Lovell, Wyoming From New England to California, the United States has countless sacred Native American sites. Most of these consist of burial areas, or are otherwise generally sacred to specific local tribes. However, a few sites are acknowledged and revered on a wider scale, and probably the most important of these is the Bighorn Medicine Wheel. This large rock formation … [Read more...]
THUNDERHEAD MOUNTAIN
Hill City, South Dakota The Black Hills of South Dakota are possibly the most famous of all sacred Native places in the United States, and one of the last to remain in the hands of Native American tribes. While the hills are collectively sacred, there are some parts of particular importance. The best known of these is Thunderhead Mountain. More commonly referred to as the … [Read more...]
CAHOKIA MOUNDS
Collinsville, Illinois The Cahokia Mounds are the remains of the largest Native American settlement in the United States. Once the largest city in the Americas north of Mexico, the mounds have become one of America’s most important archaeology sites. Years of research at Cahokia have turned up not only one of the largest Native American burial sites in the United States, … [Read more...]
OLD INDIAN MEETING HOUSE
Mashpee, Massachusetts The Old Indian Meeting House is the oldest Native American Christian Church in the United States, as well as one of the oldest churches in America still in use. Constructed for the use of the Wampanoag tribe in the 17th century, it was not only the first center of Native American Christianity but also, sadly, the center around which the Wampanoag … [Read more...]