For thousands of years before Europeans colonized the "New World," the land belonged to others. Who were those individuals now-known as "First Peoples" or "Native Americans?" How did they live? Where are they now?
Known as a great emancipator for slaves, Abraham Lincoln took a different view regarding Native Americans when he issued an Executive Order for Navajo...
Bookcover image of Bird Woman: Sacagawea's Own Story, by James Willard Schultz.
This image depicts page 1 of a September 14, 1942 letter - from Philip Johnston to the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant - requesting permission to jo...
This image depicts page 2 of the letter Philip Johnston sent to the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant on September 14, 1942. The Navajo Code...
President Jefferson asked Congress for $2,500 for the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the West - all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
This image depicts the cover page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as a code during World War II. He submitted his idea in Fe...
This image depicts the first page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as the basis for a WWII code. Click on the image for a bet...
This image depicts the second page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as the basis for a WWII code. Click on the image for a be...
Image of a Presidential Proclamation for National Navajo Code Talkers Day, signed by President Ronald Reagan on July 28, 1982. Click on the image for...
This excerpt from the Congressional Record reveals that Navajo Code Talkers, and their secret code, were so significant to the War in the Pacific that...
This letter, which is maintained by the Dutch archives in The Hague, provides some evidence that the Dutch West India Company purchased Manhattan Isla...
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