History

Native Americans Have General Sherman to Thank for Their Exile to Reservations

Seventy years later, buffalo—and the Native American tribes the explorers encountered—would be almost eliminated on the Great Plains thanks to another revered American, William Tecumseh Sherman.

13 Native American Leaders Whose Courage, Innovation, and Resistance Shaped U.S. History

Tecumseh, Sequoyah, and Nanye’hi are among the notable Native American leaders known for their leadership, innovations, and ...
JSTOR

How Native Americans Guarded Their Societies Against Tyranny

When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were learning from history that democracy was likely to fail—to find someone who would fool the people into giving him complete ...
History

The Native American Government That Helped Inspire the US Constitution

When the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to debate what form of government the United States should have, there were no contemporary democracies in Europe from which they could ...