Posts Tagged With: europeans

Indians in Paris (part 4)

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Canyon Wolf

Well, my vacation has lasted long enough. It is time to get back to business. Since I am waiting on the arrival of deeds from Chautauqua County, New York, I decided to finish up my Indians in Paris mini-series.
It has been many months since I last wrote on this subject so readers may want to review the earlier articles.

 

I have already shown my old friend U-ta-wa-un and his female companion are involved in the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition. Today I will cover the information I found involving their travel to Europe.
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Categories: 1867 Paris Universal Exposition, Documentation, Entertainments, History-Regional, Resources-Internet | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

19th Century Basket Making in New England

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Canyon Wolf

Today my post will discuss the craft of basket making in New England in the 19th Century and its relationship to the Marden family. This occupation is typically thought of as “Indian work” in the Northeast, and the majority of basket makers were Native Americans. But there were also “Yankee” basket makers. Having an occupation of “basket maker” in New England does not guarantee the person was Native.

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Categories: Culture, Entertainments, Family-Marden, History-Regional, Resources-Internet, Resources-Other, Wabanaki | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

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