Native American Netroots
The Fur Trade in Northwest Montana, 1807-1835
The Indian nations living west of the Rocky Mountains in what would become northwestern Montana, started to become a part of the European economic system […]
Native American Netroots
The Indian nations living west of the Rocky Mountains in what would become northwestern Montana, started to become a part of the European economic system […]
Today, the Columbia River marks the boundary between Oregon and Washington. The river was named for the ship Columbia Rediviva whose captain, John Gray, sailed […]
As a Christian nation, the United States has never been comfortable with the idea that American Indians might have their own non-Christian religions or that […]
Washington’s Sacajawea State Park is located at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers. In explaining the cultural and historical significance of this place, […]
Like all California Indian tribes, the Cahuilla created baskets which were both practical and aesthetically pleasing. In their book The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California, […]
By 1617, four European nations—Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands—were staking their claims in North America through exploration and colonization. Archaeologist Jerald Milanich, in his […]
Since the very beginning of the European invasion of North America, Europeans have been guided by an arrogant worldview in which they considered themselves superior […]
Mesoamerica is the area from Mexico south through Panama. In this geographic area, a number of complex cultures emerged with subsistence patterns based on agriculture […]
One of the displays in the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, California, is entitled Sacred Earth and subtitled Understanding our past and honoring cultures […]
Under the Constitution, Indian tribes are considered to be nations and thus all dealings with the tribes were to be conducted by the federal government, […]