Who Owns the Land?
When the Europeans first blundered into the Americas, they found a land that was already occupied and developed. In 1532, Spanish judge Francisco de Vitoria […]
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Georgia, the Cherokee, and the Execution of Corn Tassel
The United States has never been particularly comfortable with the idea of Indian nations and Indian people within its territorial boundaries. Like the British before […]
Ancient America: Idaho, 6000 BCE to 3000 BCE
The present-day state of Idaho is a totally arbitrary area defined by political concerns unrelated to American Indian history. With regard to American Indian cultures, […]
The 14th Amendment
Following the Civil War in 1868, the United States adopted the Fourteenth Amendment as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. It was intended to deal with […]
Ancient America: Idaho Prior to 6000 BCE
Archaeologists often refer to the era prior to 6000 BCE in North America as Paleo-Indian. This appears to have been a time when the people […]
Ancient America: Nebraska Prior to 6000 BCE
Archaeologists often refer to the era prior to 6000 BCE in North America as Paleo-Indian. This appears to have been a time when the people […]
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 […]
The Second 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 […]
The First 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 […]
The Royal Proclamation of 1763
By 1776, some of the British colonists in North America had become somewhat irritated with the Monarchy and particularly with its limitations on the expansion […]