Thousands of years ago, people migrated across the Bering land bridge
And eventually settled all across both Americas, divided into various 'culture areas'
speaking many languages
Then Europeans arrived
and things didn't go to well
but they worse for the Indians.
This is a map of the atrocities committed against Indians in one town
(the atrocities are in blue)
Nowadays many people think of this when they here the words Native American
or this
But the modern reality is more like this
or this.
or this.
Now many tribes make income from selling tax free cigarettes
or gambling.
An article on migration from Asia to the Americas.
Some music.
Zuni Rain Dance
Lakota Flute Music
Lakota Lullaby
Apache Mountain Spirit Dance
Athapaskan fiddle music (might be from
Ireland)
Inuit Throat Singing (trust me, you
haven't heard anything like this before)
Documentaries
On the trail of tears (Cherokee
perspective)
Seminole wars
Florida Seminoles (from 1949)
Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation
Expelling members from tribes
Radio show on the same topic (very good)
A movie (unfortunately dubbed into English - the original was in French)
Black Robe (best movie on early contact
yet made)
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