Indians 101 is a series exploring American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns
Welcome to the 18th edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by […]
The administration of Indian Affairs in the United States has always been political. The person in charge of Indian Affairs is the Secretary of the […]
In the 1880s, the American wars against the Apache Indians ignored the border between the United States and Mexico, and the American military often ignored […]
Welcome to the 16th edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by […]
The western portion of the Great Lakes area was inhabited by Algonquian-speaking tribes such as the Anishinabe (Ojibwa or Chippewa), Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Menominee, Shawnee, Ottawa, […]
Welcome to the 14th edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by […]
After 1871, the United States’ policies regarding American Indian nations was no longer based on negotiating treaties, but on concentrating Indians onto reservations where they […]
Welcome to the 13th edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by […]
In 1851, the United States called a treaty council at Fort Laramie, Wyoming which was attended by 8,000 – 12,000 Indians from the Cheyenne, Arapaho, […]
Traditionally fish were an important food resource to most of the northern California tribes. Indian nations such as the Hupa, Karuk, Achomawi, and Yurok relied […]