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The Impact of the Louisiana Purchase
This video explores the significant effects of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States. It discusses how the acquisition doubled the country's size, opened up new trade routes along the Mississippi River, and enabled westward...
Hip Hughes History
How to Write an Essay for a History Exam: The Basics Explained
If you are one of tens of thousands of kids who freak out when it comes time to write that history essay and you are worried about bombing it, let me settle your nerves and give you enough advice to get that essay in decent shape to pass.
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Historical Overview, Part 1
Learn about the different concepts of land ownership, effects of the first contact between American Indians and Europeans, relocation, allotment, and loss of land and culture. [5:08]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Treaties and Sovereignty, Part 2
JuniKae Randall interviews John Echohawk, the executive director of the Native American Rights Fund, about the unique relationship between tribes and the federal government, including treaties and tribal sovereignty. [9:49]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Treaties and Sovereignty, Part 1
This episode of Indian Pride examines some treaties and their impact on our country and Indian nations. [4:51]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Historical Overview, Part 2
This interview covers a timeline that explains American Indian governance and relationship structures based on sacred creation stories. [10:32]
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Pbs: Wyoming's Native Americans: Washakie: Last Chief of the Eastern Shoshone
Learn how the long life of Chief Washakie bridged a century of change in the American west-from the time of nomadic tribes following buffalo herds, to the period when tribes relinquished their claims to vast tracts of land in the West....
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Pbs: Wyoming's Native Americans: Lived History: The Story of the Wind River Virtual Museum
'Lived History' documents the making of the Wind River Virtual Museum, a high definition archive of Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho ancestral artifacts. In the accompanying lesson plan (found in the Support Materials) students will...
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 2
This video explores tribal relationships with the United States government. [9:08]
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Pbs: Treaty of Fort Laramie: The Bozeman Trail: A Rush to Montana's Gold
The Bozeman Trail was a shortcut to the newly-discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Cutting through the heart of Indian country, it provoked a clash of cultures that exploded into warfare, destruction, and tragedy. In the...
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 1
This video examines the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States federal government. Topics discussed include health care, justice systems, business opportunities, religious artifacts in museums, gaming on...