Teaching

A thousand years before the Spanish invasion of the Americas began, American Indians were living throughout North America. Furthermore, they had lived on this continent … Continued

It is often said that the European invasion of the Americas was driven by three things: Gold, Glory, and God. Gold-fever often resulted in genocide … Continued

For thousands of years Indian people left evidence of their presence on the land with rock art: pictographs and petroglyphs. Pictographs are created by painting … Continued

During the 1600’s and 1700’s, the European invasion of North America intensified. With the growing interest in the continent and its aboriginal inhabitants, numerous books … Continued

The Great Plains is a huge American Indian culture area which is generally sub-divided into the Northern, Central, and Southern Plains. Among the Indian nations … Continued

Eight thousand years ago, the people in the British Isles as well as in most of Europe were still living as hunters and gatherers. They … Continued

In 1824, the Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, established the Office of Indian Affairs without Congressional authorization. He did this by appointing Thomas L. … Continued

Among the Indian nations of the Northern Plains, individual success in war was usually credited to the power of personal war medicine. This war medicine … Continued

When the United States divided Oregon Territory into Washington Territory and Oregon Territory in 1853, western Montana was included in Washington Territory. President Millard Fillmore … Continued

Fifty years ago, in 1961, winds of political and social change were sweeping across the United States. There was not only a new President, John … Continued