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How to Learn Irish History
Ireland has a long and fascinating history waiting to be discovered. While many people have a vague notion about "the Troubles" or of the Great Famine, these events can't be fully understood as isolated events. They are the result of hundreds of years of historical forces. Learning Irish history wil...More...
Kickapoo Native American Tools & Weapons
Flint arrowheadindian arrowhead image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.comThroughout history, Eastern Woodland Indians gathered resources located within their environment for fashioning tools and weapons. Kickapoo Indians, one of the Eastern Woodland tribes, used stone, clay, animal skins and......More...
How to: Native American Beading & Edging
Native Americans have made jewelry and enhanced hide and fabric clothing with beads since the 1670s, when Europeans brought pony beads in blue, white and red to trade. Later, in the 1840s, smaller glass beads traded for animal pelts and Indian wares. These beads came in a multitude of colors and are...More...
Step by Step Guide to Hiring a Venue for Your Event or Party
Using a venue to host your celebration party or corporate gathering can make the event even more memorable. But choosing a location can be a lot of work if you don't know how to go ... ...More...
What Is an Indian Spirit Walker?
Native Americans identify their spiritual leaders by many terms, such as doctor, medicine person, elder, herbalist, diagnostician or spiritwalker. Many tribes object to the mislabeling of these people as "shamans," which is a term that originates from terms used to describe spiritualists in Siberian...More...
The Mystery of Jodha Bai
Mughal emperor Akbar was one of the greatest kings the country ever had.He who is often referred to as Akbar the Great or Akbar. He married Rajput princess, Hira Kunwar, the eldest daughter of Raja ... ...More...
Ideas for "Love" Word Tattoos
Love tattoos adorn the bodies of many who are in love or feel a strong connection with the larger idea of love. Yet a simple tattoo of the word "love" might feel an inadequate way of expressing what the word means to you. If so, you may want a tattoo with a more dramatic or playful design, such as a...More...
Benefits of Star Gazing
stars and mountain image by Dmitriy Lesnyak from Fotolia.comStar watching is considered a romantic past-time but the activity has purpose beyond dreaming, hobbyists, astrophysicists and idle gazing. Studying the stars can give a person the history of the planets, the Earth and the......More...
What Is Cloisonne?
When you think of cloisonne, your mind probably fills with images of the far East. Perhaps your introduction to the art came from some exotic jewelry or compact memento. But if that's all that you think cloisonne is, you would only be scratching the surface. The art of cloisonne has a long an surpri...More...
What Are Native American Totem Poles?
Totem poles are tall vertical columns that Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest carved and erected for different purposes, including social rites, ancestor memorials and kinship ties. Different tribes, including the Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian from southeast Alaska and British Columbia, and th...More...
How do I See Ground Zero?
September 11, 2001 was a traumatic day in the history of New York City and America. After two commercial airlines hit and eventually felled the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, the remaining rubble came to be known as Ground Zero, an ever-evolving memorial in New York dedicated to the lives that were...More...
Famous Viking Swords
One of the most famous and easily recognized historical swords is the distinctive Viking sword. During the migratory period of the Viking age, which started in 750 A.D., a fighter's sword was his most expensive possession. It often became a family heirloom, handed down from father to son. Tribal chi...More...
Dances of the 60s
The 1960s was a great time for dance innovation with many dance fads and crazes coming into style. America and other Western countries were coming out of the Jive period and Rock-n-Roll was ushering in new and exciting dance moves which started the era of the Twist. The Twist and other dances became...More...
Girlish Tattoo Ideas
Flowers are a common tattoo for women.tattoo woman image by ennavanduinen from Fotolia.comSearching for a tattoo design can seem overwhelming as you flip through endless pages of designs, words and photos. Because a tattoo is an expression of your personal style, and because it is......More...
How to Use RADAR to Track Migrating Canadian Geese
Radio detection and ranging (RADAR) is a system that uses radio waves to determine the direction, altitude and speed of moving and stationary objects. Although RADAR is used to track weather patterns and planes, ornithologist and other researchers have used RADAR to track migratory patterns of Cana...More...
How to Email Photos From a Cellphone
Most of today’s cellular phones do double duty as digital cameras. You meet with friends and family during special occasionsand snap away . Months later, the photos are still sitting in your phone. You want to send them to your friends and family but don’t know how. There is an easy wa...More...
The Reason to Take Off Shoes in Japan
In Japan, as in many cultures, it is considered rude and disrespectful to fail to remove one's shoes before entering a home. This practice, while at one time a practical necessity, has long become tradition and is common in many parts of the world....More...
Irish History and Folklore
Ireland and its people date to about 8000 B.C. The nation has withstood centuries of invasions from the Romans, Vikings and British and remains a thriving culture that holds dear its mythic history....More...
Native American Flute Music Books
Native American flutes made of bone have been traced back over 60,000 years. The Native American flute has had many different uses, depending on the tribe. Known uses of the flute include love songs and courting, calling tribal members for meetings and playing songs for ceremonies and prayers. Nativ...More...
Different Methods of Tobacco Smoking
Experts believe tobacco smoking first started around 1 BCE in the form of smoking or chewing, according to tobacco.org, a website dedicated to tobacco news and information. Tobacco use has remained popular throughout modern culture. Although tobacco smoking is a fairly simple process, there are many...More...
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