March 2016

When the Europeans began their invasion of the Americas, they found that the indigenous people of the continent, generally called American Indians, had a highly … Continued

During the nineteenth century, most government officials, missionaries, and social scientists had assumed that American Indians were a vanishing and vanquished people who would be … Continued

At the 1851 Fort Laramie treaty council, United States officials failed to understand that there were two distinct Cheyenne tribes: the Northern Cheyenne whose territory … Continued

Following the American Civil War, the federal policy toward Indians was to confine them to reservations and to reduce the size of reservation to accommodate … Continued

Very soon after the Spanish began their invasion of this continent, both the European courts and clergy declared Indians to be “people” in a biological … Continued

For the general public, the Aztecs (also known as the Mexica) are probably the best-known ancient American civilization. Like the Christians who later conquered much … Continued