Indigenous History
Skeleton Cave Massacre: The Tragic Battle of Salt River Canyon
In early 1906, a cattleman named Jeff Adams, his two sons, and nearby rancher Ivy Crabtree discovered a…
People
Olive Oatman: Tattooed Captive of the Frontier
In the summer of 1850, the Oatman family headed west with visions of a promised land in the…
Outlaws
Rufus Buck and His Gang: A Tale of Violence and Frontier Justice
On July 1, 1896, five young men, chained and dressed in black, walked to the gallows at Fort…
Indigenous History
7 Famous Native American Women with Remarkable Stories
Old West history and lore often neglects the role of Native American women. This is not unexpected when…
Indigenous History
7 Facts About Cheyenne Dog Soldiers & Their Warrior Legacies
The Cheyenne’s Dog Soldiers, one of the most famous groups of Indigenous warriors in North America, fought until…
Indigenous History
Flint Knapping: Stone Age Technology that Built the First Nations
For thousands of years, the Native American people of North America relied on stone arrowheads and project points…
History
The Origins of Scalping: A True and Surprising History
Native Americans may have invented scalping, but European contact accelerated it.
Indigenous History
5 Spectacular Native American Ruins in Colorado You Can Visit Today
While Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, its life did not begin that day and its…
Indigenous History
10 Facts You May Not Know About Quanah Parker, the “Last Chief of the Comanche”
The most famous of the Comanches was Quanah Parker, who led them in their last days as an independent power and into life on reservations.
Indigenous History
10 Native American Mythical Creatures, from Thunderbirds to Skinwalkers
From the Sphinx of ancient Egypt to the dragons of China and the Minotaur of ancient Greece, one…