Tribal Timelines

The Abenaki were a woodland hunter/ farmer confederacy who’s tradition states that they migrated from the Southwest. They ranged throughout southwestern Maine into Vermont and New Hampshire. Early contact was with the British, but the tribe was missionized and allied with the French. They ranged throughout southwestern Maine into Vermont and New Hampshire. Early contact was with the British, but the tribe was missionized and allied with the French.

Here is a timeline of the Cahuilla people from the time of their first contact with Europeans in 1774 to the present.

Here is a table of the major indian wars with dates, tribes, and a brief explanation of what each indian war was about.

200 B.C. – The Omahas Are Descendants of the Eastern Woodland.

In 200 B.C. many groups of people lived in North America. We call the peoples living in eastern and east central North America the woodland culture. Other people lived across the continent including the Southwest, West and Atlantic Coast.

In the area we call today eastern and northeastern Nebraska eventually became the lands of the Omaha and Ponca. The ancestors of the Omaha and Ponca came from the eastern woodland.

Chronology of activist Russell Means life.

Indian Wars timeline from 1866-1898. Includes tribes involved, battle name, and causes. This era included Red Cloud’s War, the Washita Massacre, Marias Massacre, Custer’s Last Stand, the Nez Perce War, and the Wounded Knee Massacre, among others.

Indian Wars Timeline 1855-1865, including tribes involved, causes and effects. This era included the third Seminole War, the California Indian wars, Navajo wars, Apache wars, Sioux and Cheyenne wars, and the massacres of Bear River and Sand Creek, among others.

Indian Wars Timeline – a list of major battles or indian wars from 1800 to 1864, the tribes involved, and their causes. This era included the Battle of Tippecanoe, the first and second Seminole Wars, and wars with the Arikara, Sioux, Creek, Winnebago, Cherokee, Osage, Comanche, and others. 

Indian wars timeline from 1500s to end of 1700s. A list of major battles and their causes. This era included the Jamestown Massacre, King Phillips War, the Pueblo Revolt, and the French and Indain wars, among others.

12,000-9,000 B.C.  Sites have been found indicating Paleo-Indian habitation within the Great Basin. They were small hunting groups following the mammoth, bison, camel and horse herds. 

9,000 B.C – 400 A.D.  Implements found in this area from this “Great Basin Desert Archaic Period” include milling stones.

3,000 B.C.  The lives of the oldest bristlecone pine trees in the Great Basin National Park began.

500-800 A.D.  The Fremont Culture emerged, leaving behind well-preserved sites indicating agricultural activity as well as hunting and gathering.

The largest and oldest histories of Montana Tribes are still very much oral histories and remain in the collective memories of individuals. Some of that history has been lost, but much remains vibrant within community stories and narratives that have yet to be documented. This is a brief timeline of the Chippewa and Cree Tribes and the Rocky’s Boy Reservation.

The largest and oldest histories of Montana Tribes are still very much oral histories and remain in the collective memories of individuals. Some of that history has been lost, but much remains vibrant within community stories and narratives that have yet to be documented.This is a brief timeline of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Norther Cheyenne Reservation.

The largest and oldest histories of Montana Tribes are still very much oral histories and remain in the collective memories of individuals. Some of that history has been lost, but much remains vibrant within community stories and narratives that have yet to be documented. This is a brief timeline of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes and the Flathead Reservation.

The largest and oldest histories of Montana Tribes are still very much oral histories and remain in the collective memories of individuals. Some of that history has been lost, but much remains vibrant within community stories and narratives that have yet to be documented. Here is a brief timeline of important events in the history of the Crow Tribe.

This Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa timeline covers the period from 1300 to 1997. Originally Eastern Woodland Indians, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa migrated to the Great Plains and adopted the Plains lifestyle in the early 1800s.

pre-columbian indian cultures in US timeline

Eleven pre-columbian indian cultures lived in north america between 15,000 years ago and 700 A.D.

After hundreds of years of archaeological research by experts, and gathering of artifacts from many hundreds of Southern California indigenous sites, it is widely accepted that today’s Kumeyaay tribal members can trace their lineage back to at least 12,000 years in the San Diego area – that’s 600 generations.

According to oral traditions, the Ojibwe first lived on the Atlantic coast of North America. About 500 years ago, the ancestors of the Mille Lacs Band began migrating west. By the mid-1700s, the Ojibwe had established themselves in the region around Mille Lacs Lake in what is today East Central Minnesota. Read on for a timeline of important events in the history of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians.

The 1933 appeal of prohibition did not apply to native americans. They continued under prohibition laws until 1953, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower Indian prohibition was repealed country-wide. Indian reservations, however, remained dry unless they opted to permit the possession and sale of alcohol on the reservation. Many reservations remain “dry” today.

This article is a  timeline of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, 1795 to 2002.

History of the Anishinabeg (Ojibwe) people.. KEYWORDS: anishinabeg history anishinabe history ojibwe history ojibwa history ojibway history chipewa history chippewa history The origin of the Anishinabeg begins in this way: “The Great Spirit once made a bird, and he sent it from the skies to make it’s abobe on Earth. The bird came, and when […]

The center of the Aztec civilization was the Valley of Mexico, a huge, oval basin about 7,500 feet above sea level. The Aztec empire included many cities and towns, especially in the Valley of Mexico. The largest city in the empire was the capital, Tenochtitlan.

The early settlers built log rafts, then covered them with mud and planted seeds to create roots and develop more solid land for building homes in this marshy land. Canals were also cut out through the marsh so that a typical Aztec home had its back to a canal with a canoe tied at the door.