Native American - Tribes, Culture, History: Outside of the Southwest, Northern America’s early agriculturists are typically referred to as Woodland cultures. This archaeological designation is often mistakenly conflated with the eco-cultural delineation
American colonial frontier expanded and drove those tribes into Crow country. In response to constant threats from these enemies, the Crow sided with the U.S. military in the Plains wars of the 1860s and ’70s. In 1868 they accepted a reservation carved from former tribal lands in southern ...
Learn about Native American cultures in the United States, including the Shoshone and Paiute on the West Coast; the Pueblo, Hopi, and Zuni of the Southwest; the Sioux, Crow, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Comanche of the Plains; the Mound Builders of the Mississippi River Valley; the Iroquois, ...
November is National Native American Heritage Month, and we’re proud to share with you more stories as part of our Heroes of History series. Please note that anywhere we use the word “Indian” instead of “Native American” or “Indigenous” is due to historical context. In 1915, the an...
When they heard the rumors of gold, they clamored for access to an area that had previously been avoided for fear of Native American attacks and because of the 1851 Treaty. In 1857, Lakota leaders gathered at Bear Butte to discuss the increasing number of white invaders in the Black ...
40. About 4,000 members of which Native American tribe died of cold, hunger or disease on the Trail of Tears? Answer: Cherokee. Easy US History Trivia Questions From theRevolutionary Warto the election of Joe Biden, there are plenty of interesting topics to explore. Here are some common tr...
The Chicora were traditionally a coastal Native American tribe living near Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. They grew corn, tobacco, and beans in their gardens and domesticated animals like deer and chickens. Because of their location, the Chicora may have been some of the first Native Americ...
The Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Indians are the descendants of Native American peoples who inhabited Maine and western New Brunswick since well before recorded history. Traditionally they lived most of the year in family band camps that relocated on a seasonal basis, relying upon hunting, fishing, ...
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Sand Creek Massacre, Battle of Little Bighorn Sources For more than 250 years, as Europeans sought to control newly settled American land, wars raged between Native Americans and the frontiersmen who encroached on their territory, resources and trade. Known as the American Indian Wars, the conflic...