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I read an interesting article of the facts of the totem pole, but I do not know to whom to give credit. Source unknown, n.d. The totem pole is mostly seen, today, in the Northwest Coast of our country. Did you know that the totem poles were actually status symbols? Only the wealthy could afford them: So, let's climb an imaginary totem pole so that we may review the history of the totem pole. Do you believe that you would have owned a totem pole? Let's climb the totem pole, unique households? Wealthy Native Americans took many hours to carve their totem poles. Such artwork of animals on the poles were of actual historical events or stories. There were many kinds of poles: Some as tributes of honored dead or of a chief. Others were used to make fun of or shame someone or the dead, and would often be carved upside down. Poles were used as a visual of one's family tree. Some Native Americans believe that they were ancestors of an animal or plant. If a group of ...

Source: Maclin, M. 2013, Oct. S2S.  Maclin is a doctor who has studied over 70,000 African-American hair loss cases, www.drmacmd@gmail.com Maclin provided an interesting article of possible relaxed hair care side effect that I thought I would share during Native American Appreciation Month (Nov.) Chemical-Free Curl advised until the age of 16 for healthier young females in our communities. Avoid perming/relaxing if you are experiencing current hair loss or scalp issues. Avoid relaxers if you have been diagnosed with fibroids or infertility. Avoid relaxers if you are currently pregnant. Why? Most hair loss is attributed to early perming and abuse (such as leaving perm on longer than suggested, perming too frequently, usage of the wrong strength of perm for hair texture). Sherlene's advice: I know with my mixed cultural hair I have a challenge with wanting to overperm - make it straight realizing it will only be that way for a few days. How many Native-American fem...

Most of you are probably familiar with the top most famous Native Americans of the American soil. Hiawatha Pocahontas Sequoiah Black Hawk Sitting Bull Tecumseh Geronimo Pontiac Will Rogers Sacajawea Crazy Horse Squanto Maria Tall Chief Cuchise Red Cloud Source: listverse.com/2007/11/20/top-15-most-famous-native-americans Our Famous Black Native American Entertainers *Honoring Black Native Americans Who Have Inspired Crispus Attacks Fredrick Douglass Rosa Parks Langston Hughes James Earl Jones Rev. Jesse Jackson Entertainers Whitney Houston (deceased), Singer/Actress Eartha Kitt (deceased), Singer/Actress James Brown (deceased), Singer Lena Horne (deceased), Singer/Actress Red Foxx (deceased), Singer/Comedian/Actor The Jacksons (family including Michael), Singers/Actors Tina Turner, Singer L.L. Cool J, Rapper/Actor Chris Tucker, Comedian/Actor Debbie Allen and Felicia Rashad (sisters), Everything :) Singers/Dancers/Actresses Sanaa Latha...