Indians 101 is a series exploring American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns
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 […]
During the first part of the seventeenth century, the European invasion of North America was making the transition from exploration to colonization and exploitation. In […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From a traditional American Indian perspective, words are living things which live on long after their sounds are spoken. In traditional ceremonial songs, words are […]
One of the central themes of United States policies with regard to American Indians is the need to convert them to Christianity and to repress […]