4m

De Soto Arrives in North America: A Great Collision of Cultures

Hermann Trappman

Historian and artist Hermann Trappman describes the cultural clash when European explorers arrived on the North American continent.

1m 30s

De Soto Expedition: Telling a Balanced Story

Scott Pardue

Scott Pardue explains the importance of telling the story of De Soto in a balanced way.

2m

The Chickasaws: Knowing of de Soto's Brutality and Demands

Richard Green

The Chickasaws had heard of de Soto’s brutality on the “Indian grapevine” and retreated to their villages.

2m

De Soto's First Encounters

Richard Green

De Soto encountered Indian groups as he traveled northwest from Florida.

1m 30s

De Soto from the Native Perspective

Scott Pardue

The retelling of the de Soto story has been biased from a European perspective. It is time for Native Americans to offer their perspectives.

2m 30s

The Difference Between Chiefdoms and Tribes

Richard Green

Tribal historian Richard Green notes that tribes, which replaced chiefdoms, were ruled by consent rather than a divine leader.