January 2016

Long before the Europeans arrived on this continent there was born to the Huron people a man who had a vision of bringing peace to … Continued

A casual reading of almost any book on American history—from popular accounts to textbooks to scholarly tomes—reveals that there have been a lot of conflicts … Continued

Two and a half centuries ago, in 1766, American Indian life had already undergone dramatic changes due to the European invasion. Horses, originally brought into … Continued

By 1816, the United States was developing policies that would remove all Indians from the eastern portion of the country and resettle them in lands … Continued

The Cayuga, known as ”the people at the landing” in reference to portaging a canoe, are a part of the Iroquois Confederacy (also known as … Continued

During the first part of the nineteenth century, the fur trade continued to be one of the important economic engines in North America. Driven in … Continued

A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Following the Constitution, the United States recognized Indian nations as sovereign entities and … Continued

In 1877 the United States government informed the Ponca that they were going to be removed from their traditional homelands in Nebraska and reassigned to … Continued

For the past five centuries, American Indians have had their religions suppressed (sometimes brutally and violently) and denied. With the formation of the United States … Continued

The ancient city of Cahokia was originally founded about 600 CE and its time of greatest development appears to have been between 1050 and 1250. … Continued