Indians 101 is a series exploring American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns
During the 1930s, with the United States in the midst of the First Great Depression, American Indian art began to emerge as a form of […]
In 1890 American fear, xenophobia, and religious intolerance led to the massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. While there have been […]
A treaty is an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Under the U.S. Constitution, Indian tribes are considered sovereign nations-or as dependent domestic nations, […]
In 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. He entered the White House better acquainted […]
We don’t know for sure how many distinct Indian languages were spoken in North America at the beginning of the European invasion. The estimates range […]
The Yuma-speaking tribes live in the desert and semi-desert area along the Colorado and Gila Rivers in what is now Arizona, California, Sonora, and Baja […]
The concept of a generation is often seen as a period of twenty years. With this in mind, let’s look back at some of the […]
When the Dutch first travelled up New York’s Hudson River to establish trading posts with the Indians they encountered one of the largest and most […]
George Washington is often revered as the first President of the United States. As the first president, he established many of the protocols for the […]
Five centuries ago, at the beginning of the European invasion of this continent, a majority of Indian people in what is now the lower 48 […]