The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

Many Native Americans were feared warriors. These were some of the most powerful in their fights with the U.S.. and Europeans.

Introduction / Jonathan Truitt and Mark Christensen -- Part I. Women of native America -- Catalina de Agüero: a mediating life / Karen B. Graubart -- Born oceans apart: the joint testament of a Chino ...

Native Americans and colonialism : an introduction -- Native life and labor : a California rancho perspective -- Revisiting history : Native Americans at Rancho Petaluma -- Lost laborers in Northern ...