Johnny Cloud, Navajo Ace was and is one of most enduring Native American heroes in comic book history.
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Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Hero of the Old/New West
Pow-Wow Smith is an intriguing figure in the history of comic books, an educated Sioux/Lakota Indian who became the sheriff of a predominantly White community. The first four years of his stories were set in the present, thereafter set in the Old West. The reasons for the shift are explored as well as the narrative… Continue Reading
Green Arrowhead: An Indian Hero and his White Sidekick
The first thing that grabs you about Green Arrowhead is his name. Did Ace Periodicals not know about that other archer named Green Arrow? Continue Reading
Five Native American Superheroes of the Old West
Native American superheroes are pretty rare today. But did you know that for a brief period in the early 1950s there were actually five of them Continue Reading
Wyatt Wingfoot, Comic’s First Indian Romantic Lead
Wyatt Wingfoot was a revelation when he was introduced in the pages of the Fantastic Four #50 in 1966. Continue Reading
Native American Heroes in Comic Books
Native American heroes in comic books are listed below by the year of their introduction along with links to associated articles. Continue Reading
The Two-Spirit Tradition in Traditional Indian Cultures
Two-Spirit is an inter-tribal term that Indian people have created to describe men and women who possess both the spirit of a man and the spirit of a woman in one body. Continue Reading
Two-Spirit Tales–A Berry Curious Raiding Party
Two-spirit folktales, legends about individuals who possess both male and female qualities, are included in the cultures of many Native American tribes. Continue Reading
A Four Directions Meditation
Jason Ghost Find a quiet place to sit. Do your best to slow down your thoughts and be open to the wisdom the four directions have for you. Continue Reading
Lakota Spirituality and Healthy Community
There are seven sacred rituals in Lakota culture, which are given to us by White Buffalo Calf Woman. Each is for our health as individuals and as a community. Continue Reading
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