Category: Native American History

Maya Foodways: Plant and Food Roles in Ancient Maya Society

November 8, 2022

Posted by: Nate Smith

Library of Congress Intern Brian Jimenez examines how Ancient Maya heavily incorporated plants into their society and assigned them different roles.

Posted in: Botany, Cookbooks and Food, Hispanic American History, Native American History

Pics of the Week: Sequoyah

November 21, 2012

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This post is about a door detail of Sequoyah on the bronze door of the John Adams Building.

Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, John Adams Building, Native American History, Pic of the Week