American Indians
American Indians
Reservation Poverty
Estimating the economic well-being of American Indians is a complex task. In general, American Indians tend to have higher poverty rates, higher unemployment rates, and […]
President Truman and the Indians
With the death of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1945, Vice-President Harry Truman became President. Truman called for the elimination of the Indian Office (now called […]
The English and the Indians in Maine
In 1606, guided by the Discovery Doctrine which declared that Christian nations had the right to conquer and rule all non-Christian nations, England gave a […]
Indian Casinos
For many non-Indians, any discussion of modern Indians brings forth an image of casinos. For some people, this image of tribal casinos is a good […]
Aboriginal New England Cuisine With Recipes
When the European invasion of New England started in the seventeenth century, the American Indian people of the region had a varied and savory cuisine. […]
President Taft and the Indians
William Howard Taft served as President of the United States from 1909 to 1913. Like most American Presidents, Taft took office with little background in […]
The Michif Language
The French, unlike the English and the Spanish, saw Indians as trading partners. The French saw that their best opportunity for economic gain was to […]
Assimilation in 1920
By the late nineteenth century, all Americans, except for American Indians, knew for a fact that all Indian tribes would be extinct in the twentieth […]
Smoke Signals and Mirrors
A number of different Indian cultures used long-distance signaling systems in war and in hunting. The most stereotyped of these is the use of smoke-signals. […]