<p>As American power and population grew in the 19th century, the United States gradually rejected the main principle of treaty-making—that tribes were self-governing nations—and initiated […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://insider.si.edu/2016/05/the-indian-problem/">The “Indian Problem”</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://insider.si.edu">Smithsonian Insider</a>.</p>