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....
During this time of peace and prosperity, the Ani-Yun-Wiya, Nanticokes and some other group whose name has been forgotten over the years were envious of the Delaware, and came from the south with a great army and made war upon them. This army vanquished the Delaware and drove them to ...
Early Kansas settlers had a rough time of it. For the first twenty years of Kansas settlement, homesteaders had to battle hot winds, drought, raids from native Americans, and hailstorms to save their crops. But the year 1874 promised to be different. “In the spring of 1874,” wrote Mrs...
The Apache and other Pueblo Indians, such as the Zunis and Hopi, have legends about their ancestors emerging from an underground world, generally after some cataclysmic event, as if a cycle in time, or another reboot in the programmed realities of the human experiment, always linked to star ...
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. ...
Already on this site, 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 ...
Why was the Iroquois Confederacy important to American history? Why aren't the Cherokee part of the Iroquois Confederacy? Why are Native Americans called Indians? Why did the Lakota leave their reservation? Why were the Native Americans in the Apache Wars?
Battle With The Apache, 1872 Captured by the Arapaho, 1875 The Baseball Glove Comes to Baseball, 1875 Encounter with the Texas Rangers, 1876 The Battle Of The Little Bighorn, 1876 Traveling on an Emigrant Train, 1879 The Death Of Billy The Kid, 1881 The Death Of President Garfi...
Kiowa-Apache Comanche Kansa (Kaw) Exploration and Settlement of Kansas The earliest European explorers in Kansas were from Spain and France. In 1544, Spanish Conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explored the area while looking for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold and was likely the first white...
In lieu of an , here is a brief excerpt of the content: To those who want to turn back the pages of history to a more genteel time, this book will offer a soothing ointment. Author Sherry Robinson is a journalist who is fascinated by the eastern Apache Indians, who are generally calle...