Indians 101 is a series exploring American Indian histories, cultures, and current concerns
Following the creation of the United States, Mexico was seen by some Indian people as a place of refuge, a place where they might be […]
Long before the arrival of the first Europeans, California was the home to an extremely diverse variety of Indian cultures. The California culture area has […]
During the 19th and much of the 20th century, the American federal administration of Indian affairs can be characterized by several concerns. First, while the […]
In some Native American traditions, at the time of creation each one of the plant people was given two gifts: the power of beauty and […]
For thousands of years Indian people have lived and prospered in the Great Basin by exploiting the natural resources of the area. For Indian people […]
Some Indians are in jails and prisons. It is in this setting that we see the continuation of government-backed programs for the assimilation of Indian […]
Three hundred years ago, in 1711, the various European powers in North America were involved in a divide and conquer strategy against the Indian nations. […]
In 1964, with one out of every five Americans living in poverty, President Lyndon Johnson addressed Congress in his State of the Union message and […]
For thousands of years the Indian Nations of the Northern Plains have hunted buffalo. In the days before the coming of the horse (about 1730), […]
The occupation of Alcatraz Island in California by a group of Indians from various nations during the late 1960s and early 1970s became the symbol […]