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˜Miskito Culture and History

As a complement to our Miskito language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Miskito tribe and their society. Please note that Miskitos and other American Indians are living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Miskito history is interesting and important, but the Miskito Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. Please contact us if you have an Miskito link to add.

Miskito Lifestyle and Tradition

Miskito Indians
     Wikipedia article on Miskito history and culture.
Miskito Photographs
     Photos of Miskito Indians and background about indigenous resistance against the Sandinistas.
A Struggle That Will Never End
     Article about Miskito Indian efforts to save their land from developers.
Miskito Indian Legends
     Collection of Miskito myths and legends.
Death Looms Over Miskito Lobster Divers
     Article about the unsafe conditions under which Miskito Indian men work today.

Books for sale on the Miskito Indians

Between land and water: The subsistence ecology of the Miskito Indians
     Ethnology of the Miskito Indian tribe for sale online.
Rafaga: The Life Story of a Nicaraguan Miskito Comandante
     Biography of a Miskito freedom fighter and activist.
The Invisible Hunters
     Illustrated children's book about a Miskito legend. In English and Spanish.
Native American Books:
    Evolving list of books about Miskitos and American Indians in general.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Wikipedia: Miskito * Miskito People:
Encyclopedia articles on the Miskito tribe.
Miskito Tribe:
Miskito links.



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