'1491' Explores the Americas Before Columbus
Natives Drew Bartkiewicz Natives Drew Bartkiewicz

'1491' Explores the Americas Before Columbus

Our founding myth suggests the Americas were a lightly populated wilderness before Europeans arrived. Historian Charles C. Mann compiled evidence of a far more complex and populous pre-Columbian society. He tells John Ydstie about 1491.

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First Americans
Natives Drew Bartkiewicz Natives Drew Bartkiewicz

First Americans

No aspect of our past has been more thoroughly shaped by popular mythology than the history of Native Americans.

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The 6 Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy
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The 6 Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy

The resulting confederacy, whose governing Great Council of 50 peace chiefs, or sachems (hodiyahnehsonh), still meets in a longhouse, is made up of six nations: the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.

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Native Americans in Colonial America
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Native Americans in Colonial America

Native Americans resisted the efforts of the Europeans to gain more land and control during the colonial period, but they struggled to do so against a sea of problems, including new diseases, the slave trade, and an ever-growing European population.

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5 Powerful and Influential Native American Women
Natives Drew Bartkiewicz Natives Drew Bartkiewicz

5 Powerful and Influential Native American Women

So often when we think of the great Native American heroes of the past, we think of the brave male warriors and chiefs who led their people through war and the long journey into an uncertain future. Here, we honor the Native American women who soldiered alongside them.

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American Indians in Texas
Natives Drew Bartkiewicz Natives Drew Bartkiewicz

American Indians in Texas

Before 1900, historians have estimated, more than 50 Indian "nations" roamed the prairies, or had more permanent settlements, in what is now the state of Texas.

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