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Sometimes a family can subvert aboriginal law for their own ends within the economy of the dominant culture. Kahentinetha Bear writes about the situation in Ganiekeh.

The Iroquois nations believed the Creator had given their ancestors specific instructions on how to perform the white dog sacrifice as a means to show their fidelity.

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

Rather than watch his people fade into history, Handome Lake started a new religion that provided the Iroquois Confederacy with a cultural revival.

History of the US-Canadian Border, known as the Medicine Line to the Aboriginal people

The second part of a three-part examination of the life of Chief Joseph Brant. For more information on his early years, see part one.

He was both an Indian and a white man. A Seneca Chief and a Union Colonel. The first Native American to be Commissioner of Indian Affairs. This is Ely Parker.

Part one of a three-part examination of the Mohawk War Chief Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) and his fight against the American colonies.

Native American citizenship has been a long struggle, both politically and culturally.

The Battle of Oriskany was a fiercely fought wildnerness engagement in the American Revolution. Its outcome helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the Americans.

The French and Indian War, Native American rituals, Scottish bagpipes and British ambition set the stage for a thrilling murder mystery, Bone Rattler by Eliot Pattison.

As a result of missionaries' influence on gender roles in Iroquois society in the 1800s, the Civil War continued to disrupt their way of life long after the war ended.

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

With the recent campaign toward green living, many companies have decided to jump on board and make their own version of an environmentally-friendly cleaning product.

Before the Seven Years' War, the individual colonies were responsible for diplomatic and trade relations with indigenous tribes.

This is a brief history of diplomatic relations between the United States and Indian nations.

Indigenous communities of the northeast constructed a multi-purpose dwelling that was used as a communal home as well as a community center.

The Jemison family lived in the Buchanan Valley in Adams County, Pennsylvania when Mary and a neighbor boy were taken to the Ohio Valley by the Shawnee Indian Tribe.

Third of the series exploring the life of Chief Joseph Brant. For more information, refer to parts one and two on the life of this remarkable figure.