History
A Chief’s Journey
During the nineteenth century, particularly during the early part of the century, part of the American policy regarding American Indian nations was to invite selected […]
History
The Mysterious William Weatherford, Creek War Leader
In 1813 a civil war broke out within the Creek Confederacy. There were two factions among the Creeks: the Red Sticks (called this because their […]
The Migrations of the Crow Tribes
When the first American explorers and fur traders began to move out onto the Northern Plains following the Corps of Discovery (i.e. Lewis and Clark) […]
Russian Castaways Among the Indians
The Russian-American Company (RAC) was formed in 1799 as a quasi-governmental monopoly to control the North American fur trade and rule the Russian colony in […]
“The French and Indian War”
The Seven Years War (1756 to 1763) is sometimes called the First World War because it involved so many different countries and was global in […]
Port Townsend (WA) and the Indians
By 1859, the S’Klallam Indian community of Kah Tai was well established on what the American newcomers would call Port Townsend Bay in Washington. When […]
Columbus and the Taíno
When Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492, he was locked into a geographical view of the world which did not anticipate a continent […]
New Amsterdam and the Indians
As a part of their exploitation of the natural resources of the Americas, the Dutch West India Company laid out New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island […]
The Governor Kieft War
In 1639, the Dutch West India Company resolved to exact tribute from local Indians around New Amsterdam, stating that these Indians were under Dutch protection. […]
The Battle of Four Lakes and Spokane Plains
As a result of the 1858 defeat of forces under the command of Major Edward Steptoe by a force of 1,000 Indian warriors from several […]