Richard Sherman: ‘Redskins’ Name Proves NFL Not Concerned With Racism

Asked if Goodell would have banned an owner for life,Sherman told Time: No I dont. Because we have an NFL team called the Redskins. I dont think the NFL really is as concerned as they show. The NFL is more of a bottom line league. If it doesnt effect their bottom line, theyre not as concerned.He...

Buying the Presidency and the Senatorial Circus -- art for Puck Magazine in the 1800s

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Drones Reveal Hidden Ancient Village Buried In New Mexico

Thermal images captured by a small drone allowed archaeologists to peer under the surface of the New Mexican desert floor, revealing never-before-seen structures in an ancient Native American settlement.Called Blue J, this 1,000-year-old village was first identified by archaeologists in the...

Nevada Governor Honors Clitoral Resources

Well, at last. A truly progressive governor.Oh, wait, perhaps this means he's all for keeping the houses of prostitutionand scantily-clad chorus lines.Never mind.

FBI reportedly seizes private collection of cultural artifacts of 91-year-old Donald C. Miller

"thousands" of cultural artifacts, including American Indian items, from the private collection of a 91-year-old man who had acquired them over the past eight decades. ... The Rush County man, Don Miller, has not been arrested or charged. Robert A. Jones, special agent in charge of the...

Cactus, Metal Sculptures and Criminal Minds

Even as I write, they are filming Criminal Minds at a neighbor's house about a block from here. I took some photos of his property and metal sculptures a while back. His yard is unique in that he has a splendid cactus garden and all of his sculptures have an old west flavor.I went down to watch...

Discoveries Challenge Beliefs on Humans’ Arrival in the Americas

Hidden in the rock shelters where prehistoric humans once lived, the paintings number in the thousands. Some are thought to be more than 9,000 years old and perhaps even far more ancient. Painted in red ocher, they rank among the most revealing testaments anywhere in the Americas to what life was...

When I Am An Old Horsewoman

When I Am An Old HorsewomanI shall wear turquoise and diamonds,And a straw hat that doesnt suit meAnd I shall spend my social security on white wine and carrots,And sit in my alleyway of my barnAnd listen to my horses breathe.I will sneak out in the middle of a summer nightAnd ride the old bay...

The LIfe of Henry Mitchell, Indian Canoe Maker

"When I was thirteen years old my brother and I drove a pair of horses for my father. We were so small that we had to stand on boxes to harness the horses. My brother was lame so the hardest part of the work fell on me. One of those horses was named Gingerbread, and the other Dandy, and they...

Utah athletics: Student group asks U. to drop ties to Ute tribe

Petition says school perpetuates denigration and mockery of Native Americans at football games, in tailgate lots.University officials and tribal business leaders are negotiating an updated "Memorandum of Understanding" over the use of the name and symbols.Once a mere formality, tribal leaders are...