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Te-lah-nay's Wall.
Florence, Alabama

Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.
Blue corn gives this mush its striking color.
Gastro Obscura

Blue Corn Mush

Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.
For the first time on Alaska Day, the Kiks.ádi clan held a separate commemoration at the base of Noow Tlein.
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How an Indigenous Clan Honored Its History on Alaska Day 2017

On October 18, the Kiks.ádi clan of the Tlingit tribe in Sitka had a decision to make.
Sarah Chadwick Gibson October 27, 2017
A dugout canoe circa 1918.
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Florida Has More Archaeological Canoes Than Anywhere Else in the World

The oldest dugout ever found there is almost 7,000 years old.
Sarah Laskow October 5, 2017
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
Desert Hot Springs, California

Cabot's Pueblo Museum

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.
Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon.
London, England

Memorial to Mahomet Weyonomon

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.
Cornmeal johnnycakes topped with honey.
Gastro Obscura

Johnnycakes

The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
The replica on the shore of Hontoon Island.
DeLand, Florida

Hontoon Island Owl Totem

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Pendleton, Oregon

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.
Petroglyphs at Rock Art Ranch.
Winslow, Arizona

Rock Art Ranch

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
Stratton Spring
Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Mineral Springs

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
A very, very majestic-looking national symbol.
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How to Make Your Dead Eagle a Legal Eagle

It's a crime to possess eagle parts. So what should you do if you find some?
Eric Grundhauser July 3, 2017
Over time, the boundaries agreed to in the 1760s were renegotiated, as shown on this map of the "Southern Indian District of North America," 1775.
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Britain's Futile Attempt to Keep American Colonists From Taking Tribal Land

British surveyors and Native American leaders drew a border along the Appalachians. Then the Revolutionary War happened.
Sarah Laskow June 27, 2017
The magnificent bison in the park.
Galloway, Ohio

Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.
The Isaac Knight Memorial in Evansville.
Evansville, Indiana

Isaac Knight Memorial

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.
The "Catawba Deerksin Map."
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The Mysteries of a Rare, 18th-Century Native American Map

It may have been more about social and trade relationships than geography.
Sarah Laskow June 5, 2017
A Hopewell mound site in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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The Mystery of the 2,000-Year-Old Iron Beads

First they came from space, and then went 450 miles more.
Kelsey Kennedy May 16, 2017
Big Rock Nature Preserve
Charlotte, North Carolina

Big Rock Nature Preserve

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.