This article offers a case study on the history of the tattoo in the United States and the rise of American imperialism at the turn of the twentieth century. It models how high school history teachers can use the tattoo to teach about the rise of American imperialism. It also illustrates the author's primary argument: American imperialism fueled…

Young children can engage in close reading, critical thinking, and historical thinking when age-appropriate texts are coupled with discipline-specific tasks. Prior knowledge is an impediment, though. Primary elementary learners simply do not have much of a historical schema. Because of primary elementary students' familiarity with Thanksgiving,…

History teachers may well feel challenged with the task of bringing women into their American West curriculums due to the great diversity of women in the West during the nineteenth century. At the same time, the past thirty years or so have produced a plethora of monographs, articles, and primary source collections on women in the American West.…

A few days into the new school year, the author's female students invariably beg, plead, and cajole her in the hopes of watching Disney's "Pocahontas" in class. Toddlers when the film was released in 1995, doubtless they have seen it already dozens of times; more importantly, the author cringes at the ethnic and gender stereotypes sometimes…

This article discusses Chief Joseph's surrender that marked the beginning of his diplomatic stand for justice in Indian Territory, where his tribe was forcibly exiled in accordance with American Indian policy of the time. Joseph battled for the repatriation of the Nez Perce through protests and other legal means, winning the support of the growing…

Richard Hildreth's proto-modern interpretation of American Indian history is examined in relation to viewpoints of other mid-nineteenth century American historians. (SM)

This examination of standard texts in diplomatic history shows that the history of diplomatic relations between the United States and the various Indian tribes is lacking and emphasizes the need to redefine foreign policy in light of this disservice. (DE)

Traces interdisciplinary collaboration on American Indian history from the establishment of the United States Indian Claims Commission by the Congress in 1946. Information is presented on concerns of ethnohistorians at various periods, objectives of social science research, subject matter of various conferences on American Indians, and political…

American Indians are seen today as active determinants of American history. Discussed is a classic problem posed by ethnohistorians for historians: If each society must be judged by its own standards, how do we assess those numerous historical situations in which Indian and White values collided? (RM)

This selective, annotated bibliography of books and articles covers Indian-white relations throughout American history.