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The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. . Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of the Mississippian cu
Native Americans remaining in Indiana settled on privately owned land and eventually merged into the majority culture, although some retained ties to their Native American heritage. Members of the Miami Nation of Indiana concentrated along the Wabash River, while other Native Americans settled in Indiana's urban centers. In 2000 the state's ...
Many Native Americans viewed their troubles in a religious framework within their own belief systems. [ 129 ] According to later academics such as Noble David Cook, a community of scholars began "quietly accumulating piece by piece data on early epidemics in the Americas and their relation to the subjugation of native peoples."
The exploration of Native American fur and labor from European trading companies began extensively in the time period between 1600s-1700s. [ 6 ] (pg 25) The development of the fur trade led to the establishment of firm social and political boundaries between tribes as well as the establishment of coalitions and confederacies between tribes.
National Historic Landmarks in Indiana represent Indiana's history from the Native American era to its early European settlers and motor racing. There are 44 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in the state, [1] which are located in 23 of its 92 counties. They illustrate the state's industrial and architectural heritage, as well as battles ...
Category: Native American history of Indiana. ... Indiana placenames of Native American origin (4 P) K. Kickapoo (4 C, 12 P) M. Middle Mississippian culture (1 C, 68 P)
In the late 1600s, Tituba, an enslaved Indigenous woman of probable Central American background purchased by Puritan minister Samuel Parris in Barbados, became the first woman accused of ...
This is a list of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites . [ 1 ]