Native Americans

Blog posts about events or people associated with Native American descent and their experiences.

  • A black and white photograph depicting the small town of Nome, Alaska. It is covered in snow. Most of the buildings are very small, with a church steeple rising above the rest of the structures. There are no paved roads pictured in the town. The picture was taken in 1916, less than ten years before the 1925 Serum Run.

    The Nome Serum Run

    Overview Discovering the Epidemic Established as a Gold Rush town in the late 1800s, Nome, Alaska was home to roughly 1,800 people in 1925. Only one of them was a…

  • The Snyder Act of 1924

    History of Native American Citizenship To be born and raised in the United States of America but denied citizenship and the right to vote; this was the unfortunate reality for…

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