The American Revolution succeeded in independence from Britain but for Native people, the war resulted in displacement from their homelands and an expansion of encroachment.

Ned Blackhawk is a professor of history at Yale University and the author of “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.” As we approach the 250th anniversary of the ...

WAVERLY, Iowa — Andrew Szarejko, an assistant professor of political science at Wartburg College, has released a new book titled "American Conquest: The Northwest Indian War and the Making of U.S.

Monday, October 13 is Indigenous People’s Day. Between 1776 and 1887, the U.S. seized more than 1.5 billion acres from Native Americans by treaty and executive order. According to the National Park ...

NMAI copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature. From Lakota warrior Crazy Horse to legendary Geronimo of ...

A Denver guest's archive includes chapters from H.S. Kilbourne's memoir of experiences in the Indian territory; his pencil sketches of life on the Plains; and many evocative photographs by W.S. Soule.

After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. was drowning in debt. After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. was drowning in debt. To pay it off, it sold Native land it didn’t control. This is the story of how a ...