Queen Victoriaof Great Britain(1819-1901) was sure that arranging marriages for her children and grandchildren in the royal houses of Europe would insure a lasting peace; after all, the countries would be tied by blood and relatives would never fight each other. Her first “power pairing” was...
Rich, complex societies existed in America long before European settlers arrived. These articles explore the cultures of Native communities, the genocide and oppression they have endured, and their continuing efforts to bring about social and environmental justice....
The first known contacts to have taken place with the Europeans were the expeditions of DeSoto in the 1540's which resulted in massive epidemics that decimated many towns. Most conservative estimates agree that at least 1/2 of the population living at the time of the arrival of the Europeans ...
The Hopi Indians grew food similar to the Navajo Indians. They raised corn or maize as the basic food. The Hopi Indians based religious ceremonies on the corn they grew.They grew 24 different kinds of corn, but the blue and white was the most common.They also grew beans, squash, melons...
In the Southwest, Apache leader Geronimo fought against Mexican and American forces and spent much of his life in turmoil. It was the Apache way to raid for what they needed and the constant raiding angered the Mexican government, which eventually put a bounty on Apache scalps, paying vigilante...
Today, there are eleven federally recognized American Indian tribes in the Grand Canyon region: the Havasupai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Paiute, Las Vegas Paiute, Moapa Band of Paiute, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute, Shivwits Paiute, Yavapai-Apache, and Zuni. The ea...
Between 1865 and 1891, the Army had more than 1,000 combat engagements with Apache, Modoc, Cheyenne, Ute, Nez Perce, Comanche, Kiowa, Kickapoo, and other tribes. The Indians wanted to maintain their lands and freedom, and the United States government wanted to place the Indians on ...
you’ll findtribal historiessummarized for theSioux,Navajo,Apache,Cherokee,Chippewa,Choctaw,Iroquois,Pueblo,CreekandBlackfeetnations. There’s also a masterlist of tribesthat you can use to learn more history. There will soon be more covering the Comanche, Seminole, Iroquois and a host of other ...
Geronimo (Goyahkla, l. c. 1829-1909) was a medicine man and war chief of the Bedonkohe tribe of the Chiricahua Apache nation, best known for his resistance... About Us We are anon-profit organizationpublishing the world's most read history encyclopedia. ...
During ancient times, various Native American groups inhabited Colorado. The Ancient Pueblos lived in the valleys and mesas of the Colorado Plateau, while theUte Nationlived in the mountain valleys of the Southern and Western Rocky Mountains. TheApacheandComanchetribes occupied the eastern and southern...