Articles related to "Algonquian"

Canadian history is traditionally thought to have begun with the arrival of the first Europeans. Recently more focus has been given to the first inhabitants of Canada

Situated between the British and French empires, each competing for control of North America, The powerful Iroquois Nations struggled to survive.

The Blackfoot Confederacy controlled a vast portion of the Pacific Northwest extending to the Rockies. With horses and guns they hunted the vast herds of buffalo.

John Smith was a self promoter as evidenced by his thinly veiled autobiography: A General History of Virginia. In it, he champions himself as the savior of Jamestown.

Scandinavian King Woden-lithi visited North America in about 1700 B. C. He left behind numerous writings carved in stone that can be seen today.

Scandinavian King Woden-lithi discovers he is not the first non-Indian to visit North America. An Ojibwa Algonquian can also write in the ancient Basque language.

Ice Age halts further travel to America. Ojibwa Algonquian leaves ancient Basque writing. Ancient Irish skull found in America.

Powhatan was the chief of a federation of Algonquian Indian tribes who lived in the tidewater region of Virginia. His rule may hold a clue to the disappearance of the wh

Powhatan's first proven contact with whites came in 1607, when Jamestown was established a few miles from Powhatan's capital of Werowocomoco. He attempted to control the

Europeans at Jamestown misunderstand meaning of Native American languages. Pocahontas only a nickname. Caddos name Texas.

Native American Indians use many plants and herbs as spiritual healing remedies or in spiritual celebrations, creating a connection with spirits and the after life.

New archaeology and genetic research suggests Solutreans from France/Spain were among the first human inhabitants of America as "Clovis" people.

The Viceroyalty of New France was the area of North America colonized by France, starting with the first voyage of Jacques Cartier in 1534.

With the coming of the American Civil War a telegraph line is strung across the nation, connecting the east to the west. On October 24, 1861, the Pony Express is through.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the opossum~a remarkable animal that has shown itself to be tougher than giant dinosaurs or fierce sabre-toothed tigers.

Originally, Thanksgiving day in America was set by presidential proclamation. A joint congressional resolution in 1941 settled on the 4th Thursday in November.

The Chickahominy River watershed is one of hundreds of sub-watersheds of the Chesapeake Bay and includes 470 square miles of the Bay's 64,000 total square miles.

A roundup of schools, educational, self-study, Internet, and print resources for people who want to learn to speak the Ojibwe language.

The Ojibwe language is spoken by indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada. Learn the facts about this native language.

Most traditional mental health professionals don't view extraordinary human experiences as valid, but they are recognized by parapsychologists, Shamans and psychics.

What happened at Roanoke...what was Croatoan and why was this name carved on a tree in the middle of the abandoned settlement.