June 2011

Three thousand years ago-about 1000 BCE-there was a lot going on around the world. Some examples: Egypt: the New Kingdom era was collapsing Mesopotamia: Babylon … Continued

My Great Great Grandma, and my Great Grandma are Sioux, the problem being, my Great Great grandma was adopted, so the only information of her, … Continued

During the nineteenth century, particularly during the early part of the century, part of the American policy regarding American Indian nations was to invite selected … Continued

(This user contacted me by email and asked permission to post this.  Please forward link to any possibly interested parties. – promoted by navajo) We … Continued

In 1813 a civil war broke out within the Creek Confederacy. There were two factions among the Creeks: the Red Sticks (called this because their … Continued

When the first American explorers and fur traders began to move out onto the Northern Plains following the Corps of Discovery (i.e. Lewis and Clark) … Continued

The Russian-American Company (RAC) was formed in 1799 as a quasi-governmental monopoly to control the North American fur trade and rule the Russian colony in … Continued

The Seven Years War (1756 to 1763) is sometimes called the First World War because it involved so many different countries and was global in … Continued

Our American Indian Caucus will be held on Saturday morning June 18 at 10:30am (Central) in room L100 D. Meteor Blades and I will be … Continued

By 1859, the S’Klallam Indian community of Kah Tai was well established on what the American newcomers would call Port Townsend Bay in Washington. When … Continued