native american

  1. EmperorTigerstar

    Information on Reservations in Alaska BEFORE 1971

    In 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was signed between Alaskan Native groups and the US government, creating a new system of relations between the two groups. One tribe, the Metlakatla, declined and kept their reservation on Annette Island, which still exists today as the sole...
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    Why were Native American noses ( which were big and long ) given strange nicknames by westerners or Europeans?

    Why did the European gave so many nicknames for Native American noses for warrior class type people? What's so special about the Native American noses. The only thing I notice is that is they have the longest nose horizontally/or vertically of all races and many tend to have long or eagle shape...
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    Why hasn't there been a Native American "Great Migration" to the cities of the United States?

    I'm not Native, so I apologize if this question is insensitive. I've been listening to a decent amount of podcasts that touch on Native American issues. A common theme of both Canadian and American First Nation narratives is how awful reservation life can be due to high crime rates, lack of...
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    Native American records

    What Native American records provide us information about the initial exploitation of the Americas?
  5. NBSHistory

    The Historical accuracy of the film, "The last of the Mohicans"

    How historically accurate is the "The Last of the Mohicans", staring Daniel day Lewis. This film includes the french indian war, the fort william henry massacre, native american history, Iroquois confederacy, Wabanaki Confederacy, Québec history and more! NBS History and History Clarified...
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    Pre-Columbian Military

    Before the Europeans landed in the Caribbean what was the native american military like? Were there militaries beside the Aztec and Inca that stand out and what were there weapons. With there military did they stand a chance against European powers if they were immune to diseases?
  7. Darth Raidius

    What if the conquest of the Americas was fair?

    What if the European conquest and colonization of the Americas was a "fair" invasion? This would primarily mean that: - The native Americans are immune to the new European diseases (e.g. smallpox). - The native Americans do not sell or give up land to the Europeans willingly, and will not allow...
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    Some Tecumseh Speeches and Quotes for those Interested or Bored

    Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mochican, the Pocanet, and other powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished before the avarice and oppression of the palefaced people…. Sleep not longer, O Choctaws and Chickasaws…. Will not the bones of our dead be...
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