Welcome, we explore a powerful yet often overlooked part of America's past—Native Americans and the Birth of the USA (1600s–1700s). While textbooks often spotlight European settlers and revolutionary leaders, this film highlights the indispensable roles indigenous peoples played. From early interactions with Pilgrims and colonists, to alliances during wars, and their diplomatic negotiations, Native American nations actively shaped the fate of a forming America. Tribes like the Powhatan, Wampanoag, Iroquois, and Cherokee were not passive observers—they were participants, leaders, and at times, resistance fighters. As European colonies grew, Native strategies shifted—from cooperation to conflict. Join us as we uncover the treaties, betrayals, contributions, and courage that defined indigenous involvement in the earliest chapters of the United States.<br /><br />✅ SOURCES<br />Calloway, C. G. (2006). The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America.<br /><br />Richter, D. K. (2001). Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America.<br /><br />Mann, C. C. (2006). 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus.<br /><br />Taylor, A. (2016). American Colonies: The Settling of North America.<br /><br />Dowd, G. E. (1992). A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indian Struggle for Unity, 1745–1815.<br /><br />Hoxie, F. E. (2001). A Final Promise: The Campaign to Assimilate the Indians, 1880–1920.<br /><br />Merrell, J. H. (1999). Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier.<br /><br />Explore #NativeAmericanHistory, #USAFounding, #ColonialAmerica, #IndigenousVoices, and #HiddenHistory.
