History
Stealing Chief Comcomly’s Skull
From the very beginning of the European invasion of North America, the newcomers have had an obsession with looting American Indian graves, taking from them […]
History
The United States and the Pueblos
When the United States acquired what is now New Mexico and Arizona in 1846, a number of Pueblos were brought under American rule according to […]
The Pueblos
When the United States acquired what is now New Mexico and Arizona in 1846, a number of Pueblos were brought under American rule according to […]
The Kickapoo and the War Against Texas
As American settlers began moving into Texas-a Spanish colony-in the early nineteenth century, they brought with them an anti-Indian arrogance and attitude than came to […]
Canadian Indian Opposition to Copper Mining
One of the strongly held policies among the Euro-American colonial powers was that aboriginal peoples should not be allowed to develop any mineral resources on […]
The 19th Century Royal Tour and Canadian Indians
The Prince of Wales toured Canada in 1860 and during this tour he met with a number of First Nations groups. The Prince arrived in […]
Seeking Refuge In Mexico
Following the creation of the United States, Mexico was seen by some Indian people as a place of refuge, a place where they might be […]
Kansas Land Sharks and the Kickapoo Indians
During the 19th and much of the 20th century, the American federal administration of Indian affairs can be characterized by several concerns. First, while the […]
Ancient America: Tiwanaku
While the Inka are the best-known pre-Columbian civilization in South America, there were other earlier and longer-lasting highly developed civilizations. Tiwanaku (also spelled Tiahuanaco and […]
Ancient America: Nevada
What is now the state of Nevada was home to American Indian people for several millennia prior to the arrival of the first Europeans in […]