Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans

October 22, 2018 1:25 PM

C-SPAN and the Aspen Institute: Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans (50min video, transcript included) Yale University history professor Ned Blackhawk and Patricia Limerick of the Center of the American West discussed the interactions between Native Americans and white settlers in the 19th century. They talked about the impact of trade alliances on Native Americans and their struggle to preserve their political and social autonomy. The discussion also includes fascinating details and anecdotes concerning development and progress in the academic study of indigenous history in the U.S. during the past few decades.

Other C-SPAN titles from the same conference:

• Westward Expansion During the 19th Century
• Water and Wildlife of the Early American West
• Civil War and 19th Century Westward Expansion
• American Frontiersman Kit Carson

Other C-SPAN American History programs

posted by XMLicious (1 comment total)

Thank you for making this post. Favorited so I can come back and follow it up on a day when I’m not so incapable of handling this.
posted by Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer at 9:11 PM on October 25, 2018 [1 favorite]