Monthly Archives: January 2014

Proud To Be video released for the Super Bowl

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Great 2-min video here by the National Congress of American Indians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR-tbOxlhvE

Posted in news | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

On this date… January 24, 1599… New Mexico

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date in 1599, Acoma Pueblo, the sky city, fell. Rising above the desert plain, perched atop smooth sandstone cliffs that reflect brilliant orange in the morning sun, Acoma had been there since the 1100s.  It was the oldest … Continue reading →

Posted in On this date... | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

On this date… January 9-10, 1879… Nebraska

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On this date in 1879, in weather even colder than today’s, the long saga of Dull Knife’s (aka Morning Star) band of Cheyenne reached a climax. Three years earlier, in the aftermath of the Battle of the Greasy Grass (Custer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in On this date... | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment