The 1855 Hell Gate Treaty
When the United States divided Oregon Territory into Washington Territory and Oregon Territory in 1853, western Montana was included in Washington Territory. President Millard Fillmore […]
Month: March 2011
Pontiac’s War
In 1763, the Ottawa leader Pontiac led an alliance of Indian nations in the Ohio Valley in a war of resistance against the British. In […]
Indians 101: 1961
Fifty years ago, in 1961, winds of political and social change were sweeping across the United States. There was not only a new President, John […]
Ancient America: The Mammoth Hunters
As the ice fields that had covered the northern portion of North America began to retreat, new environments were created. North America looked very different […]
First Nation’s Man Who Named Queen of England in Abduction Dies
This man was to testify as a main witness to the abductions of children at the Kamloops and Mission Indian residential schools in October, 1964. […]
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
In discussions about American Indians, one of the terms which often comes up is the BIA or Bureau of Indian Affairs. Officially the Bureau of […]
Indians 101: A Century Ago
( – promoted by navajo) During the nineteenth century it was commonly believed by non-Indians that American Indians and their cultures were destined for extinction. […]
Ancient America: The Classic Maya
( – promoted by navajo) At the height of the Classic Period (200 CE to 900 CE), the Maya population numbered several million people living […]
The Steptoe Defeat
( – promoted by navajo) In 1853 the United States divided Oregon Territory into two territories: Washington and Oregon. President Millard Fillmore appointed Isaac I. […]