The Iroquois League

January 31, 2016 admin 0

Long before the Europeans arrived on this continent there was born to the Huron people a man who had a vision of bringing peace to […]

The Bannock War

The Bannock War

January 29, 2016 admin 0

A casual reading of almost any book on American history—from popular accounts to textbooks to scholarly tomes—reveals that there have been a lot of conflicts […]

Some Indian Events of 1766

Some Indian Events of 1766

January 26, 2016 admin 0

Two and a half centuries ago, in 1766, American Indian life had already undergone dramatic changes due to the European invasion. Horses, originally brought into […]

Cayuga Nation

Cayuga Ceremonies

January 21, 2016 admin 0

The Cayuga, known as ”the people at the landing” in reference to portaging a canoe, are a part of the Iroquois Confederacy (also known as […]

The Fur Trade in 1816

The Fur Trade in 1816

January 20, 2016 admin 0

During the first part of the nineteenth century, the fur trade continued to be one of the important economic engines in North America. Driven in […]

American Indian Treaties in 1816

American Indian Treaties in 1816

January 18, 2016 admin 0

A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Following the Constitution, the United States recognized Indian nations as sovereign entities and […]