The term Iroquois describes one of American history's most influential Native American confederacies, the Haudenosaunee, or People of the Longhouse. Based mainly in present-day New York State, they played a major role in regional trade and diplomacy. The Iroquois also helped influence the democratic ways of life in the new United States through Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father who had observed the Iroquois. Enduring the theft of much of their traditional land base following 1800, the Iroquois fought proposals to force them to leave their homelands. In the midst of this, they preserved...
The term Iroquois describes one of American history's most influential Native American confederacies, the Haudenosaunee, or People of the Longhouse. B...
The Florida Seminole are widely known as the only unconquered tribe in the United States. They began as an offshoot of Creek and other Indians who survived the diseases and warfare that took so many lives in the 16th century. In later years, they fought three wars with the United States and then faced a series of other crises. They saw their homelands taken from them and were forced to migrate hundreds of miles south to the Everglades. After decades of struggling to survive and efforts at assimilation taking a toll the path to success, the Seminole have recently undergone a dramatic...
The Florida Seminole are widely known as the only unconquered tribe in the United States. They began as an offshoot of Creek and other Indians who sur...
The Comanche are a fascinating people with an intriguing history. Settling on the South Plains of the United States on what would become known as the Comancheria, the Comanche trace their tribal origins to a Bering Strait migration and a union with the Shoshone. Earning a reputation as the fiercest of fighters, the greatest of horse riders, and the "Lords of the Plains," these people ruled the Comancheria for a 150-year period, striking fear into white settlers, U.S. soldiers, and other Native Americans alike. Before turning themselves in to the reservation, their lives were nomadic and free,...
The Comanche are a fascinating people with an intriguing history. Settling on the South Plains of the United States on what would become known as the ...
This book examines the history of these Native Americans, beginning with the Choctaw Confederacy, and provides insights into how the Choctaw survived as individuals and sovereign tribes in the aftermath of the removal policy of the 19th century.
This book examines the history of these Native Americans, beginning with the Choctaw Confederacy, and provides insights into how the Choctaw survived ...
The word mohawk means many things to different people: a river, a valley, a tribe, even a type of haircut. Just as Sioux conjures up an image of the Great Plains, horses, and war bonnets, the name Mohawk often summons images of the Northeast Woodland, gushing streams, and the tomahawk. In recent times, the Mohawk have added iron and steel work to their traditional art of basket weaving, and one is as likely to find a Mohawk on the streets of Manhattan or Montreal as in the woodlands. Like other Native American tribes, their lives were disrupted forever when Europeans arrived in the 17th...
The word mohawk means many things to different people: a river, a valley, a tribe, even a type of haircut. Just as Sioux conjures up an image of the G...
The Navajo are the second largest indigenous nation in the US today. Here, readers can learn about the fascinating history of these resilient people, their enduring culture, and their role in American society today.
The Navajo are the second largest indigenous nation in the US today. Here, readers can learn about the fascinating history of these resilient people, ...
At home in the harshest landscapes of the New Southwest, the history of the Apache is a story of tenacious struggle, from their emergence around 1500 to the present day, when the battle is to preserve their culture & sense of nationhood.
At home in the harshest landscapes of the New Southwest, the history of the Apache is a story of tenacious struggle, from their emergence around 1500 ...
Formally known as the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Blackfeet are three tribes that first held a territory stretching across parts of Montana, Saskatchewan & Alberta. Most now live on a reservation that straddles the US-Canadian border.
Formally known as the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Blackfeet are three tribes that first held a territory stretching across parts of Montana, Saskatchew...
