Idaho’s Weiser Shoshone
In Idaho, an 1867 editorial in a Boise, Idaho newspaper stated: “This would be our plan of establishing friendship on an eternal basis with our […]
Month: November 2011
Reforming Indian Policy
Following the Civil War, American politicians and influential citizens were acutely aware that there were major problems with the administration of U.S. policies regarding Indians. […]
Wodziwob’s Ghost Dance
During the nineteenth century there were a number of religious movements that developed among diverse Indian tribes. One of these, called the Ghost Dance by […]
Ancient America: The McKeithen Mounds in Florida
There were a number of ancient American Indian cultures which constructed large earthen mounds in what is now the eastern portion of the United States. […]
143rd Anniversary of the Washita Massacre of Nov. 27, 1868
The intent to commit genocide at Washita is hidden in plain view, unless key elements are brought together. These are: that the Cheyenne were placed […]
Spokan Garry
In 1825, Governor George Simpson of the Hudson’s Bay Company conceived the idea of selecting some Indian boys from the Columbia River tribes in present-day […]
The Navajo and Mexico
In 1821 Mexico obtained independence from Spain. In the Plan of Iguala, Mexico did away with all legal distinctions regarding Indians and reaffirmed that Indians […]
Denying Indian Nations Legal Representation
With the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) in 1934, the United States government sought to bring economic development to Indian reservations by making […]
American Indians and European Diseases
There were an estimated 18 million Native Americans living north of Mexico at the beginning of the European invasion. Prior to the arrival of the […]