Indigenous People Accommodation and Resistance

Creative Adaptation

Indigenous populations continued to play a crucial role in the Americas despite significant losses due to diseases and conflict.

Huron Confederacy

The Wendat people, known for their organized agricultural communities linked by language and culture.

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer whose alliances with the Huron Confederacy altered Indigenous ways of life.

Mourning Wars

Cultural practices of the Iroquois to replenish populations by adopting captives, contributing to the decline of the Wendake.

Juan de Oñate

Spanish conquistador who extended control into the Rio Grande valley and demanded tribute from native towns.

Acoma Massacre

Brutal suppression of the Acoma Pueblo by Oñate, marking a turning point in Spanish-native relations.

Pueblo Revolt of 1680

Uprising led by Po-pay against Spanish rule, temporarily driving out the Spanish from New Mexico.

Carib Indians (Kalinago)

Indigenous people of the Caribbean, whose supposed cannibalistic practices were exaggerated by Europeans.

Cultural Persistence

The ability of Indigenous cultures to adapt and persist despite the pressures of European colonization.

Survival and Adaptation

Complex interactions between Indigenous groups and Europeans, highlighting both benefits and long-term consequences.