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Marriage between Indians and Non-Indians
( – promoted by navajo) In 1808, President Thomas Jefferson told an Indian delegation who was visiting Washington: “You will unite yourselves with us and […]
American Indians and Museums
( – promoted by navajo) In 1842 an entrepreneur named P.T. Barnum opened the American Museum on Broadway in New York to entertain the public […]
Jesuit Missionaries in Arizona
( – promoted by navajo) photo credit: Aaron Huey The Spanish missionaries made a four-pronged approach into North America: Florida and the Southeast (beginning in […]
Massachusetts Prior to the Pilgrims
( – promoted by navajo) It is not uncommon to encounter the assumption that the history of Massachusetts began with arrival of the Pilgrims in […]
The Huron Confederacy
( – promoted by navajo) The Huron, whose traditional homeland was north of the Great Lakes, were a confederacy of four major tribes: Bear, Rock, […]
Cartier & the Indians of New France
( – promoted by navajo) Jacques Cartier began his exploration of Canada on behalf of the King of France in 1534. The exploring expeditions of […]
National Parks & American Indians: Yellowstone
( – promoted by oke) In 1872 President Ulysses S. Grant signed the legislation making Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming the world’s first national […]
American Indian Biography: Vice-President Charles Curtis
( – promoted by navajo) Indian citizenship and participation in American politics involves more than just voting: it also involves having Indians elected to public […]
The Potlatch
( – promoted by navajo) One of the cultural features of the Northwest Coast First Nations’ cultures is the potlatch. The Europeans, and particularly the […]