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The Yamasee War and the Indian Slave Trade
The Yamasee were a Muskogean-speaking Indian nation living in what would become southern Georgia and northern Florida when first encountered by the Spanish in the […]
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The Sheepeater Indian War
It is not uncommon for Indian tribes to be named for the food they consume. One group of Bannocks and Shoshones living in the mountains […]
The Removal of the Ponca Indians
In 1877 the United States government informed the Ponca that they were going to be removed from their traditional homelands in Nebraska and reassigned to […]
Outlawing American Indian Religions
For the past five centuries, American Indians have had their religions suppressed (sometimes brutally and violently) and denied. With the formation of the United States […]
The Heavy Runner Massacre
American history is filled with accounts of Indians being massacred by the U.S. Army, by American civilians, and others. Some of these “incidents” are well-known […]
The Third Seminole War
During the nineteenth century the United States engaged in three wars with the Seminole Indians in Florida: 1816 to about 1824; 1835 to 1842; and […]
Christianity Comes to the Flathead Indians
During the 1830s, a major stir occurred among the missionary groups in North America when there were reports of the “savage” tribes from the interior […]
The Cherokee Trail of Tears
By the first part of the nineteenth century, many non-Indians in the United States, particularly in the southern states, felt strongly that there should be […]
The Cheyenne Medicine Bundles
Medicine bundles are important to many of the Northern Plains tribes. The concept of “medicine” refers to spiritual power, which is not limited to healing. […]
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 […]