American Indian History: Life of Sitting Bull
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…
Indian Reservations: A Look Back at the Relocation of Native Americans
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…
Looking Back: The Battle of Wounded Knee
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.…
Looking Back: Little Big Horn Dooms Custer
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…
What Prompted Andrew Jackson to Push Through the Indian Removal Act?
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…
The American Indian: Early 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…
History of the Indian Reorganization Act
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…
Understanding the American Indian Movement: Past, Present & What’s Ahead
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…
Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion in 19th Century America
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…
