History
President James Polk and the Indians
James K. Polk was the dark horse who became President of the United States in 1845. Polk set four goals for his administration and two […]
History
Leopold Pokagon, Potawatomi Leader
When the Europeans first encountered the Indian nations of North America they assumed that leadership must be inherited through the male line. That is, the […]
The Battle of the Rosebud
The expansion of the American empire westward across the Mississippi River was motivated by greed and supported by God. During the nineteenth century American greed […]
Ancient Michigan
European interest in the area which would later become the state of Michigan began in the seventeenth century and was driven by two concerns: (1) […]
Northern Plains Agriculture
The common stereotype of American Indians paints a picture of them as horse-mounted, nomadic, buffalo hunters. This stereotype is often based upon the Northern Plains […]
Montezuma Castle National Monument
By 7000 BCE, American Indians were living in Arizona’s Verde Valley. While these earliest inhabitants of the area had a hunting and gathering subsistence, by […]
Sacred Places in the Great Basin
The Great Basin is an area which includes the high desert regions between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded on the […]
The Antiquities Act
Interest in a scientific understanding of the history of North America prior to the European invasion and a desire to obtain legislation to protect our […]
The Great Basin Tribes
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 […]
The Mi’kmaq and French Missionaries
Until the sixteenth century the Mi’kmaq, one of the northernmost tribes on the Atlantic coast, lived a traditional lifestyle based on hunting, fishing, and gathering […]