Dennis W Zotigh, Author at Native News Online

The Winter Solstice Begins a Season of Storytelling and Ceremony

by Dennis W Zotigh December 20, 2024

How Christmas Is Celebrated Across Indian Country

by Dennis W Zotigh December 23, 2023

The Winter Solstice Begins a Season of Storytelling and Ceremony

by Dennis W Zotigh December 20, 2023

The Winter Solstice Begins a Season of Storytelling and Ceremony

by Dennis W Zotigh December 21, 2022

Do American Indians Celebrate the 4th of July?

by Dennis W Zotigh July 3, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Seven Native American Chefs Share Thanksgiving Recipes

by Dennis W Zotigh November 24, 2020

Members of the Kiowa Gourd Clan Ceremony stand as the flag of Spencer “Corky” Sahmaunt is raised. Carnegie, Oklahoma; July 4, 2019. Mr. Sahmaunt served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society, as well as the Kiowa Gourd Clan.The Kiowa Flag Song, analogous to the Star Spangled Banner, accompanied the flag-raising. (Photo courtesy of Mari Frances Sahmaunt, used with permission)

Do American Indians Celebrate the 4th of July?

by Dennis W Zotigh July 4, 2020

Drum used by Native American soldiers during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2007 and 2008. 27/167. The drum was also used in a Cheyenne Soldier Dance held for Cody Ayon (Southern Cheyenne) in 2010 when he returned to the United States. Mr. Ayon gave the drum to the museum in 2018. (National Museum of the American Indian)

Memorial Day in Indian Country

by Dennis W Zotigh May 23, 2020