For three decades, Native American history has been dominated by two major themes. The first is "The Cant of Conquest," the notion that all native peoples who came into contact with Europeans suffered devastating effects due to disease, alcohol, and warfare. However, the argument can be made that in some cases native peoples controlled their own fortunes, at least for awhile. The other dominant theme is the "The Contest of Cultures," the idea that Native American history needs to be examined in the context of dealings with Europeans. Europeans changed the Americas, but this approach...

• Considers the interactions of American Indians at many points of -First Contact- across North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
• Explores the early years of contact, trade, reciprocity, and colonization, from initial engagement of different Indian and European...

• Considers the interactions of American Indians at many points of -First Contact- across North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts
• Explores the early years of contact, trade, reciprocity, and colonization, from initial engagement of different Indian and European...