History
Early Spanish Invasions of the Plains
The Great Plains is the huge area in the central portion of the North American continent which stretches from the Canadian provinces in the north, […]
History
American Indians in 1890
The 1890 United States Census formally enumerated all of the Indians of the country. According to the Census, there were a total of 248,253 Indians […]
An Iroquois in Oregon
In 1857, Enos Thomas, whose tribal identity is simply listed as Iroquois, was transported from Fort Vancouver to Port Orford, Oregon to be tried for […]
President Benjamin Harrison and Indian Reservations
In 1887, Congress passed the General Allotment Act (Dawes Act) which had the intent of assimilating Indians by making them land-owning farmers. The idea of […]
The Theft of the Cherokee Outlet
In 1836, under the terms of the Treaty of New Echota, the Cherokee were given a narrow strip of land some 225 miles long and […]
President Benamin Harrison and Indian Education
When Benjamin Harrison became President in 1889, he appointed Thomas Jefferson Morgan as his Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Like most of his predecessors, Morgan had […]
Imposing Law on Sovereign Nations
While the Constitution of the United States and the Supreme Court recognize Indian tribes as sovereign nations, this has been frequently ignored by Indian agents. […]
President Benjamin Harrison and Indian Policy
In 1889 Benjamin Harrison, an attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and Civil War Brigadier General, was elected President of the United States. Harrison, a Republican, defeated […]
Christian Missionaries in Oregon Country
The European invasion of the Oregon Country began in the late eighteenth century and intensified in the early nineteenth century. In 1818, the United States […]
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 […]