Welcome to The Old West!
The Old West is a website that aims to bring the old American wild west to the internet. The idea is to collect as many articles about the old American west as possible, organize them, and make them easily accessible to anyone who is interested in learning more about this fascinating period of American history.
Most articles come from Wikipedia and are regularly updated to keep up with changes made there. If you have any suggestions or resources to contribute, please feel free to reach out.
Whether you're a history buff, a student, or just someone who loves the old west, you'll find something of interest here.
The project is run as a hobby by Alex Seifert with the hope that others who enjoy the old west will find it as interesting as he does.
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Haudenosaunee
The Haudenosaunee Confederacy ( HOH-din-oh-SHOH-nee; lit.โ'people who are building the longhouse'), also known as the Iroquois ( IRR-ษ-kwoy, -โ kwah), are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of Native Americans and First Nations peoples in northeast North America.
Osage Nation
The Osage Nation ( OH-sayj) (Osage: ๐๐๐ป๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ฃโ, lit.โ'People of the Middle Waters') is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma. They are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains historically from the Midwestern United States.
American Indian Movement
The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian grassroots movement founded in Minneapolis in July 1968.
Seminole
The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, as well as independent groups.
Muscogee
The Muscogee (English: mษss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mษฬskรณหษกษฬlษกรฌ] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands in the United States.
Sodbuster
Sodbuster was a program created by Title 12 of the Food Security Act of 1985 designed to discourage the plowing up of erosion-prone grasslands for use as cropland.
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A New Design
The Old West just got a new design and a whole bunch of new articles to go with it. We hope you like it!
An Interactive Map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Google Earth has released an interactive map of Lewis and Clark's famous expedition to explore the newly aquired Louisiana Territory. Visitors to the site can go on a virtual journey with Lewis and Clark following several important locations throughout the expedition.
Jumpin' Off
Let's jump off into a new adventure that explores the old American west.