American Indians
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing re: Youth Suicide
This is my summary of the OVERSIGHT HEARING on The Preventable Epidemic: Youth Suicides and the Urgent Need for Mental Health Care Resources in Indian […]
American Indians
American Indian Women: Susan LaFlesche
Susan LaFlesche was the first American Indian woman to become a doctor and to practice Western-style medicine among her own people. She became a doctor […]
The Lowry War
The popular histories of Indians often focus on the many Indian wars, often fought in the Southwest or on the Great Plains. In 1907, the […]
Dam Indians: The Missouri River
The Missouri River has an important place in American history. In 1803 the United States purchased the rights to govern the Louisiana Territory, an area […]
Indians & Race in the South After the Civil War
Following the Civil War, attitudes regarding race in the South hardened. Reinforced by pseudo-scientific reports that claimed that Whites were a superior race, and by […]
Revealing Pine Ridge Rez Demographic Information
This diary was inspired by the recommended diary Suicide State Of Emergency On Pine Ridge Reservation by Winter Rabbit. Permission granted to post the following […]
Outlawing American Indian Religions
This is the second in a three-part series on the Dark Ages of American Indian Religious Freedom. For the past five centuries, American Indians have […]
American Indian Citizenship
Since the very beginning of the United States, the idea of American citizenship for Indians has been a controversial subject. American government is based on […]
Dam Indians: The Background
In Oregon and California, an agreement has been reached for the removal of four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River. The tribes in the area […]
Thomas Jefferson and American Indians
Thomas Jefferson is not only one of the best-known founders of the United States and a former President: he also helped formulate American Indian policy […]