How do we learn about the past?

Indians Before Europeans
American Indian Perspectives
Origins of the Middle World
Creation of the World (Osage)
Creation of the World (Caddo)
Creation of the Sun (Tunica)
The Daughters and the Serpent Monster (Caddo)
How Tlanuwa Deafeated Uktena (Cherokee)
Lightning Defeats the Underground Monster (Caddo)
Chaos into Order
Little Ones Explore the Middle World (Osage)
Maintaining Order in Osage Communities
How People Came to Hunt Animals (Caddo)
Origins of Corn (Natchez)
Origins of Fire (Cherokee)
Natchez Sacred Fire
Understanding the World Through Stories
Academic Perspectives
Ice Age Migrations
Paleoindians
The Dalton Culture
Archaic Period Cultures
Woodland Period Cultures
The Mississippi Period

First Encounters

Historic Arkansas Indians
The Quapaw Indians
The Caddo Indians
Tunica and Koroa Indians
The Osage Indians
The Chickasaws
The Natchez Indians

Indians After Europeans
Indians and Colonists
Indians in the Old South
Indians in the New South
Indians Today

Writing Prompts

Learning Exercises
Indians and Animals
The Three-Layer Universe
Trade Goods
What is a Map?
Frontier Exchange Economy
Creation Stories
Children of the Middle Waters (Osage)
Origin of the Middle World (Yuchi)
The First People (Caddo)
Origin of the Supreme Being (Caddo)
Origin of Animals (Caddo)
Origin of Corn (Natchez)
Origin of Beans (Tunica)
Origin of Fire (Cherokee)
The Calumet Ceremony in the Mississippi Valley
Marquette Account
Gravier Account
Du Poisson Account
First Encounters: Cultural Perspectives
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXII
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXIII
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXVI
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXIX
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXXII and XXXIII
Ritual Analysis
Caddo Harvest Ritual
Natchez Harvest Ceremony
Smoking Ceremony from the Songs of the Wa-Xo'-Be (Osage)
Transcending Themes

Project Background and History


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  1. Introduction

  2. How do we learn about the past?

  3. Indians Before Europeans
    1. American Indian Perspectives
      1. Origins of the Middle World
      2. Creation of the World (Osage)
      3. Creation of the World (Caddo)
      4. Creation of the Sun (Tunica)
      5. The Daughters and the Serpent Monster (Caddo)
      6. How Tlanuwa Deafeated Uktena (Cherokee)
      7. Lightning Defeats the Underground Monster (Caddo)
      8. Chaos into Order
      9. Little Ones Explore the Middle World (Osage)
      10. Maintaining Order in Osage Communities
      11. How People Came to Hunt Animals (Caddo)
      12. Origins of Corn (Natchez)
      13. Origins of Fire (Cherokee)
      14. Natchez Sacred Fire
      15. Understanding the World Through Stories
    2. Academic Perspectives
      1. Ice Age Migrations
      2. Paleoindians
      3. The Dalton Culture
      4. Archaic Period Cultures
      5. Woodland Period Cultures
      6. The Mississippi Period

  4. First Encounters

  5. Historic Arkansas Indians
    1. The Quapaw Indians
    2. The Caddo Indians
    3. Tunica and Koroa Indians
    4. The Osage Indians
    5. The Chickasaws
    6. The Natchez Indians

  6. Indians After Europeans
    1. Indians and Colonists
    2. Indians in the Old South
    3. Indians in the New South
    4. Indians Today

  7. Writing Prompts

  8. Learning Exercises
    1. Indians and Animals
    2. The Three-Layer Universe
    3. Trade Goods
    4. What is a Map?
    5. Frontier Exchange Economy
    6. Creation Stories
      1. Children of the Middle Waters (Osage)
      2. Origin of the Middle World (Yuchi)
      3. The First People (Caddo)
      4. Origin of the Supreme Being (Caddo)
      5. Origin of Animals (Caddo)
      6. Origin of Corn (Natchez)
      7. Origin of Beans (Tunica)
      8. Origin of Fire (Cherokee)
    7. The Calumet Ceremony in the Mississippi Valley
      1. Marquette Account
      2. Gravier Account
      3. Du Poisson Account
    8. First Encounters: Cultural Perspectives
      1. Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXII
      2. Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXIII
      3. Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXVI
      4. Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXIX
      5. Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXXII and XXXIII
    9. Ritual Analysis
      1. Caddo Harvest Ritual
      2. Natchez Harvest Ceremony
      3. Smoking Ceremony from the Songs of the Wa-Xo'-Be (Osage)
    10. Transcending Themes

  9. Project Background and History

 
 

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