Indians 101 is a series exploring American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns
A common stereotype is that American Indians lived in tipis. In fact, relatively few Indian nations utilized this type of housing: it was a type […]
United States military forces occupied California during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). In 1850 California was admitted to the Union as a free state, that is, […]
By the mid-nineteenth century, the American obsession with private property was guiding policies regarding American Indians. The idea that Indian people held property-that is, land-in […]
It is a long held maxim that American Indians should not be allowed to acquire wealth. Since one of the ways of acquiring wealth is […]
From the very beginning of the European invasion of North America, the newcomers have had an obsession with looting American Indian graves, taking from them […]
When the United States acquired what is now New Mexico and Arizona in 1846, a number of Pueblos were brought under American rule according to […]
When the United States acquired what is now New Mexico and Arizona in 1846, a number of Pueblos were brought under American rule according to […]
As American settlers began moving into Texas-a Spanish colony-in the early nineteenth century, they brought with them an anti-Indian arrogance and attitude than came to […]
One of the strongly held policies among the Euro-American colonial powers was that aboriginal peoples should not be allowed to develop any mineral resources on […]
The Prince of Wales toured Canada in 1860 and during this tour he met with a number of First Nations groups. The Prince arrived in […]