American Indian Chronology: Chronologies of the American MosaicBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M08 30 - 184 páginas The rich history of the Native American brims with agriculture, hunting, crafts, music, culinary arts, storytelling, religious culture, battle prowess, medicine, and mythology. It is also a history marked by bloodshed and battle, conquest, violence, religious conflict, disease, and starvation. American Indian Chronology guides the reader through the most significant events in Native North American history, from prehistory to the present. From early Spanish and Portuguese exploration to the surrender of Geronimo, from the decline of the fur trade to the Wounded Knee massacre, from smallpox epidemics and broken treaties to the invention of the Cherokee alphabet, from Tecumseh's rebellion to the Native American Church, from the first journey across the Bering land bridge to the occupation of Alcatraz Island, the Chronology presents a fascinating look into the sweeping changes of history, wars and conflicts, government policies, social progress, and cultural changes affecting peoples on all sides in the New World. |
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... Plains . Within a few generations , the Plains Indi- ans become masters of horsemanship , expanding their range and activities greatly . 1541 EXPL . Hernando de Soto dies on May 21 en route to Spanish territory . After two years of ...
... Plains . The report recommends that Indians be placed on reservations and taught farming and white customs . In July 1867 , the U.S. Peace Commission is formed by Congress to negotiate peace settle- ments with the Plains Indians . In ...
... Plains that the herds are nearly extinct . Between 1872 and 1874 , whites slaugh- ter an estimated 5 million buffalo . This destroys the traditional Plains Indian culture . 1874-1875 LAND . The Indian Homestead Act is enacted by ...
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17th Century | 21 |
18th Century | 37 |
19th Century | 55 |
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American Indian Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic Phillip M. White Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |