The author grew up on a reservation and writes books in which Jicarillas and Chiricahuas play central roles
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Theodore Waddell: Cheatgrass Dreams Come True
The artist puts a modernist touch on paintings of cattle, sheep, horses and other creatures of the northern Rockies
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Sitting Bull’s Living Descendant Confirmed With New DNA Tech
The latest DNA evidence helps to bolster the family’s concerns over Sitting Bull’s final resting place.
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A Grave Legacy: Burial Sites of the Western & Famous
Even in death legendary Westerners were dogged by a sordid collection of grave robbers, relic hunters, politicians and lawyers
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Researchers Hunt for Soldiers’ Graves at Montana’s Rosebud Battlefield
With much of the battlefield remaining largely unchanged over the next 145 years, a team of researchers conducted a survey last week trying to find those nine men
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‘Ambitious Honor’ Book Review
James Mueller captures the essence of Custer, a man who perpetually defies one-dimensional dismissals of his character
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Oliver Otis Howard: Westward, Christian Soldier
General O.O. Howard found grace and lost an arm during the Civil War before heading west to confront Apache leader Cochise and Nez Perce Chief Joseph.
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Robert Utley: Revisting Sitting Bull
In his new book about the Lakota leader and his people Utley continues to plumb the depths of Western history
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Book Review: The Life and Art of Joseph Henry Sharp
A look at the work of Joseph Henry Sharp, a founding member of the preeminent Taos Society of Artists
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Lindbergh’s Path to Glory and Everlasting Fame
Before he gained a worldwide reputation as “Lucky Lindy,” Charles A. Lindbergh developed a solid repertoire of aviation skills.