American Indians
Federal Indian Policy in 1817
In 1817, James Monroe became the new President of the United States. In his book The Removal of the Choctaw Indians, Arthur DeRosier writes: “America […]
American Indians
A Very Short Overview of the Ottawa Indians
At the time of first contact with Europeans, the Ottawa (Odawa in Canada) were living on Manitoulin Island. The Ottawa homeland for at least three […]
Yup’ik Masks (Photo Diary)
For the Central Alaska Yup’ik Eskimo, spirituality was focused largely on the need to secure food for hunting. As with other animistic hunting peoples, animals […]
Supernatural Entities among the Eastern Algonquian Tribes
The Northeastern Atlantic Coast of the U.S. was dominated by Algonquian-speaking nations who practiced agriculture supplemented by hunting, fishing, and gathering. In general, tribes tended […]
Some Northwest Coast Artifacts (Photo Diary)
The Northwest Coast culture area stretches along the Pacific coast between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean. It extends north of California to Alaska. This […]
The Fur Trade in Northwest Montana, 1807-1835
The Indian nations living west of the Rocky Mountains in what would become northwestern Montana, started to become a part of the European economic system […]
Forced Sterilizations of Indigenous Women
What would the population of indigenous people be now, approximately three generations after the forced sterilizations? The Forced Sterilizations of indigenous women were covert means […]
Columbia River Beadwork (Photo Diary)
Today, the Columbia River marks the boundary between Oregon and Washington. The river was named for the ship Columbia Rediviva whose captain, John Gray, sailed […]
America’s Christian General vs the Nez Perce
As a Christian nation, the United States has never been comfortable with the idea that American Indians might have their own non-Christian religions or that […]
Exploring Glass Art by Native Artists (Art Diary)
The Northwest Coast is a region in which an entrenched and highly valued artistic tradition flourished. Among the highly developed art traditions were basketry and […]