Bacon’s Rebellion was an insurrection in the Virginia Colony in 1676. The uprising was led by Nathaniel Bacon and was focused on eradicating Native Americans from the Virginia frontier and neighboring areas. Bacon’s Rebellion brought together poor whites and blacks to fight against the perceived larger threat of Native American violence. While the rebellion did ...
There are many answers to the question ‘Where did the Native Americans come from?’ in my personal opinion, the predominate scientific theory seems the most likely out of the three theories I present in this article. None of these answers to this question can be deemed technically ‘correct’ because none of these answers have been ...
Wampum is a familiar name for money. Most people have a general idea that it originated among Native Americans, but the various forms and meanings of the word are little known among most English speakers. The original form of the word in English was wampumpeag, adapted from Massachuset (an Algonquian language) wampompeag. The word denoted ...
War in North America As England, Spain, and France struggled to obtain a foothold in the New World, they frequently fought wars with one another and with neighboring Native Americans. Warfare was an essential component of the competitive colonization process, and all of the European nations involved in the settlement of the New World recognized ...
U.S. policy towards Native Americans is one of our country’s longest historical conflicts. From the late eighteenth century continuing through today, American government has been modifying its policies toward Native Americans. The first policy was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, in which Congress declared that “the utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the ...
Native Americans account for the highest known rates of Deaf individuals within their population. It is believed that as many as 15 in 650 Native Americans are severe to profoundly Deaf. This is more than two times the national average. Native Americans are more than three times as likely to be hospitalized for problems relating ...
War is a subject that, in the author’s opinion, should be avoided when introducing young students to Native American culture (in the sense of in-depth war practices, not dates and places of battles). Avoidance of this subject is not denial of the violence that historically took place (in both Native and non-Native cultures) as it ...
The Native American style craft of a dream catcher has become very popular for bedrooms and living rooms all over the country. Many dream catchers that you see are whimsical interpretations on the theme. If you are more interested with the Native American style, however, you can craft a dream catcher out of more natural ...
