Indians 101 is a series exploring American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns
The Crow Reservation in Montana was first defined by the United States government at the Fort Laramie Treaty Council of 1851. Subsequently, the Indian Office […]
The Spanish entrada (entrance) into the American Southwest began during the sixteenth century with explorers who were driven by greed. The Spanish hunger for gold […]
The cultural landscape of American Indians is filled with sacred sites which are described in their oral traditions. There are two basic kinds of sacred […]
In 1817, James Monroe became the fifth President of the United States. He was the last Revolutionary War veteran and founding father to assume the […]
While the idea of “indefinite detention” of people determined to be “enemies” of the United States is currently being debated, for American Indians this is […]
English really isn’t a Native American language, but virtually all of today’s Indians speak this as their first and primary language. During the past several […]
Most Navajo ceremonies are focused on health: on healing someone who is ill or on maintaining health. Navajo ceremonies, often referred to as “sings” or […]
Following World War II, the United States decided that it wanted to sever its relationships with American Indian tribes. In order to do this, it […]
While Europeans tended to build the places they considered to be sacred-churches, statues, memorials-for American Indian people sacred places were often not places constructed by […]
During the nineteenth century, academics, politicians, teachers, historians, and the general public knew that Americans Indians were a vanishing race, destined to disappear before the […]