This video explores the major Native American tribes of the Northeast, such as the Iroquois, Pequot, and Shawnee. It highlights their farming skills, fishing expertise, and shared ways of life due to the similar climate and natural...

Native American Tribes and Nations investigates Native American tribes and nations by recognizing that they can be classified into cultural groups based on geographic and cultural similarities.

Long before the first Europeans set foot on American soil, the native people who lived there had spent centuries perfecting the art of combat. Even after visitors arrived from across the vast oceans with superior technology and weaponry,...

A brief Native American documentary about the Comanche people. The Comanches played a crucial role in the history of North America. They were a nomadic tribe, fierce in warfare and had no equals when it comes to horsemanship. Known for...

In this short Navajo documentary we will get to know the Navajo tribe history, their traditions, Native American wars etc... The Navajo people settled in the American southwest around 1400-1500 AD. They migrated from Alaska and western...

In this video, the teacher discusses the Native American tribes of the Northeast region of the United States, including the Iroquois, Pequot, and Shawnee tribes. The teacher covers topics such as their ways of life, agriculture,...

The Comanche tribe were nomadic people of the Great Plains. They hunted buffalo and lived in the territory known as Comancheria, which occupied todays west Texas, a part of New Mexico and Oklahoma. In the 17th century they acquired...

What is tribal sovereignty? In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll explore how tribes can and can’t govern themselves, and why sovereignty isn’t something the U.S. ever gave to tribes — it’s an inherent right they...

Dr. Forrester continues her discussion of the Midwest Region of the United States by exploring the regions where various Native American tribes lived. She tells the stories of 2 famous Native Americans: Sacagawea and Chief Black Kettle.

The Ho-Chunk Nation are a Native American tribe that owns a string of casinos across Wisconsin. Ho Chunk children get a share of casino profits once they’ve graduated and turned 18. It’s called their 18 Money. When they finish high...

The second of the three part documentary about the famous Apache leader Geronimo. Today remembered as a Native American icon and a legendary warrior, originally named Goyahkla, Geronimo was born in present day Arizona near todays Mexican...

In which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history of your home region? Well, the reasons...

This video explores the traditional clothing worn by the Iroquois, Pequot, and Shawnee tribes of the Northeast. From breechcloths and leggings to feathered caps like the gustoweh, the attire reflects both the climate and cultural...

The Last Slave Owners in the US | Native American Slavery, 5 Civilized Tribes, Trail of Tears

A video entitled “The Native American Culture” discusses agricultural and nomadic Native American cultures.

Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the impact of guns on Native American culture. It also looks at the French and Native American Wars that...

Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the French treatment of the Native Americans, and the reasons this tended to be more civil than the...

The creativity with which Native American groups brought ingredients together reflected an awareness of and respect for the environment. When it comes to what kind of foods Native Americans ate in the past, their meals were often about...

Football, baseball, basketball player – he was one of America's most talented sportsmen and the first Native American to achieve Olympic Gold glory! So why don't we see Jim Thorpe's name up in lights?

For over a hundred years, the U.S. government used education as a tool to assimilate Native American children into American society - by systematically erasing their history, culture, and language.

Charles Curtis Family Tree | Native American Vice President

Many Native American tribes use origin stories, or stories about creation, to explain how life came to exist and to highlight the relationship between nature and humankind. In this story, a member of the Ojibwe tribe shares an origin...

In 1787, the United States faced mounting debt and unrest as settlers pushed illegally into the Northwest Territory, sparking violent resistance from Native American tribes. Despite calls for fairness, President George Washington...

The scientific method isn’t the only way to gain knowledge—Native people have been learning and innovating in their own ways for millennia. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll discover the ways Western science...