) tribes to the north, incited by the British, began a series of raids on Apalachee settlements. These attacks culminated in 1703 when an army made up of a few hundred Englishmen and several thousand Creek warriors defeated the combined Spanish and Apalachee. The tribe was almost totally ...
Through their writings, one is able to more fully understand the history of Southeastern Native American tribes as they are given insight into what was and is most valued by Native American people to this day such as kinship, spirituality, and the their quest for identity....
In preparation for Oklahoma statehood (1907), some of this land was allotted to individuals from the Five Civilized Tribes; the rest was opened up to non-Native homesteaders, held in trust by the federal government, or allotted to formerly enslaved persons. Tribal governments were effectively ...
Many tribes called themselves "children of the Sun" and believed their omnipotent priest-chiefs were descendants of the great sun god.Although most Mississippians lived in small villages, many others inhabited large towns. Most of these towns boasted at least one major flat-topped mound on which ...
(activity) decreases with distance from the start point. In tropical environments, distances travelled by hunters vary, from less than 5 km as in the case of Panamanian indigenous peoples81or hill tribes in Indonesia82, to up to 30 km in the case of hunters in Monte Mitra area in ...
This dissertation examines literature written by women who identify with Native tribes that originally inhabited, and in some cases continue to inhabit, the southeastern area of what is now known as the United States. The analysis presented in each chapter applies tribally specific methods used for...
While several southeastern tribes have maintained or rebuilt solvency and integrity, such as the economically formidable Mississippi Choctaws and the Florida Seminoles, the idea of an American Indian in the South remains a virtual anomaly to the broader public--an...
Sijilmassa was finally abandoned in 1393, due to instability caused by rivalries among and within the Berber ruling dynasties, especially the Almohads and the Marinids, and by further invasions of semi-nomadic tribes that gradually immigrated from the Arabian Peninsula. These events coincided with ...