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

It’s fascinating that most people are totally unaware of this history,” Republican state Representative David J. Nagel said.

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 ...

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

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 ...

B efore European colonization reshaped the Americas, Native American tribes and nations thrived across the continent. Many of these groups built advanced societies with large populations, ...