government relations

The Nez Perce were once the largest group of Native Americans in the western United States. Their number once exceeded 6,000 in over 50 separate tribes. Except for occasional clashes with neighbors, the Nez Perce lived peacefully in lush homelands on the Snake River in central Idaho, western Oregon, and western Washington. They welcomed Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery in 1804. The Nez Perce coexisted peacefully with whites for decades. However, a series of treaties in the mid-1800s greatly reduced their territory to make room for white settlers. In 1877, federal authorities ordered all Nez Perce to move within the boundaries of a reservation. A handful of Nez Perce warriors attacked and killed some white settlers in protest. Their hostile acts led to the Nez Perce War of 1877 and changed the lives of the Nez Perce forever.

Discusses the Cherokee Indians' history, daily life, and government relations.

Describes the eleven distinct regional cultures of North America and explains how their fundamentally different historical roots influence their ideals today.

Examine how Native peoples have been displaced throughout history in teh United States and Canada through treaties, empty promises, and military force. Close examination of primary sources featuring both Native and non-Native viewpoints reveals the attitudes and opinions of the time that led to thousands being displaced and cultures being threatened.

"Examines how First Nations and Native Peoples have been displaced in the United States and Canada through treaties, empty promises, and military force. Through close examination of primary source images, documents, and first-hand accounts, readers will gain an understanding of how thousands were displaced and cultures threatened. Topics covered include government relations and policies, such as the Potlatch Law and the Dawes Act, as well as the creation of residential schools and other acts of forced assimilation. A look at relations today sheds light on the lasting repercussions."--Publisher.

The Covenant Chain confederation of Indian tribes with English colonies from its beginnings to the Lancaster Treaty of 1744.--Title page.

Traces the subjugation of the Maya population in Guatemala from the Conquest to the present.

A narrative history of President Andrew Jackson, whose first major initiative as President instigated the massive expulsion of Native Americans known as the Trail of Tears, and Cherokee Chief John Ross, a mixed-race Cherokee politician and diplomat who used the United States legal system and democratic ideals to oppose Jackson and protect the land of the Five Civilized Tribes.

At the age of twelve, orphan Will Cooper is sent to work a trading post on the edge of the Cherokee Nation's land, where he spends his life learning about and defending the lives of the Native Americans and desiring the love of Claire Featherstone, the wife of a successful Cherokee landowner and patriarch.