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Welcome all with open minds. This is the story of Native Americans, First Nations, and other indigenous peoples of North America, from the Haida and Salish to the Apache and Navajo, Mohave and Cheyenne to Cree, Mohawk, Ojibway and Inuit.
In addition to the fur trade, wars, and 'famous' characters like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, Native American/First Nations History covers the political and social forces behind Aboriginal-white relations from land claims to residential schools, cultural and linguistic traditions to colonial conflicts that continue to this day.
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While the federal government set up a series of rules governing trade with Indian nations, they did not provide for the mechanisms of that trade. more...
Revisions to the Intercourse Act
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Under the leadership of President George Washington, the United States reaffirmed its policy of fair trade with Indian tribes in 1793. more...
Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790
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The first Trade and Intercourse Act, passed in 1790, outlined the rules governing economic relationships between the United States and Indian tribes. more...
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The Northwest Ordinance was an effort to curtail white settlement on Indian lands and establish a set of rules for future expansion. more...
Negotiations With Indian Tribes
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This is a brief history of diplomatic relations between the United States and Indian nations. more...
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The idea of a separate Indian Territory came as a direct result of the French and Indian War. more...
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Rather than allow the individual states to develop their own policies, the Committee on Indian Affairs established a national system of collective bargaining and treaty m more...
Centralization and Treaty System
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Before the Seven Years' War, the individual colonies were responsible for diplomatic and trade relations with indigenous tribes. more...
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Passaic River Home to Native American Artifacts
By: Veronica Ditko
By: Jennifer Gittins
Narragansett Tribe's Prior to English Contact
By: Dale Raugust
Narragansett Tribe's Social Life
By: Dale Raugust
By: Jim Osborn
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