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I have always hoped this site would be seen
as educational since it’s conception. My ambition was that, through
stories, poems, graphics, and further study a truer picture of the
people of Turtle Island (America,) could emerge. One that wipes away all
that false Hollywood and Television imagery that set into people’s minds
as stereotypical. The picture they attempted to give were usually inaccurate
anyway. Indians were mostly portrayed as savages attacking wagon trains,
stagecoaches etc. in a mindless way. The differing tribe didn’t seem to matter either:
all Indians dressed the same. Luckily things are slowly changing now and
people are starting to be taught the reality of history, not Hollywood's
take on it.
Even the
British education system is lacking in this area. I cannot speak for the
American one. We know who wrote the history books out there. If the history
of the people of Turtle Island is to be considered a subject worthy of G.C.S.E. examination (an
award in the English education system,)
then surely the truth should be revealed at long last. Teachers in
England are trying to teach children using books that contain false and
misleading information.
With this in mind I decided to put more history onto this site. I
know it is getting away from the stories, graphics and poetry a bit but
I felt this site should be about more than just those minor things of my
own creation. It should be
somewhere that people can come to when they need information and the
truth.
I
thought long
and hard about what to put in, it was not an easy decision. I decided to
include extracts from books written by people from the Nations, which
have already appeared in print.
In these extracts
the People sometimes
describe religious rites or beliefs. I am aware that there are those who
wish to steal this from the People. That there are unscrupulous men and
women who will take from various religions and
make it out to be some new truism, and charge for doing so. I have only
put this information on the site to educate and to show those who visit this site the
true richness and beauty of the Lakota way. I have also placed on this
site a warning page a 'Declaration of
War' from the People, which I hope all will read.
Please remember you have come here to learn not to steal.
Below are links to enjoy the rest of this sections, I hope there is something here you find
both interesting and of use, all that I ask is that when you have
finished you will leave a message in my guestbook.
May the Great Spirit watch over you.
William Purcell
New Sections
After spending many weeks
and months updating and adding to the educational section of this site I
am pleased to announce that they are ready for viewing. So why not spend
a little more time here and begin reading them... learn about the many
different structures the natives used for their homes. Learn what the
passage into womanhood was like for Native girls. View black and white
photographs of how Natives lived... how they spent their days, the
difference between a Summer camp and a winter camp... Here are the links
to the new sections, enjoy.
Why did Custer Lose at
the
Little Bighorn
The Old Way of Life
Native Women
Native Shelters
Sacred Symbols
Medicine
Men
Beadwork
Clothing
The
Decline of the Plains Indian
COMING SOON
A whole new section on the clothing and accoutrements
worn by young men and warriors, from the ceremonial to the day to day
loin cloth.
Meet some of the Famous people
from Native History
Famous Native
People's, read about their lives and deaths,
click link to view, or click individual page from
those listed in the table below.
The Battle of
the Little Bighorn Pictorial
click
here to view it.
Winter Counts
of American Horse.
See the drawings
and the explanations of what they depict. Click on
the link above and learn how the Lakota recorded
their own history.
Click the link below to read about the
Reservations and Reserves in the USA and Canada.
Click on the links below to learn more about the
history and the
People of Turtle Island...
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