In his book Meditations, the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote, "The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are."
It's long been believed that mummification was meant to preserve the dead. It turns out that notion is dead wrong.
The dogs of Ancient Egypt were mostly working animals. They accompanied their owners on hunting trips and were frequently used as guard dogs. It was a common Ancient Egyptian insult to refer to someone as a dog.
Puabi was an important woman in the Sumerian city of Ur, during the First Dynasty of Ur (c. 2600 BCE) Her seal does not place her in relation to any king or husband. It has been suggested that she was the second wife of king Meskalamdug.
Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Apollo is an important pastoral deity, and was the patron of herdsmen and shepherds.
The dairy cows wobbled unsteadily on their hooves, their tongues lolled about and their eyes reddened. The cows produced less milk, but the milk they did yield contained detectable levels of THC and cannabidiol.
Travois were hauled by dogs before horses started appearing on the Northern Plains by the late 1600s. Horses also revolutionized hunting and warfare techniques.
This is the first indigenous female to get a Rhodes scholarship. CTV News should know better than using the term First Nation.
An old man had a dream that something extraordinary would grow in his garden which was in a clearing he had made nearby. The people of his village grew to suspect that something was going on, but they could see nothing.
When the earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people shall come unto the earth from many colors, classes, creeds and who by their actions and deeds shall make the earth green again. They will be known as the warriors of the rainbow. — Native American Prophecy
Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca tribe was the central figure of an 1879 court case that established that Native Americans are "persons" under the law. Standing Bear's desire to honor his son's wish that he be buried in his Nebraska birthplace led to the trial for which he is best remembered today.
Olymel is closing its 107-employee plant in Saint-Hyacinthe. The plant will close on February 10 due to a reorganization in the fresh pork sector.
