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As the ice fields that had covered the northern portion of North America began to retreat, new environments were created. North America looked very different … Continued

In discussions about American Indians, one of the terms which often comes up is the BIA or Bureau of Indian Affairs. Officially the Bureau of … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) The Southern Plains is an area of rolling prairie grasslands with timbered areas along stream valleys. It lies south of … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) During the nineteenth century it was commonly believed by non-Indians that American Indians and their cultures were destined for extinction. … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) Personal names among the Indian nations east of the Mississippi River were quite different from European names. There was little … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) The Great Plains stretches from the Canadian provinces in the north, almost to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) Among the Cheyenne there are two sacred medicine bundles: The Sacred Arrows (Maahotse) and the Sacred Buffalo Hat (Esevone). The … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) In 1600, shortly before the beginning of the European invasion, the population of the Wampanoag people in Massachusetts was estimated … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) The Cheyenne oral tradition tells of a time when the people were living in what is now Northeastern Canada. They … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) A treaty is simply an agreement between two sovereign nations. The Constitution indicates that Indian tribes are nations and thus … Continued