Explore the 5 coldest US states—Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Maine—and the Indigenous nations who have thrived there for millennia.
Category: United States
Flashback: A Tour of 1940s New York City
Discover the Indigenous history beneath 1940s NYC landmarks—Lenape homelands, Mohawk skywalkers of the Empire State Building, and Haudenosaunee lands of the Erie Canal.
Roger Williams and the Founding of Providence Plantations
In 1636 Roger Williams founded Providence on land granted by Narragansett sachems Canonicus and Miantonomi, shaping religious freedom in America.
Here’s Why Puerto Rico Is Part of the U.S. – Sort Of
Explore Puerto Rico’s history from the Indigenous Taíno of Borikén through Spanish rule, the 1898 Treaty of Paris, commonwealth status, and modern crises.
Mississippi
Explore Mississippi’s Native history: Mississippian mound builders, the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez nations, the 1729 Natchez revolt, removal, and modern Choctaw sovereignty.
Building the Erie Canal
How the Erie Canal (1817-1825) transformed the homelands of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy—Indigenous trade routes, land cessions, treaties, and legacy.
Hawaii’s Long Road to Becoming America’s 50th State
How Hawaii became America’s 50th state in 1959 after the illegal 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani—a history of colonization, discrimination, and Native Hawaiian resistance.
Pennsylvania – State, Map & Capital
Explore Pennsylvania’s Native history: the Lenape homeland, William Penn’s 1682 Treaty of Shackamaxon, the Walking Purchase fraud, and Lenape displacement west.
Maryland
Explore 13,000 years of Maryland Native American history: the Piscataway, Susquehannock and Nanticoke nations, colonial conflicts and modern tribal recognition.
The Most Dangerous Amusement Park of All Time
Discover the Indigenous history beneath Action Park, the Texas Revolution, Providence Plantations, and Newport mansions—Lenape, Narragansett, and Cherokee homelands restored.
Connecticut – Map, Capital & State
Explore Connecticut’s Native American history: Pequot War, Treaty of Hartford, Mohegan & Nipmuc nations, King Philip’s War, and modern tribal preservation.
How Ice Cream Pushed Clint Eastwood Into Politics
From Esselen and Ohlone homelands to the 1986 ‘ice cream flap’: the true history of Carmel-by-the-Sea and Clint Eastwood’s landmark mayoral victory.