Slavery
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Science
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Slavery, Slaves
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Alaska, New York, Oklahoma, Louisiana
Article abstract: Before European settlement, slavery helped determine status within many Indian societies; after European settlement, Indian slavery became an important economic institution and significantly influenced Indian-white relations
Slavery, a social institution which existed in most human societies before the twentieth century, was practiced by many native North American cultures.
Aboriginal Slavery
All forms of slavery exist to bring honor and power to the master. Before contact with Europeans, American Indian societies did not...
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