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A History of American Indian Achievement - Resistance and Acceptance





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1.) 1675 - Metacom Leads "King Philip's War"
King Philip's War, led by Metacom, the Wampanoag chief also known as King Philip, was one of many wars by the English colonies at Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation against Native Americans, including the Pequot War in 1636.
2.) 1680 - Pope Drives Spanish from Santa Fe
A charismatic Pueblo Indian, Pope led a revolt against the Spanish in Santa Fe, freeing the Pueblo Indians.
3.) 1680 - Kateri Tekakwitha, Patroness of Ecology
The daughter of a Mohawk warrior, Kateri Tekakwitha is the Patroness of Ecology and is on her way to becoming an American Indian Saint.
4.) 1763 - Ottawa Chief Pontiac's War for Independence
Chief Pontiac, an America Indian leader, led Native Americans in a war of independence in the old Northwest and Kentucky against British forces and American colonists.
5.) 1799 - Handsome Lake Founds Longhouse Religion
An Iroquois leader, Handsome Lake founded the Longhouse religion.
6.) 1805 - Sacagawea, Interpreter and Guide, Aids Lewis and Clark Western Expedition
acagawea helped Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery Expedition, especially when they met her Shoshone relatives.