American Indians
Marriage Among the Southern Plains Tribes
Marriage is an almost universal human institution. However, the concept of marriage varies greatly among different cultures. In some cultures, marriage is seen as a […]
American Indians
Renegade Indians
It has been common to describe American Indians as renegades, particularly when they wished to continue their traditional lifeways and refused to conform to Euro-American […]
Hanging Indians in 1865
Since the creation of the United States there have been conflicts with American Indian nations. The United States has generally viewed the actions of Indian […]
Indians and Cancer
In general, American Indians and Alaska Natives appear to have lower rates of cancer than other American groups. However, the death rates among those who […]
Spanish Missionaries in Texas
A frontier is a transition zone between two regions, between two areas with different cultures. For the European invaders in North America, the frontier represented […]
The Spanish and Indians in Florida, 1513 to 1527
The Spanish invasion of what is now Florida began in 1513. At this time, there were at least 200,000 Native Americans living in the area. […]
Bob Scriver and the Indians (Photo Diary)
Bob Scriver (1914-1999) is among the West’s greatest sculptors. He was born on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. His forte was American Indians. As a […]
Karl Bodmer and the Indians
In 1832 Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, with young Swiss draftsman Karl Bodmer and hunter-taxidermist David Dreidoppel, embarked on a scientific expedition to study the flora, […]
American Indians at the Miracle of America Museum
The Miracle of America Museum is located in Polson, Montana which is on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The focus of the museum-if there is one-is […]