2 page overview of Native American policy

From Dr. Angela A. Gonzales and Melanie A. Stansbury of Cornell University:indian_history timeline

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Virdeo Overview: The Dawes Act

 

 

The Native Americans

Includes a chant and really great pictures.

The Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890

This video can also be accessed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc7fZonjD1M

Why did this massacre happen?

Although the video ends somewhat abruptly, here’s the rest of the story of what happened to the baby: http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1996/2/1996_2_38.shtml

The Significance of the Frontier in American History

Here it is plus the questions: Turner’s Frontier Thesis + questions

This is here because somebody whose name rhymes with “Zach” didn’t come and get it, that turkey.

Chief Joseph Surrenders, 1877

Here is the link. The speech is very brief– perhaps 200 words– but is considered one of the great speeches of American history. Go to http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/joseph.htm

Resource on the Overland Trails

Click here for a well-done pdf document about all the overland trails heading westward from the Mississippi: www.caminorealheritage.org/PH/0210_trails01.pdf

New Series on AMC on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad

November 6 will be the first episode of the new original series Hell on Wheels at 9 pm on AMC. From the previews, this looks like a very interesting historical drama. Even though we will not talk about the building of the transcontinental railroad until  the beginning of next semester, the show starts in 2 weeks. Here is the link to the companion website: http://www.amctv.com/shows/hell-on-wheels

William Clark’s descendants apologize to Native peoples

Perfect timing!!!!!!

Read this:

http://news.yahoo.com/capt-clarks-descendants-amends-tribe-070941855.html

Multicultural History of the United States: Early Settlement

Discusses how Native Societies existed before European settlement in North America.