History
17th Century Jesuits in New France
French exploration into what would later become New France (and which would eventually become Canada) began in 1534 with Jacques Cartier. In 1540, King Francois […]
History
Indians Saving the Buffalo People
For the Plains Indians, the buffalo (technically bison) was more than an important source of food, shelter, and clothing: the buffalo was also an important […]
Southeastern Indian Agriculture
One of the common misconceptions about American Indians that is often repeated in the media and in high school and college textbooks is the idea […]
Pueblo Weaving
For more than a thousand years, American Indian agriculturalists have been living in villages in what is now Arizona and New Mexico. When the Spanish […]
The Fort Marion Prisoners
Following the so-called Red River wars in Oklahoma and Texas in 1875, the army had intended to try Indian leaders and warriors before a military […]
The 19th Century Red River Rebellion
In 1670, Prince Rupert, a duke, three earls, and other nobles subscribed to the Company of Adventurers of England Trading Into Hudson’s Bay and were […]
President Reagan and the Indians
There have been relatively few American Presidents-most Indians would say no American Presidents-who have had any empathy for or understanding of American Indians. In their […]
Justice Denied in the 1870s
Equal protection under the law is a legal and social concept which has often not been viewed as applicable to American Indians. During much of […]
The Navajo and Oil in the 1920s
Traditionally the United States has assumed that any mineral and energy resources found on Indian reservations should be developed by non-Indian private enterprise and that […]
First Nations News & Views: This Week – Code Talkers, Slurs and Silencing Native Tongues
Welcome to the third edition of First Nations News & Views. This weekly series is one element in the “Invisible Indians” project put together by […]