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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 […]
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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 […]
The Dutch and the Indians
The Dutch, whose presence in North America was not of long duration (about 40 years), were interested primarily in trade and viewed Indians as something […]
The Dutch, the Indians, and Fort Orange
Henry Hudson sailed into New York harbor in 1609. He sailed past the island known to the local Indians as Manna-hata and then up the […]
The Indian Rights Association
During the late 19th century, non-Indians formed a number of groups to deal with the “Indian Problem.” In 1882 the Indian Rights Association was formed […]
Ancient America: The Moche
While the Inka (Inca) are probably the best-known of the ancient civilizations of South America because they were flourishing when the Spanish arrived, there were […]
Jamestown and the Indians: the First Decade
By the early 17th century, the British were becoming concerned about the inroads which the Catholic French and Spanish were making in North America. In […]