CANADAWESTERN civilizationARCHAEOLOGISTSETHNOLOGYTRIBESHUNTINGThe cyclical trend of modern-day economic affairs, and indeed, of western civilization in general, has been noted and traced by several historians an
On top of this is an overlay of government policies opening the west to settlement where each successive treaty and policy had the effect of disadvantaging Native tribes in relationship to their historic homelands, as well as their ability to maintain cultural and religious identities in territorie...
In the mid-17th century, they were allied with other Algonquian tribes around the Great Lakes against the powerful Mohawk, who had moved westward from New York. The traditional balance of power in the region had been destroyed by the European introduction of firearms, producing disastrous ...
For the most part, the descendants of these Luso-Indians are known today as Goans, and they are concentrated in the state of Goa, in Mumbai, and along India’s western coast. Especially in the larger cities, such as Mumbai, Madras (now Chennai), and Calcutta (now Kolkata), the Goans ...
Noun1.French and Indian War- a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760 Seven Years' War- a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it ...
Blackfoot Confederacy __ "The Blackfoot Confederacy consists of four different tribes, the Pikuni/Peigan, North Peigan Pikuni, Blood/Kainai, and Blackfoot/Siksika. Members of the Blackfoot Confederation presently live in Montana, the United States and Alberta, Canada." Learn about their history...
In 1907, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were combined to form the state of Oklahoma. Indian Territory was mainly occupied by the five Civilized Tribes, comprised of the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, the Creek Nation, and the Seminole Nation. 1001 Words and ...
Athabaskan-speaking people from the Yukon and northern-western Canada,who spread as far south as Arizona and northern Mexico,appear to trace their origins to China."Their facial shapes link them more closely to the living Chinese than to any other population in either part of the world,"says ...
The U.S. federal government has a trust responsibility, formalized in treaties and other agreements, to provide healthcare without cost to members of federally recognized tribes.26 Since 1955 this responsibility has been fulfilled by the Indian Health Service (IHS), a complex, federally mandated pr...
Plateau Indian - Tribes, Culture, Change: The cultures of the Plateau changed with time and place. The most dynamic period of cultural change occurred after the arrival of the horse in the early 18th century. Horse technology inspired innovations in subs