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Native Americans
Few Native Americans are celebrating the centennial of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. American citizenship was...
A Black cowboy, George McJunkin, found a site that would transform scientific views about the deep history...
This battle led to the first Congressional investigation in history. In less than three hours on November...
French tyranny received an answer. By Eli WizevichHistory CorrespondentSmithsonian Magazine Natchez warriors arrived at Fort Rosalie on the Mississippi River on...
Tribes were terrorized if they refused to leave when the U.S. wanted their land. By Rebecca NagleAmerican...
The earliest periods of migration, settlement, and development are defined by archaeological evidence. Introduction The Native Peoples...
Genocide by definition. By Dr. Rosalyn R. LaPierProfessor of HistoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Introduction I am...
There is a common theme in Native American stories: placing the good of one’s community ahead of...
Organizing and participating in the Sun Dance in Canada and the United States was illegal from the...
Corn itself was a deity who gave itself for the good of the people Introduction Corn (maize)...
Despite the demographic and cultural devastation, indigenous peoples across the Americas survived and adapted. By Matthew A....
Two-Spirit roles were not merely tolerated – they were frequently venerated. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Two-Spirited Indigenous youth find themselves navigating multiple layers of marginalization. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In...
Indigenous influence and unity particularly worried the government. By Eli WizevichHistory CorrespondentSmithsonian Magazine On December 15, 1890,...
The people of the plains had lived in the region for around 13,000 years. Introduction The Plains Indians (also...
Their communities were elaborate consensus democracies. By Dr. Kathleen DuValProfessor of HistoryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel...
Humans were hunter–gatherers for the vast majority of our existence. By Dr. David S. WhitleyPrehistoric Archaeologist and...
From the 1630s to 1650, following the arrival of French settlers, the Wendat Confederacy faced a number...
As a translator for the Northern Paiute, she was an outspoken critic of their harsh treatment. For...
Even their narratives have been obscured by legend and half-truths. Introduction Native American women are traditionally held in high...
Canadian authorities, including the RCMP, have answered nonviolent Wet’suwet’en land defense with armed officers including snipers. Amnesty...
Researchers show how Indigenous practices persisted as landscapes changed. By Susan CosierScience and Environment Journalist In July...
Adding scientific detail to Indigenous narratives. Introduction Few places in the world are more closely linked with...
The term ‘medicine’ means ‘spiritual power’. Introduction Making the Sacred Bundle is an origin story of the medicine bag from...
Children were typically immersed in European American culture. Introduction American Indian boarding schools, also known more recently...
Colonization has dispossessed Indigenous and Black peoples of their homelands across the continents for generations. Indigenous cosmologies,...
Drawings document centuries of key events for these native peoples. The winter counts created by some Native...
The many different entities of Native American lore could fill several books. Introduction Native American lore features...
Indigenous people’s languages were largely lost as a result of forced assimilation efforts. How Were Indigenous Languages...