American Indian History
A Territorial Land Grab That Pushed Native Americans to the Breaking Point
The 1809 treaty that fueled Tecumseh’s war on whites at the Battle of Tippecanoe is on view at the American Indian Museum
When Did East Asian Countries Adopt the Western Calendar and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
'Rumble' Aims to Upset the Rock 'n' Roll Canon
A documentary based on a Smithsonian exhibition is wowing festival audiences
A New Memorial Will Soon Honor the Heroism of Native American Veterans
For design ideas and funding, the National Museum of the American Indian turns to its community
How One Quest for the Northwest Passage Ended at the Icy Mouth of Disappointment River
The Mackenzie River, as it's know today, is North America's second-largest river system–but it wasn't what its namesake was looking for
The Washington Football Team Can Legally Keep Its Racist Name. But It Shouldn’t
The director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, and a citizen of the Pawnee Nation, speaks out against the D.C. sports franchise
Medicine Creek, the Treaty That Set the Stage for Standing Rock
The Fish Wars of the 1960s led to an affirmation of Native American rights
Beads Made From Meteorite Reveal Ancient Trade Network
Researchers have confirmed iron beads in Illinois come from a Minnesota meteorite, supporting a theory called the Hopewell Interaction Sphere
Witness the Document that Set the Trail of Tears in Motion
The Indian Removal Act is on display at the National Archives through June 14
How the Mustang, the Symbol of the Frontier, Became a Nuisance
A mainstay of Western culture, the free-roaming stallions are now a force to be reckoned with
Murder, Marriage and the Pony Express: Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Buffalo Bill
His adventures were sensationalized in print and the Wild West show, but reality was more complicated—and compelling
The Northwest’s Earliest “Garden” Discovered in British Columbia
The 3,800-year-old stone platform was used to cultivate wapato—wild water potatoes—a staple crop for many North American peoples
Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Are Over, For Now
The Army Corps of Engineers announced it will not issue an easement to complete the pipeline, but the incoming administration could change course
How the Story of "Moana" and Maui Holds Up Against Cultural Truths
A Smithsonian scholar and student of Pacific Island sea voyaging both loves and hates the new Disney film
A Rare Insider's View of Native American Life in Mid-20th-Century Oklahoma
Horace Poolaw's photography is unearthed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
A Smithsonian Scholar Revisits the Neglected History of the Chesapeake Bay's Native Tribes
Revisiting Indian Nations of the Chesapeake
What Pilgrims Heard When They Arrived in America
They came to America seeking religious freedom, but what did their prayers, and those of the local Native Americans, sound like?
1,600-Year-Old Feast Unearthed in Alberta
Archeologists at Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump have excavated a rare roasting pit with the meal still left inside
Sarah Winnemucca Devoted Her Life to Protecting Native Americans in the Face of an Expanding United States
The 19th-century visionary often found herself stuck between two cultures
Why Ancestral Puebloans Honored People With Extra Digits
New research shows having extra toes or fingers was a revered trait among people living in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
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