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Opechancanough was born in the 1540s, as was his brother, Wahunsenacawh, better known as Powhatan, the Indian King and father of Pocahontas. Opechancanough lived near the location of the English settlement of Jamestown when John Smith and company built a fort there in 1607. In English history, he is most famous for planning and executing the first large scale attacks on the English in America. In 1622, he orchestrated a surprise attack on those who...
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Holding humans in slavery was not a new concept to indigenous American peoples.
In inter-Native American conflict tribes often kept prisoners-of-war, and these captives often replaced slain tribe-members. Africans were enslaved by Native Americans from the colonial period until the United States' Civil War. The interactions between Native American and Africans in the antebellum United States is complex. "The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist"...
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The History of Slaveholding Indians is a three-volume series dealing with the slaveholding Indians as secessionists, as participants in the Civil War, and as victims under reconstruction. The series deals with a phase of American Civil War history which has heretofore been almost entirely neglected or, where dealt with, either misunderstood or misinterpreted.
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• The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist
• General Situation in...
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Traditions of the North American Indians in three volumes is a study on the culture, tradition and mythology of Native Americans consisting of their tribal tales, myths and legends and presenting their daily lives through customs and tradition. Many of the tales are origin stories and tales of the afterlife.
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"The practical necessity of being preserved and handed on by word of mouth only, must be constantly borne in mind in considering the development of Indian verse forms. It operated to keep poetry tied to its twin-born melody, which assisted in memory, and was constantly at work modifying the native tendency to adjust the rhythm to every changing movement of the story."
Bringing together the chants, songs and oral legends of Native American tribes from...
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"We who lived the days of tribal life before our destruction began remember with gratefulness our storytellers and the delight and joy and richness which they imparted to our lives. We never tired of their tales, though told countless times. They will, forsooth, never grow old, for they have within them the essence of things that cannot grow old. These legends are of America, as are its mountains, rivers, and forests, and as are its people. They belong!"
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A compilation by Timothy K. Perttula including articles from Historical Archaeology. Topics include Colonial Perspectives, The Effects of Introduced Epidemic Diseases, and Case Studies in North America. For a complete Table of Contents, please view http://pastfoundation.org/lulu/2luxdo5.jpg, or visit the publication's homepage and click "preview" beneath the large image of the cover, which will display the first few pages of the book.
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"Beyond the Surface: Christopher Columbus and the Kaleidoscope of American Identity" invites readers on an enlightening journey through the intricate layers of history, culture, and identity that have shaped the Americas. In this captivating exploration, the book delves deep into the legacy of Christopher Columbus, unearthing the complex intersections of triumph and tragedy, discovery and displacement.With meticulous research and vivid storytelling,...
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Over the period of two years author has devoted the intervals between official duties to collecting and collating materials for the study of sign language. As the few publications on the general subject, possessing more than historic interest, are meager in details and vague in expression, original investigation has been necessary. The high development of communication by gesture among the tribes of North America, and its continued extensive use by...
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Are you a history buff, a mystery enthusiast, or someone who loves a good story? If so, "The Lost Colony of Roanoke: Unraveling the Mystery of the Vanished Settlement" is the book for you! This book takes you on a journey through one of the most intriguing mysteries in American history. The story of the Roanoke Colony has fascinated people for centuries, and this book delves deep into the mystery to uncover the truth behind the vanished settlement....
11) The Spirit Bride
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On the day that they are to be married the fiancé of a great hunter dies. Devastated by his loss the young brave sets out to find the Spirit-world in the hope of finding his lost love. He experiences himself becoming a spirit and is taken across a great lake in a white stone canoe and sees the spirit of his beloved accompanying him. But simply reaching the Spirit-world isn't enough to unite the young brave with his dead fiancé forever. A North American...
12) Scar-face
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A young brave named Scar-face with heavy facial scars from a fight with a bear, falls in love with the chieftain's daughter, Aponi, but is forbidden to marry her by the Sun-god. He sets out to find the Sun-god and get permission to marry his love and eventually comes to a deep lake and is transported across it by two swans. He meets the Sun-god and goes hunting with the Sun-god's son, Apisirahts, the Morning Star. During the hunt Apisirahts is attacked...
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Dive into the pages of "The Black Hawk War (1832)" and journey through a pivotal chapter in American history that continues to resonate today. Experience the clash of cultures, the struggle for indigenous rights, and the complexities of westward expansion as you unravel the captivating story of this conflict. From the vision of Black Hawk to the battlefields that witnessed both courage and tragedy, this book immerses you in a vivid tapestry of events...
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The Indians known as Seminole are of the Muskokian linguistic stock who before the present century left their congeners and dwelt within the present limits of Georgia and Florida. A chief cause of the separation was disagreement among the people of the towns of the Lower Creeks and Hichiti concerning their relations with Europeans settling in the country. The Seminole, who are described in this book as of a high grade in physique and intelligence,...
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The desire to preserve to future ages the memory of past achievements is a universal human instinct, as witness the clay tablets of old Chaldea, the hieroglyphs of the obelisks, our countless thousands of manuscripts and printed volumes, and the gossiping old story-teller of the village or the backwoods cabin. The reliability of the record depends chiefly on the truthfulness of the recorder and the adequacy of the method employed. In Asia, the cradle...
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A Cross of Thorns challenges this mythologized history and presents the facts of the Spanish occupation of California, describing the dark and cruel reality of Mission life. Beginning in 1769, California Indians were enticed into the missions, where they and their descendants were imprisoned for 60 years of forced labor and daily beatings. The chilling depictions of colonial cruelty in A Cross of Thorns are based on little known church and Spanish...
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Explanations in Iconography: Ancient American Indian Art, Symbol, and Meaning is a significant contribution to the field of archaeology – a contribution in iconography studies that has gradually been coming into its own. Iconography is a rich and fascinating field, as applied to the complex, and heretofore enigmatic, imagery on many ancient Pre-Columbian artifacts. When viewed through the lens of early ethnographic records and American Indian oral...
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Annie's PramLittle Jane has a doll called Annie. She desperately wants a pram for Annie but cannot afford one. One day, while playing in the park Jane finds a man's wallet lying on the pathway. She takes it to her mother who takes her and the wallet to a policeman. How can finding the wallet help Jane get a pram for Annie? A fun read written in reverse chronology and with a simple message.Hunting for HoneyIt had been a great year for the bees and...
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A great hunter lives with his wife, son and mother. The mother is extremely jealous of the wife and drowns her in a lake. The son goes in search of his mother and is told by a crow that the mother-in-law drowned her. But how can a little boy discover the truth about his missing mother when he is up against a vicious adult bent on deceiving him? A North American myth.
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The American carnage is here. Hollyweird plays the slapping game (Will Smith and all that!). The Woke play the crying game. QAnon plays the game that no one sane can understand. Has America become a satirical show? Is a team of comedians running America? They're all into black comedy, the darker the humor the better, until no one can any longer distinguish comedy from tragedy. Do you want to come backstage, and see behind the scenes, see what's really...
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