History
Forced Christianity 150 Years Ago, 1869
In 1869, the Peace Policy of President Grant forcibly mixed religion and the federal government’s policies regarding Indian reservations. Disregarding any possible religious views of […]
History
Disease and Indians in the 16th Century
The European conquest of North America was made possible by the epidemic diseases the first explorers, missionaries and traders brought with them. During the sixteenth […]
The Indian Shaker Church
In 1881, the Squaxin of the Puget Sound area in Washington would have described John Slocum has having a bit of an inclination toward alcohol […]
Before the Inkas (Photo Diary)
In major museums, only a small fraction of the artifacts held by the museum are on display and interpreted for the public. Most of the […]
American Indian Art 100 Years Ago (1918)
The concept of a discrete category called American Indian Art is a western concept which was refined during the twentieth century. Traditionally, American Indians had […]
The Grand Ronde Reservation
The Grand Ronde Reservation was established in the Willamette Valley in Oregon by executive order in 1857. The year before, in 1856, the final battle […]
Three Centuries Ago (1718)
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Indian nations were interacting with many European nations which had invaded the Americas and had claimed for themselves […]
Plateau Indians as Cowboys (Photo Diary)
The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana. From […]
The Northern Pacific Railroad and the Sioux
Almost since the foundation of the United States, the westward expansion of the country was guided by Manifest Destiny, the idea that it was the […]
Indian Territory: All Tribes Experienced Their Trail of Tears
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