NATIVE HISTORIES · ONLINE MUSEUM
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FEATURED VERIFIED RECORD
Many nations. Many histories.
Indigenous nations hold histories that begin in their own homelands and continue through treaty-making, dispossession, survivance, and present-day self-government.
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CHEROKEE NATION
1830s
Removal is not the whole story
Read removal through Cherokee Nation’s account of law, resistance, displacement, and continued government.
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HAUDENOSAUNEE CONFEDERACY
Time immemorial → present
Governance through the longhouse
A confederacy’s own description of relationship, council, and decision-making across its member nations.
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NAVAJO NATION
20th century → present
Diné Bikéyah, language, and service
An entry point into place, language, and the public history of Navajo Code Talkers—without making one episode stand for a people.
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A better way to read history
Every learning card identifies its scope and lets you inspect the original source.
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