First thoughts and impressions

My initial thoughts upon the topic of Native American, was that I was excited. I remember learning about Native American history in elementary and middle school, but we never looked that closely into it. I have always been interested in our nations past, as well as the first people who were ever on the land. After doing some research, I found that the Native Americans were completely innocent people. They were forced out of their land by the European people which consisted of the Spaniards and the Portuguese. Not only did these people try to kick the Native Americans out of their own homes, but they also carried diseases, such as the North American Smallpox Epidemic, which spread among the Native Americans, killing many of them. As I continued to do more research, I learned that Native Americans have always been discriminated against; ever since the late 1500s, even to present day America. In the past, Native Americans created organizations which fought for their rights, one of them being the "Society of American Indians", which was created in the early 1900s which was put in place to fight for Native American civil rights as well as their education, health, and local government. One major part of Native American history took place in the 1950s, when Native Americans were accused of fishing too much. This case was brought to the Supreme Court, and they ruled that the Native Americans were able to fish at their "usual and accustomed places".

Other ideas:
Early 1700s-Virginia and Carolina had a slave trade of Native Americans --> lucrative fur trade
French/Indian war of 1754-1763
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988
Worcester v. Georgia of 1832
*recent incidents of discriminating towards the Indians in 2007*

Subtopics and divisions
18th century/early America
19th century
20th century/21st century

Topics within eras
Social equality
Treaties/territories/conflicts
Cultural contributions/relations
Political power
Outside influences