The Cherokee Leader Who Tried to Prevent the Trail of TearsChief John Ross devoted much of his life to fighting against the forced removal of his people from their ancestral lands. Read more
What Was FDR’s ‘Indian New Deal’?An economic relief program aimed specifically at helping Native American communities during the Great Depression, the legislation marked a sharp U‑turn in federal policy toward Indigenous peoples.Read more
Who Was Squanto, and What Was His Role in the First Thanksgiving?Without Squanto, a.k.a. Tisquantum, to interpret and guide them to food sources, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims may have never have survived.Read more
How Native Americans Protected Alaska During WWIIAfter the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands, Indigenous volunteers helped form the Alaska Territorial Guard.Read more
Teddy Roosevelt Championed Conservation Efforts—That Also Displaced Native AmericansHe helped establish national parks, forests and game preserves. But much of that land had been stewarded by Indigenous people for generations.Read more
Abraham Lincoln’s Uneasy Relationship With Native AmericansLincoln signed laws that gave away millions of acres of tribal land. And he approved the mass execution of 38 Dakota Sioux warriors.Read more
How the Iroquois Confederacy Was FormedIn the story of the Great Law of Peace, Hiawatha and the Peacemaker convince leaders of the Five Nations to literally bury the hatchet.Read more
Po’Pay: The Little‑Known Pueblo Hero Who Led the First American RevolutionThe Pueblo Revolt of 1680 drove out the Spanish for 12 years—and saved many Indigenous cultures from being wiped out.Read more
The Apache Woman Warrior Who Helped Lead Resistance to European InvadersLozen fought against Mexican and American forces for 30 years, earning the nickname ‘Apache Joan of Arc.’Read more
How Returning WWII Vets Helped Establish America’s Biker ClubsMotorcycle groups offered brotherhood and adventure for returning GIs, many of whom were still processing the horrors of war.Read more
How Mohawk ‘Skywalkers’ Helped Build New York City’s Tallest SkyscrapersNative American riveting gangs worked on the ‘high steel’ for iconic structures like the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Plaza and more.Read more
