Native American History

Descendants of the original Dutch settlers met with the representatives of the Lenne Lenape Indians in Lower Manhattan to offer apologies on Friday Nov 27, 2009.

Dec 7, 2009 - Anya Tikka

Smallpox took the lives of almost one-half of the Cherokee people. During this period, Nanye-hi, or Nancy Ward, was born. Her later courage earned her the title, Ghighau.

Nov 3, 2009 - Bryan Jackson

Congress allowed Native American gaming in 1988 and it continues to be a key source of revenue for many federally recognized tribes.

Oct 16, 2009 - Kaitlin Ugolik

From the spelling of her name to her aliases, the number of husbands she had, and the cause, location and timing of her death -- her life remains a mystery.

Oct 1, 2009 - Estelle Rodis-Brown

Wild rice played an important role in the daily lives of the Chippewa Indians, who depended on their "manoomin" for more than just food.

Sep 24, 2009 - Susie Yakowicz

Historical signs commemorating the Sand Creek Massacre Trail are evident along the highways and byways crisscrossing the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming.

Sep 24, 2009 - Estelle Rodis-Brown

The Native American Church actively uses the small, peyote cactus bud to enhance their worship service.

Sep 9, 2009 - Allene Reynolds

A short span of coastline in northern Florida plays host to both the beginning and the end for the interaction of native cultures with European arrivals.

Aug 18, 2009 - David Pilot

Nanye-hi, or Nancy, as she was later called was a respected, beloved, Cherokee Chieftainess that won fame with her eloquent words of peace during tragic times.

Jul 30, 2009 - Allene Reynolds

Most westerners have always had the impression that the main unit of the Native American people is the tribe - for example, the Iroquois or Algonquin.

Jul 30, 2009 - Kevin Hickson

Fishing weirs - stone structures designed by Native Americans to help catch fish - are still found in the Passaic River in Northern New Jersey.

Jun 30, 2009 - Veronica Ditko

A look into the history of the Anasazi people, living in the famous Four Corners region of America; also known as Chaco Culture

Jun 16, 2009 - Jennifer Gittins

The Narragansett Tribes Occupied Present Day Rhode Island and was one of the strongest tribes in New England. They enjoyed a life filled with abundance.

Jun 11, 2009 - Dale Raugust

Prior to contact with Europeens, Nativie Americans in New England and thoughout the United States had a rich and varied social life.

Jun 11, 2009 - Dale Raugust

Sitting Bull was the last of the great War Chiefs to defy the U.S. Government and try to preserve his people's ancestral home and heritage.

Jun 8, 2009 - Jim Osborn

Cochise led his people against the dual Mexican and American encroachment into his territory, becoming an American Folk Hero.

Jun 2, 2009 - Matthew Pizzolato

Geronimo fought an ongoing war with the Mexicans after his wife, mother and three little daughters were massacred. His desire for revenge made him a greatly feared man.

May 30, 2009 - R.L. Coffield

Geronimo was the most famous Apache warrior that ever lived and he gave both the Mexican and American Governments trouble for nearly 20 years.

May 26, 2009 - Jim Osborn

Captain John Smith described the tribe as giants and gave them the Algonquin name Susquehannocks, which means "people who live by the muddy water".

May 26, 2009 - Christine Musser

Native Americans and Whites each wanted a mutually beneficial trading arrangnment, but pre contact epidemics played a role in the development of trading relationships.

May 7, 2009 - Dale Raugust

The Cherokee Henry Starr was one of the most unusual outlaws in the folklore of the American West. He was precise, bold and courteous and made robbing banks a vocation

Apr 25, 2009 - Howard Bryan Bonham

The massacre at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota was the last major confrontation between the Lakota Indians and the U.S. government.

Apr 23, 2009 - Scott Hayden

The Narragansett government was both monarchical and democratic in style; their religion had multiple gods of different levels of importance.

Apr 17, 2009 - Dale Raugust

A summary of the past, present and future of the most important archaeological find in Southern Florida.

Apr 15, 2009 - Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

Although well intentioned, the Dawes Act resulted in massive land losses for Native American tribes and ultimately resulted in widespread poverty and despair.

Apr 12, 2009 - Michael Streich