Native American Encyclopedia Bonepickers To Comanchero

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10 Brendale versus Brendale versus Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nations refers to a legal case decided by the U S Supreme Court in 1989 It involved an argument over land use between the Yakima Nation and Philip Brendale who has Yakima heritage but does not have official membership in that nation Brendale owned property within the Yakima reservation He wanted to sell two sections as summer cabin sites Although the tribal government does not allow this the county government does The Supreme Court decided that because the land lies in an area of the reservation where mostly tribal members live the county does not have the right to overturn the tribal government’s decision Bresette Walter 1947-1999 of Ojibwe heritage wrote and worked for the protection of the environment and treaty rights He stood up against opponents of traditional spearfishing in what has come to be known as the Wisconsin Walleye War He also fought in court for the treaty rights to hold and sell migratory bird feathers His group Anishinaabe Niijii successfully opposed mining activities in northern Wisconsin and Michigan Bridgewater Swamp refers to the site of the battle in 1676 that ended King Philip’s War The Wampanoag grand sachem Metacom retreated to the swamp in southern Massachusetts with his remaining supporters Colonial militia leader Captain Benjamin Church’s forces surrounded Metacom’s camp and attacked They killed the Wampanoag band including Metacom With his death the confederacy of tribes he had worked to build dissolved See also King Philip’s War Brown Dorris Alexander 1908 2002 worked as a reporter teacher librarian and writer He realized that modern media often presented incorrect and unfair portraits of native cultures He wrote many books including Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee which historians see as a necessary resource for studying the American West from the 1860s through the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 Brush shelters See wickiup Buckskin clothing was worn by many North American tribes Soft comfortable buckskin protected against wind thorns and scrapes It could be washed and lasted many years Traditionally women made buckskin from animal skins like deer moose or caribou Clothing styles and decorations differed between tribes