10/11/2021 @ All Day – CHAMPLAIN & HURONS AMBUSHED BY IROQUOIS AT LAKE ONANDAGA In early 1615, Samuel de Champlain agreed to assist the Wendat and Anishinaabe nations against the Onondaga and Oneida nations who threatened fur trade routes along the upper St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. Champlain and his Wendat companions departed Cahiagué on September 1 and were joined […]
10/12/2021 @ All Day – DENA’INA ATHABASKAN ALASKAN WRITER/STORYTELLER PETER KALIFORNSKY BORN Born at Unhghenesditnu (Kalifornsky Village), on the Cook Inlet bluff north of the Alaska’s Kasilof River, Peter’s interest in Dena’ina storytelling began by listening to Fedore Sasha (1880-1945). Over 19 years, Peter worked to record as many sukdu or traditional stories as he could remember, translating them also […]
10/13/2021 @ All Day – NATIVE HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITARIST CHARLES PHILIP KUNIA “GABBY” PAHINUI DIED Born in Honolulu on April 22, 1921, Pahinui grew up shining shoes and selling newspapers before leaving school after 5th grade. Gabby got his start in music during the 1930’s as a back-up guitarist for Charley “Tiny” Brown. He built a reputation as a […]
10/14/2021 @ All Day – DAKOTA-HIDATSA STORYTELLER MARY LOUISE DEFENDER WILSON BORN Born near Shields, on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota, she was surrounded by the storytelling of her Dakotah-speaking family. In 1954, Wilson became the second Miss Indian America. Wilson held administrative jobs with Native American-related government agencies before returning to the reservation in 1976. In […]
10/15/2021 @ All Day – NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 SIGNED INTO LAW The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 54 U.S.C. 300101, et seq., was enacted by the Federal Government to preserve historical and archaeological sites in the United States. The Act created the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the list of National Historic Landmarks, and the State […]
10/16/2021 @ All Day – HAWAIIAN ROYAL PHILANTHROPIST BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP DIED Bernice Pauahi Pākī, last direct descendant of King Kamehameha I, was born on December 19, 1831, in Honolulu. Receiving a Western education at the Royal School, she excelled in academics and became a devout Christian. After marrying, Pauahi led several charitable organizations aiding sick travelers and providing clothing […]
10/17/2021 @ All Day – PAIUTE NOVELIST THOCMETONY (SARAH WINNEMUCCA HOPKINS) DIED Born in 1844, in Nevada, Sarah, whose Paiute name meant “Shell Flower,” went with her grandfather, Chief Truckee, to California. By age 10, she knew English & Spanish and attended school in San Jose. In 1866, Sarah used her linguistic skills to ask the U.S. Army to stop […]
10/18/2021 @ All Day – BATTLE OF MABILA—POSSIBLY BLOODIEST BATTLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY When Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto first met Mobile Chief Tuskaloosa at his home village in present Alabama, he sought supplies. Tuskaloosa led de Soto’s expedition to the village of Mabila which had a wooden palisade with bastions for archers. The Spaniards knew something was amiss when […]
10/19/2021 @ All Day – REPUTEDLY SAK-K’UK’ (LADY BEASTIE) ASCENDS TO THRONE OF MAYAN CITY-STATE PALENQUE Sak K’uk, also known as Lady Sak K’uk’ and Lady Beastie, reputedly ascended to the throne as queen of the Maya city-state of Palenque and ruled until 615. Her father was Janahb Pakal and her mother was Yohl Ik’nal or unknown. As Janaab Pakal […]
10/20/2021 @ All Day – A’ANININ (GROS VENTRE) ANTHROPOLOGIST/CURATOR NAY GYAGYA NEE (GEORGE PAUL HORSE CAPTURE) BORN Born on the Fort Belknap Reservation, Montana, Horse Capture’s A’aninin name meant “Spotted Otter.” Initially a Navy shipfitter & steel inspector, in 1969, he joined in the Alcatraz Island occupation. After attending University of California-Berkeley, he taught at the College of Great Falls […]