this reminds me of the outrage of the European colonizers when they discovered that many of the tribes in what became known as the Americas practiced a form of polygamy and had, successfully, for generations. It was their normal, and they saw no reason to change. ...
Collectively known as the Treaty of Hopewell, these agreements extended the friendship and “protection” of the United States to the southern Native American tribes; all three ended with the same sentence: “The hatchet shall be forever buried, and peace given by the United States of America.”...
living among American Indians while studying and documenting their culture. Fletcher was a leader in the movement to bring Native Americans into the mainstream of white society, but some of her ideas proved to be detrimental to the Indians. Early Years Alice Cunningham ...
P. Wallace, The White Roots of Peace (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1946) 13-14. On the six principles that Deganawida explains to the Mother of Nations, see Vecsey, Imagine Ourselves Richly 113-115. Fenton, Parker on the Iroquois 3: 15. Fenton, Parker on the Iroquoi...
Archaeological studies of Native American societies in the Chesapeake have recently incorporated a broader range of interpretive frames, including those th
The Delaware consisted of a confederacy of Algonquian tribes. Originally they occupied the entire basin around the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New York, most of New Jersey and Delaware. They called themselves Lenape or Lenilenape, equivalent to 'real men,' or 'native, ...
“We who are educated have to be pioneers of Indian civilization…We are only beginning; so do not try to put us down, but help us to climb higher. Give us a chance.” Three years later, she graduated as valedictorian from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania—she was officially...
Native American linkage is based on a sample comparison to a proven member of the group, which identifies specific tribal linkage. New for 2016: We can also determine if you belong to the 56 Native tribes from Mexico. The DNA results can be used in enrollment, disenrollment, claiming social...
PCA of the native populations of Sakha in the context of other Eurasian and American populations. Full size image In order to study the genetic relationships of the populations in more detail, we used the model-based algorithm ADMIXTURE [50] that computes quantitative estimates for inferring the ...
Native American tribes in the region, and later by the European Settlers, throughout the state and region. Parents used to use the story of the Dustman to keep their children close during the day so they don't run off too far and get lost in the woods. The story gained origin because...