Indians 101 is a series exploring American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns
While the English history of the colonization of Massachusetts often characterizes the Indians as nomadic hunters with no claim to the land, it is interesting […]
In 1865, some drunken American squatters murdered Pai headman Anasa. In retaliation, Pai raiders attacked several wagon trains, ran off livestock, and shut down the […]
In the United States the concept of insanity has often been associated with notions of racial purity and the racial superiority of Europeans. In 1898, […]
The Hopi had lived in their mesa-top villages in what is now northern Arizona for many centuries before the United States acquired the right to […]
The media has never been fair and balanced when it comes to serving Indian people and reporting on events which impact Indian lives. Many Indian […]
The nineteenth-century wild west shows did a great deal to firmly entrench the stereotype of the American Indian in American culture. This stereotype, loosely based […]
When the Yavapai came under the jurisdiction of the United States following the acquisition of what was to become Arizona, they were a loose association […]
While the mainstream art world did not begin to recognize American Indian art as a distinctive art form until the twentieth century, during the late […]
During the nineteenth century, expositions and world fairs were seen as a profitable way for communities to promote themselves while educating the masses. Since Indians […]
While reservations were lands which were initially reserved for exclusive Indian use, the United States has often administered these lands with the intention of assimilating […]