StoryTime

Long Before Modern Roads, Native Trade Networks Connected Distant Communities Their trade routes crossed enormous distances before modern roads existed. Look at a modern map […]

Before the Day Began: Morning Traditions in Native Communities They greeted the sun before they greeted each other. It is a beautiful image: the horizon […]

Before History Was Written Down, It Was Carried by a Human Voice Their history was never written. It was never forgotten. That sentence captures something […]

When Does a Child Become an Adult? Rites of Passage in Native Communities You became an adult the day you gave something away. It is […]

The Harvest Was Divided Before Sunset: What Sharing Meant in Native Communities The harvest was divided before the sun went down. It is a powerful […]

Why Listening Came Before Speaking: The Role of Elders in Native Communities The oldest person in the room spoke last. Not because their voice mattered […]

“`html Could Sharing a Meal Help Bring Peace? Imagine two people in disagreement. Before either one argues his side, food is placed between them and […]

“She wove a map into a basket no outsider could read.” It sounds like the beginning of an old story. Imagine an experienced basketmaker sitting […]

The Native Tales The Stolen Horse An original fictional Western story. Rose recognized the horse before she recognized the trouble. The chestnut came through the […]