History
The Fur Trade in Northwest Montana, 1807-1835
The Indian nations living west of the Rocky Mountains in what would become northwestern Montana, started to become a part of the European economic system […]
History
Forced Sterilizations of Indigenous Women
What would the population of indigenous people be now, approximately three generations after the forced sterilizations? The Forced Sterilizations of indigenous women were covert means […]
America’s Christian General vs the Nez Perce
As a Christian nation, the United States has never been comfortable with the idea that American Indians might have their own non-Christian religions or that […]
Modern Manifest Destiny: Torturing and Teaching Ignorance Is Evil – (2)
“Does the word land refer to only the area of North America”? Have you ever heard of Diana Ortiz? She was tortured in Guatemala for […]
Some old Indian photographs (photo diary)
Washington’s Sacajawea State Park is located at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers. In explaining the cultural and historical significance of this place, […]
American Indians in 1617
By 1617, four European nations—Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands—were staking their claims in North America through exploration and colonization. Archaeologist Jerald Milanich, in his […]
Imposing Laws on the Nez Perce
Since the very beginning of the European invasion of North America, Europeans have been guided by an arrogant worldview in which they considered themselves superior […]
Changing Technologies and Trade in California
One of the displays in the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, California, is entitled Sacred Earth and subtitled Understanding our past and honoring cultures […]
Federal Indian Policy 200 Years Ago (1818)
Under the Constitution, Indian tribes are considered to be nations and thus all dealings with the tribes were to be conducted by the federal government, […]
Indians and Europeans 300 years Ago, 1719
By 1719, many Indian nations had had direct or indirect contact with the European invaders from Britain, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Direct contact had […]