American Indians
Marriage Among the Indian Nations of the Great Basin
The Great Basin Culture Area includes the high desert regions between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded on the north by […]
American Indians
Christian Imperialism
One example of religious imperialism can be seen in the era following the Age of Discovery which began in the fifteenth century. European kings, and later […]
Susette La Flesche, Indian Rights Activist
Susette (Yosette) La Flesche was born on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska in 1854. She was the eldest daughter of Joseph La Flesche and Mary […]
Personal Names Among the Central Plains Tribes
For most people today, personal names consist of two basic parts: (1) a surname or last name which is the same as the father’s surname […]
A Brief Overview of the Kaw or Kansa Indians
The state of Kansas and the Kansas River are named for the Kansa or Kaw Indians whose aboriginal territories once included the state and spread […]
Treaty Rock and the Coeur d’Alene Indians
Long before the European invasion of North America, the Coeur d’Alene, who call themselves Schitsu’umsh, occupied a territory that included parts of eastern Washington, northern […]
Gender Among Northern Plains Indians
The Northern Plains include what is now North and South Dakota, Eastern Montana, northeastern Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. In general, […]
Joseph LaFlesche, Omaha Chief
From the viewpoint of non-Indians, particularly government officials in the nineteenth century, a progressive Indian leader was one who advocated the assimilation of Indians into […]
Indian Tribes of the Great Basin Culture Area
The Great Basin Culture Area includes the high desert regions between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded on the north by […]
Buffalo Hunting Among Northern Plains Indians Prior to the Horse
For thousands of years, the Indian nations of the Northern Plains relied upon the buffalo—technically bison, but commonly called buffalo—for food, for clothing, for shelter, […]