A treaty is simply an agreement between two or more sovereign nations. Following the Constitution, the United States recognized Indian nations as sovereign entities and thus negotiated treaties with them. In negotiating treaties with Indian nations, the Americans viewed the treaties, and the Indians themselves, as being temporary. Convinced that Indians were destined to vanish, … Continued
The Hagerman Valley Historical Museum is a small (1,200 square foot) museum in Hagerman, Idaho. One of the exhibits in this museum is Indian Arts of the West. Arrowhead collections, such as the one shown above, are common in small museums. While they are interesting, from an archaeological perspective they tell us little about the … Continued
Paulette Jordan (D. ID) Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Idaho State Rep. Paulette Jordan’s (D. ID) gubernatorial campaign: The toxic effect of corporate money in our politics isn’t just a problem in Washington, D.C. It’s also a problem in all 50 states. Here in 2018 there are a growing … Continued
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter (D. ID) Received this e-mail today from Paulette Jordan’s (D. ID) gubernatorial campaign: Paulette Jordan (D. ID) This campaign has always been about you. As I travel the state and talk to Idahoans about education, healthcare and public lands, people are saying the same thing: It’s time for new leadership in … Continued
Paulette Jordan (D> IN) Received this e-mail today from former Idaho House Representative Paulette Jordan’s (D. ID) gubernatorial campaign: I am proud to stand with women and families across Idaho in this campaign for Governor. That’s why Planned Parenthood’s endorsement means so much to me — because throughout my career as a legislator, I’ve fought … Continued
Paulette Jordan (D. ID) I admit I haven’t written a lot about the upcoming Governor’s race in Idaho but this Huffington Post is motivating me to get involved: Some people, often older men, cry when they meet Jordan. Others tell her she’s inspiring them to vote for the first time in years. Strangers have asked … Continued
Van Jones Received this e-mail today from CNN commentator and progressive activist, Van Jones, in support of State Rep. Paulette Jordan’s (D. ID) gubernatorial campaign: Paulette Jordan (D. ID) If there’s ever been a time when we could use a little inspiration, it’s right now. That is why I’m so excited that Paulette Jordan is … Continued
During the nineteenth century, most government officials, missionaries, and social scientists had assumed that American Indians were a vanishing and vanquished people who would be gone by the twentieth century. It was assumed that reservations were to be temporary concentration camps to hold Indians as they either died off or fully assimilated into American culture. … Continued
Following the American Civil War, the federal policy toward Indians was to confine them to reservations and to reduce the size of reservation to accommodate non-Indian agricultural, grazing, mining, and railroad interests. On the reservation, Indians were to become farmers, even if the reservation land was not suitable to farming; they were to become English-speaking … Continued
It is not uncommon for Indian tribes to be named for the food they consume. One group of Bannocks and Shoshones living in the mountains between Idaho and Montana were called Sheepeaters because mountain sheep were the mainstay of their food supply. In 1879, the deaths of five Chinese miners were attributed to the Sheepeaters, … Continued
