‘The Sistine Chapel of Apache religion’: Tribe Fighting to Save its Sacred Land
The Apache hope to save Oak Flat, a sacred site to the tribe, from mining operations
Book Review: ‘With My Face to My Bitter Foes’
Robert Watt chronicles the struggle by Chihenne Apaches under Nana for the return of their reservation at Ojo Caliente, N.M.
Rogers’ Rangers’ Risky 1759 St. Francis Raid
In 1759 British Maj. Robert Rogers and his vaunted rangers raided deep into Abenaki territory in Quebec—but fewer than half would make it back alive
The Modoc War: A Little Indian War Goes Big
What appeared just another police action against off-reservation Indians quickly flared into the dramatic and costly 1872–73 Modoc War
Robert Utley: Revisting Sitting Bull
In his new book about the Lakota leader and his people Utley continues to plumb the depths of Western history
New York’s History and Culture Based on Four Centuries of Dutch Treats
The Empire State inherited a huge hunk of its soul from the Netherlands
Black Hawk’s Folly: Battle of the Sinkhole
In the last action linked to the War of 1812 Missouri Rangers cornered Sauk warriors atop a bluff overlooking the Mississippi floodplain
Book Review: Indian Raids and Massacres
Drawing on Indian depredation claims from the National Archives, Jeff Broome chronicles five years of painful events on the frontier
Book Review: The Last Sovereigns
Dean of Western historians Robert Utley details the life of Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull after the Little Bighorn
American History Review: Tecumseh and the Prophet
Charismatic Shawnee brothers lead Indian resistance to American expansion in early years of the republic
The Mystery of the Missing European Colonies
The stories of settlements that briefly claimed toeholds in North America before vanishing
Book Review: January Moon
Jerome Greene looks at the Northern Cheyennes' desperate and ultimately tragic 1878–79 flight for freedom
Book Review: Sand Creek and the Tragic End of a Lifeway
Louis Kraft takes another look at the 1864 Sand Creek massacre, the beginning of the end for the Cherokee and Arapaho way of life
Online Exclusive: Tammany Played Fair and Square With Colonists
The Lenape chief Tamanend was a trusted negotiator and brought peace to the Delaware Valley for 70 years
Fort Ticonderoga: Then and Now
A brief history of one of the most fortified sites in North America, the scene of several 18th century military clashes
End of an Army: Battle of the Wabash
Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair led the U.S. Army on a punitive expedition against Northwest Territory tribes in 1791—few of his troops would survive the campaign
