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Looking Back: The Battle of Wounded Knee

Looking Back: The Battle of Wounded Knee

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:September 29, 2020
  • Post category:Native American History

The slaughter of American Indians at Wounded Knee left such a cultural wound, that it is often used to describe any wrongs done to the natives by the white men.…

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What Prompted Andrew Jackson to Push Through the Indian Removal Act?

What Prompted Andrew Jackson to Push Through the Indian Removal Act?

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:September 29, 2020
  • Post category:Native American History

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced countless Indians from their homes to reservations and government lands on the western side of the Mississippi River. It was this legislation that…

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Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion in 19th Century America

Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion in 19th Century America

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:September 29, 2020
  • Post category:Native American History

The title “Manifest Destiny” is a term created by newspaper editor to John O’Sullivan to describe a modus operandi of at least one significant segment of the U.S. Government and…

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American Indian History: Life of Sitting Bull

American Indian History: Life of Sitting Bull

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:May 22, 2020
  • Post category:Native American History

Sitting Bull is remembered as a Sioux leader who united his people against the oppression and injustice of the white men. He had a distrust of the white people around…

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Indian Reservations: A Look Back at the Relocation of Native Americans

Indian Reservations: A Look Back at the Relocation of Native Americans

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:January 18, 2020
  • Post category:Native American History

There are about 310 individual reservations in the United States today, most of which are owned by Native Americans. These Indian reservations were established through different periods of colonial westward…

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Looking Back: Little Big Horn Dooms Custer

Looking Back: Little Big Horn Dooms Custer

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:January 18, 2020
  • Post category:Native American History

The most profound military loss in US history also marked the height of Sioux power. The Battle of Little Big Horn, known as The Battle of the Greasy Grass (to…

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The American Indian: Early History

The American Indian: Early History

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:January 18, 2020
  • Post category:Native American History

Most experts agree that the earliest Native American ancestors came over the land bridge from Eurasia around 5000 BC, settling in the Pacific Northwest. A separate group broke away and…

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History of the Indian Reorganization Act

History of the Indian Reorganization Act

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:August 4, 2019
  • Post category:Native American History

There was a serious attempt, in the 1930s, to make amends for the way the United States Government had historically treated the Native Americans. In the wake of the changes…

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Understanding the American Indian Movement: Past, Present & What’s Ahead

  • Post author:Ahote Cooper
  • Post published:June 5, 2019
  • Post category:Native American History

Back in 1968, the American Indian Movement, or AIM, was established by leaders of various Indian tribes as a way to campaign for their rights. It has often been seen…

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