blood, Narcisse
Charley, Rosemary
Doyle, Shane
Farrow, Teara
Harrison, Kathryn
Johnson, Tony
Jordan, Paulette
La Plant, Patricia
Little Bear, Richard
Malatare, Lewis
Mathews, Betty
Miles, Rebecca
Robinette, Gary
Wewa, Wilson
Anaquod, Clover
Anderson, Henry
Baker, Frederick
Baker, Gerard
Basch, Richard
Basch, Roberta
Bauerle, Patricia
Black Lance, Lorenzo
Blackshere-Pouppirt, Erin
BraveBull Allard, LaDonna
Brown, Clint
Charger, Harry
Conner, Bobbie
- Alvin Josephy >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 1 >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 2) >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 3) >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 4) >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 5) >
- Our Relationship With Time >
- Q and A: How Do I Find a Native Ancestor? >
- We Must Tell Our Story >
Denny, George
Doyle, Shane
Green, Solo
Halfmoon, Otis
Harjo, Cody
Holt, Levi
Houts, Cliff
Jordan, Paulette
Kidder, Kay
Little Soldier, August
Maker, Leonard
Mallickan, Diane
Martin, Darrell
Mathews, Betty
Merrill, Brent
Mestes, Orville
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 3) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 4) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 5) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 6) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 7) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 8) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 9) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. l0) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. l1) >
Nanegos, Alanna
Pekas, Calvin
Preston, Rocky
Snider, Cliff
Spencer, J. R.
Stone, Phyllis
Teton, Randy'L
Walker, Lorilane
Wewa, Wilson
Whitebird, Francis
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 1) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 2) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 3) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 4) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 5) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 6) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 7) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 8) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 9) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. l0) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. l1) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. l2) >
Williams, Damon
Winishut, Jr., Dallas
Wolf, Alvina
Young Eagle, Steve
Blackshere-Pouppirt, Erin
Daugherty, Kenneth
Hall, Tex
Howell, Chris
LaMere, Mike
Miles, Rebecca
Robinette, Gary
Spencer, J. R.
Conner, Bobbie
Dixey, Louise
Holt, Levi
Johnson, Dave
Kidder, Kay
Miles, Rebecca
Minthorn, Antone
Wells, Gloria
Wewa, Wilson
Williams, Chuck
Williams, Damon
Archuleta, Greg
Buck, Rex Jr.
Conner, Bobbie
Gray, James
Halfmoon, Otis
Hall, Tex
Howe, Dwight
Jordan, Paulette
Miles, Aaron
Minthorn, Antone
Old Person, Earl
Pettit, Mugs and Gardner, Ray
Pinkham, Allen
Robinette, Gary
Teasley, Howard
White Woman, Harvey
- Part 1 of 14: Educating Us All >
- Part 2 of 14: Role of Treaties >
- Part 3 of 14: We Are a Nation >
- Part 4 of 14: Camps of the Oceti Sakowin >
- Part 5 of 14: Bands of the Titatuwan Lakota >
- Part 6 of 14: We Must Act Sovereign >
- Part 7 of 14: Federalist Papers and Treaties >
- Part 8 of 14: The Supreme Court Rulings >
- Part 9 of 14: Passage and the 1851 Treaty >
- Part l0 of 14: Powder River War >
- Part l1 of 14: Nation to Nation Negotiations >
- Part l2 of 14: Abolition of Treaty Making >
- Part l3 of 14: Prayer and Sovereignty >
- Part l4 of 14: Keeping Their Word >
White, Germaine
Williams, Damon
Axtell, Horace
Bearchum, Cecelia
Blackshere-Pouppirt, Erin
Conner, Bobbie
Gopher, Mike
Halfmoon, Otis
Mandan, Victor
Merrick, Pierre
Smith, Art
Stewart, June
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Modern Lifeways
Absaloka Summer Youth
Alvarez, Alex
Anaquod, Clover
Axtell, Horace
Badland Juniors
Bauerle, Patricia
Beauchamp, Harry and Harry Beauchamp III
Black Lance, Lorenzo
Bluestone, Thomas
Boggess, Howard
Bourgeau, Lee
Bourgeau, Towatoy
Boyd, Nellie
Brown, Clint, Martin, Darrell, Young, and Eagle, Steve
Charley, Rosemary
Cunningham, Frankee Anne, Cunningham, Charlsee, and Eagle Elk, Lily
Durkee, Betty
George, Emma
Good Teacher, Lonnie
Gopher, Glen
Harjo, Cody
Hill, Sr., Fred, and Morning Owl, Thomas
Houts, Cliff
Howard, Tatonkaska
Howe, Dwight
Howell, Chris
Huesties-Wolf, Althea
Jordan, Paulette
King, Marietta
Kneeland, Cecile and Moreland, Nakoosa
Lagergren, Millie
Longknife, William
Main, Jerome
Mandan, Victor
Medicine Stone, Diane
Mekhimson, Pearl
Merrick, Pierre
Mitchell, Lem
Morning Owl, Thomas
Morning Owl, Thomas and Hill, Sr., Fred
Moses Hyipeer Family
Moses Hyipeer, Carl Jr.
Moses Hyipeer, Starla
Omaha Lodge Singers
Osage Singers
Other Bull, Bertha
Pepper, Luther
Pepper, Luther and Durkee, Betty
Peters, Kevin
Ponzo, Audrey
Preston, Rocky
Red Eagle, John
Robinette, Gary
Rohan, Arlita
Rubia, Anna and Medicine Stone, Diane
Schanandore, Matt
Shaw, Jerry
Shaw, Jerry and the Osage Singers
Spencer, J. R.
Stewart, June
Stone, Phyllis
Thomas, John
Turning Heart, Jeff
Walker, Lorilane
Weatherwax, Jr., Marvin, and Edwards, Arlan
Wells, Gloria
White Wolf Song & Dance Group
White, Maxine
White, Rufus
Williams, Chuck
Wolf, Alvina
Yellow Bird, Loren
Yellow Bird, Monte
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Education, Traditional Games, & Language
Adams, Arleen
Bauerle, Patricia
Bearchum, Cecelia
Black, Truman
Blood, Narcisse
Daugherty, Kenneth
Fredericks, Pete
Graves, Connie
Gregg, John
Harjo, Cody
Hill, Sr., Fred, and Morning Owl, Thomas
Howe, Dwight, and Merrick, Pierre
Jordan, Paulette
Kipp, Darrell
La Plant, Patricia
Maker, Leonard
Mallickan, Diane
Malnourie, Lena and Fox, Yvonne
Other Bull, Bertha
Red Eagle, Harry
Schanandore, Matt
Schuster, Carrie
Silverthorn, Joyce
Sobotta, Angel
Stump, Videl
Teton, Randy'L
Thomas, John
Vanderburg, Lucy
Wewa, Wilson
White Calf, Greta and Fox, Yvonne
White Horse, Angela
White, Germaine
Whitetemple, Patricia
Winishut, Jr., Dallas
Yellow Bird, Monte
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Federal Policies
Archuleta, Greg
Blood, Narcisse
Charley, Rosemary
Doyle, Shane
Farrow, Teara
Harrison, Kathryn
Johnson, Tony
Jordan, Paulette
La Plant, Patricia
Little Bear, Richard
Malatare, Lewis
Mathews, Betty
Miles, Rebecca
Robinette, Gary
Wewa, Wilson
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Educating Others & Correcting Misconceptions
Anaquod, Clover
Anderson, Henry
Baker, Frederick
Baker, Gerard
Basch, Richard
Basch, Roberta
Bauerle, Patricia
Black Lance, Lorenzo
Blackshere-Pouppirt, Erin
BraveBull Allard, LaDonna
Brown, Clint
Charger, Harry
Conner, Bobbie
- Alvin Josephy >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 1 >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 2) >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 3) >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 4) >
- Lewis and Clark through Indian Eyes (pt. 5) >
- Our Relationship With Time >
- Q and A: How Do I Find a Native Ancestor? >
- We Must Tell Our Story >
Denny, George
Doyle, Shane
Green, Solo
Halfmoon, Otis
Harjo, Cody
Holt, Levi
Houts, Cliff
Jordan, Paulette
Kidder, Kay
Little Soldier, August
Maker, Leonard
Mallickan, Diane
Martin, Darrell
Mathews, Betty
Merrill, Brent
Mestes, Orville
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 3) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 4) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 5) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 6) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 7) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 8) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. 9) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. l0) >
- Early Contemporary Artists (pt. l1) >
Nanegos, Alanna
Pekas, Calvin
Preston, Rocky
Snider, Cliff
Spencer, J. R.
Stone, Phyllis
Teton, Randy'L
Walker, Lorilane
Wewa, Wilson
Whitebird, Francis
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 1) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 2) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 3) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 4) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 5) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 6) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 7) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 8) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. 9) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. l0) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. l1) >
- A History of Misinterpretation (pt. l2) >
Williams, Damon
Winishut, Jr., Dallas
Wolf, Alvina
Young Eagle, Steve
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Tribal Governance
Blackshere-Pouppirt, Erin
Daugherty, Kenneth
Hall, Tex
Howell, Chris
LaMere, Mike
Miles, Rebecca
Robinette, Gary
Spencer, J. R.
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Treaty Rights
Conner, Bobbie
Dixey, Louise
Holt, Levi
Johnson, Dave
Kidder, Kay
Miles, Rebecca
Minthorn, Antone
Wells, Gloria
Wewa, Wilson
Williams, Chuck
Williams, Damon
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Sovereignty
Archuleta, Greg
Buck, Rex Jr.
Conner, Bobbie
Gray, James
Halfmoon, Otis
Hall, Tex
Howe, Dwight
Jordan, Paulette
Miles, Aaron
Minthorn, Antone
Old Person, Earl
Pettit, Mugs and Gardner, Ray
Pinkham, Allen
Robinette, Gary
Teasley, Howard
White Woman, Harvey
- Part 1 of 14: Educating Us All >
- Part 2 of 14: Role of Treaties >
- Part 3 of 14: We Are a Nation >
- Part 4 of 14: Camps of the Oceti Sakowin >
- Part 5 of 14: Bands of the Titatuwan Lakota >
- Part 6 of 14: We Must Act Sovereign >
- Part 7 of 14: Federalist Papers and Treaties >
- Part 8 of 14: The Supreme Court Rulings >
- Part 9 of 14: Passage and the 1851 Treaty >
- Part l0 of 14: Powder River War >
- Part l1 of 14: Nation to Nation Negotiations >
- Part l2 of 14: Abolition of Treaty Making >
- Part l3 of 14: Prayer and Sovereignty >
- Part l4 of 14: Keeping Their Word >
White, Germaine
Williams, Damon
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Veterans
Axtell, Horace
Bearchum, Cecelia
Blackshere-Pouppirt, Erin
Conner, Bobbie
Gopher, Mike
Halfmoon, Otis
Mandan, Victor
Merrick, Pierre
Smith, Art
Stewart, June