Amerindian slave ownership

Indigenous peoples of the Americas slave ownership refers to the ownership of enslaved people by indigenous peoples of the Americas from the colonial period to the abolition of slavery. Indigenous people enslaved Amerindians, Africans, and —occasionally— Europeans.

In North America, waves of European colonization brought Amerindian dislocation and modern weapons which enabled the industrialization of Amerindian slave-raiding of Amerindians for about a century. Soon afterwards, as an accelerating Atlantic slave trade brought enslaved Africans to North America, many indigenous tribes acquired more Africans as slaves and traded them among themselves and to the colonists. Many prominent people from the "Five Civilized Tribes" purchased slaves and became members of the planter class. A number of Indian nations of the time are considered “slave societies”, comparable to the canonical models of Greece, Rome, Portuguese America and others.

The 1863 Emancipation Proclamation only applied to States in rebellion, and did not legally affect slavery in Native American areas that fought for the Confederate States of America. Upon ratification of the 13th Amendment, slaves in the U.S. were emancipated in 1865.[1] In practice, slavery continued in some Native American territories. The "Five Civilized Tribes negotiated new treaties in 1866, in which they agreed to end slavery.[2]

  1. ^ Miles, Tiya; Krauthamer, Barbara (2004). "Companion to African American History". In Hornsby, Alton (ed.). pp. 121–139. doi:10.1111/b.9780631230663.2004.00009.x. ISBN 0631230661. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Neil P. Chatelain (July 10, 2018). "Beyond the 13th Amendment: Ending Slavery in the Indian Territory".

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