Yavapai Indians

In 1865, some drunken American squatters murdered Pai headman Anasa. In retaliation, Pai raiders attacked several wagon trains, ran off livestock, and shut down the … Continued

When the Yavapai came under the jurisdiction of the United States following the acquisition of what was to become Arizona, they were a loose association … Continued

When cultures are under stress, particularly when that stress is coming from forced change outside of the control of the people in the culture, a … Continued

In 1851, the U.S. Army sent out an exploratory party into northern Arizona. The Yavapai response to this party was to flee and stay out … Continued

The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo between the United States and Mexico gave the United States what is now the southwest. Under the Discovery Doctrine-a … Continued

There have been a number of major earthquakes recently-Haiti, Chile, Turkey-and, as usual, there have been some religious explanations about why they happened. During the … Continued