At times the #Navajos were allied with the #Spanish against other #Indians, principally the Utes; other times the #Spanish joined forces with the Utes and fought the #Navajos.

In the early eighteenth century the Natchez, one of the #Choctaw's nearest neighbors, were still practicing a temple mound culture when Europeans first made intimate contact with #Indians of that area

In the mid-eighteenth century, fur trappers exploring westward, with the hope of establishing trading relationships with the Native population, were the first non-#Indians to visit this region

Living in #Japan has, for some reason, made me realize that most North #Indians are just as bad as white expats at recommending #SouthIndian restaurants or food.

Despite the 1913 Alien Land Law, enacted by the California legislature to discourage #Japanese immigrants from purchasing land, many Asian #Indians bought land as well

According to the 1990 census, South Dakota ranked eleventh among all states for the number of #Indians represented in its population (50,575, which was 7.3 % of the South Dakota population, up from 6.5 % in 1980)

Because captured enemy #Indians had sometimes become #Creek slaves, the practice was not without precedent.

After the War of 1812, things changed rapidly in the East and Southeast. #Indians as allies became much less necessary.

In the mid-eighteenth century, fur trappers exploring westward, with the hope of establishing trading relationships with the Native population, were the first non-#Indians to visit this region

Congress passed the Oklahoma #Indian Welfare Act, providing #Indian tribes with a mechanism for incorporating. It also provided benefits such as a student loan program and a revolving fund to be used for extending credit to #Indians