On November 4, 1791, on the banks of the Wabash River in what is now western Ohio, the United States Army suffered its worst defeat of the entire U.S.-Indian Wars. The battle, alternatively known as St. Clair’s Defeat, the Battle… Read More ›
Native American History
The Connection between Westward Expansion and the American Revolution
The British won vast territory in North America after the Seven Years’ War, but with the land came numerous problems of how to govern it. Conflicts arose from the inability of British officials to balance the interests of colonists and… Read More ›
The Bid to Save the Republican Party that Led to the Wounded Knee Massacre
From We’reHistory.org by Heather Cox Richardson On November 13, 1890, troops moved into South Dakota, a military movement that would result six weeks later in the Wounded Knee Massacre. The president sent soldiers to South Dakota, the largest movement… Read More ›
Supreme Court case tests weight of old Native American treaties in 21st century
From The Conversation by Monte Mills: On April 18, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Washington v. United States, which pits the state of Washington against the United States and 21 Indian tribes. The main question in… Read More ›
White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities
From Smithsonian.com by Sarah E. Baires: Around 1100 or 1200 A.D., the largest city north of Mexico was Cahokia, sitting in what is now southern Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Built around 1050 A.D. and occupied through… Read More ›
Did Squanto meet Pocahontas, and What Might they have Discussed?
From the Junto by Dr. E. M. Rose: Two of the most famous Native Americans in early colonial history may well have met in London. Matoaka, nicknamed Pocahontas, who lived near the Jamestown settlement in Virginia and Tisquantum, better known… Read More ›