History
The Federal Government and Indians in 1966
In 1966, the American federal government was beginning to wind down its policies intended to end federal involvement with Indian tribes, due to resistance from […]
History
Some Indian Conflicts in 1866
The American Indian histories of 1866 carry numerous accounts of wars, battles, massacres, and other conflicts. Some of these are briefly described below. Conflicts with […]
Massachusetts Prior to 1620
It is not uncommon to encounter the assumption that the history of Massachusetts began with arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620. However, Indians had lived […]
Religion on the Fort Hall Reservation, 1900 to 1934
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 […]
The Northern Cheyenne Escape
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 […]
Religion on the Fort Hall Reservation, 1867 to 1899
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 […]
Indians as People Under the Law
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 […]
The Sheepeater Indian War
It is not uncommon for Indian tribes to be named for the food they consume. One group of Bannocks and Shoshones living in the mountains […]
The Sioux in 1866
The designation “Sioux” is used to describe many different tribes who are divided into three linguistic divisions: Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota. While relative late-comers to […]
The Idaho Indian Conflicts of 1866
Idaho became a territory during the Civil War: in 1863 President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation creating Idaho out of portions of Washington and Dakota […]