Spanish Missionaries in Texas

Spanish Missionaries in Texas

January 31, 2014 admin 0

A frontier is a transition zone between two regions, between two areas with different cultures. For the European invaders in North America, the frontier represented […]

Some Indian Events of 1766

1714

January 27, 2014 admin 0

Three centuries ago, in 1714, the United States had not yet emerged as a country and the English colonies were continuing their land-hungry push inland […]

Native Americans

The Hokan Language Family

January 25, 2014 admin 0

During the nineteenth century linguists—scholars who are engaged in the scientific study of language—began to adopt a biological model of language development in which they […]

The Third Anglo-Powhatan War

The Third Anglo-Powhatan War

January 12, 2014 admin 0

The third Anglo-Powhatan war (1644 to 1646) started with a large, coordinated strike by Powhatan warriors against the Virginia colonists. Several outlying settlements were struck […]

The Second Anglo-Powhatan War

The Second Anglo-Powhatan War

January 10, 2014 admin 0

The years after the 1614 treaty between the English and the Chickahominy were relatively peaceful. During this time the English colonists in Jamestown expanded their […]

The First Anglo-Powhatan War

The First Anglo-Powhatan War

January 10, 2014 admin 0

Indian people tend to be very patient. After three years of dealing with English arrogance and bullying, the Indian people of Virginia had had enough. […]

Joseph Brant in Canada

Joseph Brant in Canada

January 6, 2014 admin 0

During the Revolutionary War, many Indians allied themselves with their old trading partners, the British. For the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy, the divided […]