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Saratoga Campaign
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Saratoga Campaign

The Saratoga Campaign (20 June to 17 October 1777) was one of the most important military campaigns of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), in which a British army under General John Burgoyne invaded the Hudson River Valley but was...
Diorama of the Iroquois Planting the Three Sisters
Image by New York State Museum

Diorama of the Iroquois Planting the Three Sisters

A diorama of "the three sisters" (corn, beans, and squash) on display in A Mohawk Iroquois Village, an exhibit at the New York State Museum, Albany, NY, USA.
Exterior and Cutaway View of an Iroquois Longhouse
Image by Janine and Jim Eden

Exterior and Cutaway View of an Iroquois Longhouse

Exterior and cutaway view of an Iroquois longhouse. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Iroquois Monument Maisonneuve
Image by Louis-Philippe Hébert

Iroquois Monument Maisonneuve

The Maisonneuve Monument is a monument of an Iroquois by sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert built in 1895 in Place d'Armes in Montreal.
Interior of Iroquois Longhouse
Image by Richard J. Tucker

Interior of Iroquois Longhouse

The Atmosphere In Which Legends Were Told, interior of Iroquois longhouse, painting by Richard J. Tucker (l. 1876-1956), featured as an illustration in Seneca Myths and Folk Tales by Arthur C. Parker, 1923.
The Sky Beings: Thunder and His Helpers
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Sky Beings: Thunder and His Helpers

The Sky Beings: Thunder and His Helpers is a legend of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy of the Six Nations of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. The story features the supernatural entities known as the Thunders...
Anglo-Powhatan Wars
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Anglo-Powhatan Wars

The Anglo-Powhatan Wars were a series of conflicts between the English colonists of Virginia and the indigenous people of the Powhatan Confederacy between 1610-1646 CE. The Powhatan Confederacy (of over 30 tribes) was led by the chief Wahunsenacah...
Twelve Famous Native American Women
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Twelve Famous Native American Women

Native American women are traditionally held in high regard among the diverse nations, whether a given people are matrilineal or patrilineal. Traditionally, women were not only responsible for raising children and caring for the home but...
Indian Massacre of 1622
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Indian Massacre of 1622

The Indian Massacre of 1622 was an attack on the settlements of the Virginia Colony by the tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy under their leader Opchanacanough (l. 1554-1646) and his brother Opitchapam (d. c. 1630) resulting in the deaths...
Jefferson Davis
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Jefferson Davis - President of the Confederate States

Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a planter, soldier, and politician from Mississippi, who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (1861-1865). A veteran of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848...
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