Tells the complete story of Native American history, including the native perspective.   First Americans provides a history of Native Americans, from their earliest appearance in North America to the present, that covers the complexity and diversity of their past. The text demonstrates Native Americans’ participation in determining their own future and helps students place Native American history in context with national and international developments.     Present throughout the text is the "native voice," giving American Indians’ perspectives on historical developments. The text also enforces the reality that native people retain a presence in the U.S. today as a growing population with a rich diversity of roles, ideas, and contributions.   A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. Here’s how: Improve Critical Thinking – To enhance student comprehension, each chapter includes features such as Chronologies, Key Questions, Review Questions, and Recommended Readings. Engage Students – Special features are included to highlight the native voice and support the themes presented.      

Table of Contents:
Found in this section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents   1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 9 The Civil War Years, 1861—1865 Chapter 10 Conflicting Postwar Directions, 1865—1877 Chapter 11 The Struggle for Cultural Identity, 1877—1910 Chapter 12 Progressivism and World War I: Charting Their Own Course in the Twentieth Century, 1900—1920 Chapter 13 Post-War Directions for Native Americans, 1918—1929 Chapter 14 The Great Depression, 1929—1940 Chapter 15 American Indians Join the War Effort, 1940—1945 Chapter 16 Redefining the Status of Native Americans in Post–World War II America, 1943—1962 Chapter 17 Indian Activism in the Age of Liberalism, 1961—1980 Chapter 18 Self-Determination to Decolonization: Native Americans into the Twenty-First Century   2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS     Preface   Supplementary Material Acknowledgments About the Authors   Chapter 9: The Civil War Years, 1861—1865 Lumbee Indians in the Civil War War in Indian Territory and Minnesota Choosing Sides War in Indian Territory Profile Stand Watie (Cherokee, 1806—1871) The Upper Midwest: Sioux Resistance Profile Little Crow (Tayoyateduta or Thaoyate Duta, for His Red Nation), 1810—1862 Seeing History The Execution of Santee Sioux Resistance in the Southwest and Plains Navajo Resistance Bosque Redondo War in the Colorado Territory Reading History Proclamation of Govern John Evans, Colorado Territory, June 27, 1864 Reading History Letter from Black Kettle (Cheyenne) to Major Colley (Indian Agent, Fort Lyon), United States Army, August 29, 1864 Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 10: Conflicting Postwar Directions, 1865—1877  Kintpuash and the Modoc War Post—Civil War Directions in Indian Affairs Defining Postwar Indian Policy Profile Standing Bear (Machunazha, Ponca), 1829—1908  The Powder River War Peace Overtures Reading History Report to the President by the Indian Peace Commission, January 7, 1868  Renewed Resistance on the Southern Plains Peace Policy, War Policy President Grant’s Peace Policy Seeing History “Robinison Crusoe Making a Man of his Friday” Renewed Resistance on the Southern Plains Profile Quannah Parker (Comanche) Gold in the Black Hills The Great Sioux War The Nez Perce Seeing History Custer’s Last Stand Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 11: The Struggle for Cultural Identity, 1877—1910   Wild West Shows Chasing Freedom, Preserving Identity Victorio and Geronimo The Ghost Dance Saving the Indian Eastern Reformers Lake Mohonk Seeing History “Give the Red Man a Chance” The Attack on Indian Cultures The Dawes Act Reading History General Allotment Act, or Dawes Act (1887) Profile The “Oklahoma Land Rushers, or Boomers” Christianizing the Indian Educating Native Americans Seeing History “The American Indian: Past and Present” Profile Plenty Kill, aka Luther Standing Bear (Oglala, 1868—1939) Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 12: Progressivism and World War I: Charting Their Own Course in the Twentieth Century, 1900—1920  Simon Pokagon The Progressive Spirit among Native Americans Seeing History Dime Novels The Society of American Indians Profile Jim Thorpe Gertrude Bonnin and Laura Kellogg Religion and the SAI Fractures within the SAI The Peyote Issue The Great War The World War One Draft Reading History Native American Citizenship and Compulsory Military Service Indians Enter Military Service Over There Profile Private Joseph Oklahombi (Choctaw) Stereotypes and Indian Military Service The Home Front Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 13: Post-War Directions for Native Americans, 1918—1929 The “Osage Reign of Terror” Coming Home Wartime Divestment of Indian Lands Wartime Resurgence of Traditional Values Citizenship for Native Americans Postwar Activism The Continued Assault on Indian Lands Profile Will Rogers Pueblo Lands Reading History Letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Charles Burke to All Indians Fall’s Removal from Office  Changing Directions The Emerging Path of Reform Seeing History The Vanishing American and Hollywood Film Profile John Collier Citizenship Revisited The Meriam Report Reading History From The Problem of Indian Administration, or Meriam Report, 1928 Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 14: The Great Depression, 1929—1940   The CCC Project at Bandelier National Park near Santa Fe, New Mexico Native Americans and the Early Years of the Great Depression Hard Times Reform Efforts in the Hoover Administration Health Care and Education A Brighter Prospect for Change The Indian New Deal Native Americans and New Deal Reform The Public Works of Art Project Seeing History St Regis Indian Reservation (1937) by Amy Jones The Civilian Conservation Corps–Indian Division Profile Robert Yellowtail Navajo Stock Reduction Indian Education Redirection in Federal Indian Policy The Indian Reorganization Act Reading History Excerpts from the Indian Reorganization Act (Wheeler-Howard Act), June 18, 1934 Resistance to the IRA Profile Alice Lee Jemison (Seneca) Assessment of the Indian New Deal Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 15: American Indians Join the WarEffort, 1940—1945   Lieutenant Ernest Childers Earns the Congressional Medal of Honor Native Americans Enter the Armed Forces Draft Registration and Military Induction Motives for Enlistment Seeing History Freedom’s Warrior–The American Indian Defining Indian Identity Racial Identity in Virginia Tribal Sovereignty Native Americans at War Indian Response to Pearl Harbor Indians at War Profile Postwar Ira Hayes Code Talkers The Popular Image of Indian Soldiers Reading History The Navajo Translation of the United States Marine Corps Hymn Seeing History Military Use of Native American Imagery The Home Front War Comes to the Reservations Migration to Defense Factories Women and the War Effort War Bond Purchases Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online   Chapter 16: Redefining the Status of Native Americans in Post-World War II America, 1943—1962   John Nez (Navajo) The Path to Termination Senate Report 310 A Global Indian Reorganization Act The National Congress of American Indians The Immediate Postwar Direction Economic Difficulties Social Concerns The Indian Claims Commission Termination and Relocation Termination Reconsidered The Relocation Program Seeing History Bureau of Indian Affairs Relocation Poster “Come to Denver” The Policy of Termination Klamath and Menominee Termination Profile Ada Deer (Menominee) Reading History Party Platform Planks and Native Americans  “The More Things Change . . .” The Continued Assault on Indian Lands The Korean War Profile Woodrow Wilson Keeble (Sioux) Hollywood Films and Television Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 17: Indian Activism in the Age of Liberalism, 1961—1980  Bernie Whitebear and the Fort Lawton Takeover A New Direction in Indian Activism Fishing and Water Rights Profile Buffy Sainte Marie Alcatraz The Alcatraz Occupation Profile Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933—2005) Indians and the Vietnam War Native Americans Enter the Armed Forces Combat Service Racial Consciousness Red Power The American Indian Movement Trail of Broken Treaties Wounded Knee The Longest Walk Seeing HistoryA Call for Support New Directions? Indian Self-Determination Urbanization Patterns Educational Directions Reading History Edward M. Kennedy, Foreword from Indian Education: A National Tragedy–A National Challenge Mainstream Awareness Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Chapter 18: Self-Determination to Decolonization: Native Americans into the Twenty-First Century  Ronald Reagan, Decolonization Presidential Indian Policy: 1980s—1990s The Reagan Years Reading History Ronald Reagan, Indian Policy Statement, January 24, 1983 Profile Peter MacDonald: Navajo Leader Falls from Power in the Era of Reagan George Herbert Walter Bush: Any Better? Reading History George H. W. Bush’s Statement on Indian Affairs, June 14, 1991 Native Peoples and Activism: The 1980s and 1990s Reservations and Resources Casinos and Tourism NAGPRA and What Is an Indian? Native American Women Take Charge Reading History James C. Chatters, Kennewick Man Profile Suzan Shown Harjo: Cheyenne-Creek Activist Empowerment and Decolonization and into the Twenty-First Century Literature and Art Indigenous Peoples in the Academy Seeing History Gathering Wild Rice Conclusion Review Questions Recommended Readings Native American History Online     Appendix Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts Bibliography Photo & Text Credits Index