Native American Bly

01/30/2026

We are big AHO

01/29/2026

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Thanks very much! The incredible history of Native Americans is full of things that are not in the books and are not taught in schools! Hope you can share with your friends so we can all learn from this post!

01/28/2026

A Shoshone Indian born circa 1788, Sacagawea was kidnapped by the Hidatsa when she was around 12 years old. Eventually, she and another captive were acquired by and married to Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian trader.When Charbonneau was hired as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark also wanted to take advantage of Sacagawea’s linguistic knowledge (she could speak both Shoshone and Hidatsa). Sacagawea set out with the expedition on April 7, 1805, only two months after giving birth. She took her son, Jean Baptiste, on the journey, where the presence of mother and child was an indisputable asset — as war parties didn’t take along women and children, the group wasn’t seen as a threat by the tribes they encountered.Sacagawea assisted the expedition in other ways: When a panicked Charbonneau almost capsized a boat, she saved navigational tools, supplies and important papers. She was able to locate edible and medicinal roots, plants and berries. The landmarks she remembered also proved useful in their travels.When the group returned to the Hidatsa-Mandan villages in 1806, Sacagawea didn’t receive any pay (her husband got $500, as well as 320 acres of land). Clark acknowledged the unfairness of this in an 1806 letter to Charbonneau: “[Y]our woman who accompanied you that long dangerous and fatigueing rout to the Pacific Ocian and back diserved a greater reward for her attention and services on that rout than we had in our power to give her....”Sacagawea died in 1812, soon after giving birth to a daughter, Lisette. Indicating how much he’d appreciated her, it was Clark who took responsibility for Sacagawea's children.

01/28/2026

01/27/2026

Che-wakoo-ka-ti. Black Fox. Son of Black Bear, Pawnee. 1877. Photo by William Henry Jackson.

01/27/2026

It does not matter to me the color of your skin, your creed, or gender, i do not care about your political affiliation, your nationality, or the language you speak. The only thing that matters to me is the passion, respect and love for the Great Spirit and our Mother Earth.
For once i see a kindred spirit that connects to the Great Mystery and the sacred hoop as i do, than we are on the same spiritual road that will lead us to the same place.
For in mind we were made unique to have different view points and creativity that we should honor and respect, but our Spirit is related and once we connect through the one spirit source than we feel that love of family. For your physical attributes i do not see when we are on the same journey of our spirit.

01/23/2026

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