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Ainu - History of the Indigenous People of Japan
Video by Kings and Generals

Ainu - History of the Indigenous People of Japan

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series continues with an episode on the history of Ainu - the indigenous people from the northern region of the Japanese archipelago, particularly Hokkaido. In this video, we will learn...
Map of Celtic Peoples in the Post-Classical Period
Image by Magna Celtae

Map of Celtic Peoples in the Post-Classical Period

A map showing the spread of Celtic-speaking peoples in Europe, and their migrations in the Post-Classical Period.
Politics and Indigenous Relations in the New England Colonies
Video by Khan Academy

Politics and Indigenous Relations in the New England Colonies

The New England colonies differed from the Chesapeake colonies in their economies and environments. However, as Kim Kutz Elliott discusses, both regions shared forms of government that were unusually democratic for the time period, as well...
First Peoples   Australia
Video by PBS NOVA

First Peoples Australia

When Homo sapiens arrived in Australia, they were, for the first time, truly alone, surrounded by wildly different flora and fauna. How did they survive and populate a continent? There is a close cultural and genetic link between the First...
Columbian Exchange
Definition by John Horgan

Columbian Exchange

The Columbian exchange is a term coined by Alfred Crosby Jr. in 1972 that is traditionally defined as the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World of Europe and Africa and the New World of the Americas. The exchange...
Doctrine of Discovery
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Doctrine of Discovery

The Doctrine of Discovery is a policy enacted initially by the 15th-century Catholic Church proclaiming the right of Christian nations to take possession of the lands of non-Christians in the interest of saving their souls. Non-Christians...
Bartolomé de Las Casas
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Bartolomé de Las Casas

Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566) was a Spanish Dominican friar and former conquistador who revealed the atrocities of the conquests of New Spain and Peru and who strove to protect the basic rights of indigenous peoples in the Spanish Empire...
The Iberian Conquest of the Americas
Article by James Hancock

The Iberian Conquest of the Americas

European explorers began to probe the Western Hemisphere in the early 1500s, and they found to their utter amazement not only a huge landmass but also a world filled with several diverse and populous indigenous cultures. Among their most...
Encomienda
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Encomienda

The encomienda was a system where Spanish adventurers and settlers were granted the legal right to extract forced labour from indigenous tribal chiefs in the Americas colonies of the Spanish Empire. In return, the Europeans were expected...
How the #LandBack Movement Might Help Save the Planet
Video by Above The Noise

How the #LandBack Movement Might Help Save the Planet

Indigenous communities across the globe are experts at managing and protecting land. Is it time the U.S. finally returned STOLEN parklands back to them? SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a video! https://bit.ly/3tNKzhV And follow us on Instagram...
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