First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 5: Arrogant and Proud Barbarians
In his account of the Soto expedition, “The Inca” [see Part 1] gives what I believe to be the most accurate and eloquent account of the...
First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 4: Panfilo de Narvaez
Inspired by the stories of Cabeza de Vaca, who had survived in North America after becoming a castaway and just returned to Spain, in...
First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 3: Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto was not the first to make contact with Native Americans in Florida. As “The Inca” [Part 1] tells in his chronicles of...
First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 2: Like Deer
In 1537, after amassing a sizable fortune as a conquistador, slave trader, and business man in South America, Hernando de Soto quickly...
First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 1: Hernando de Soto
This is part of a series of articles by Courtney Miller on the subject of “First Contact”–the initial contact of the Native Americans...
![Kawoni [April]: The Flower Moon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12aa6a_7c3e945d560a42299d136778a994ffa7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_152,h_172,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/12aa6a_7c3e945d560a42299d136778a994ffa7~mv2.jpg)
![Anvyi [March]: The Windy Moon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/12aa6a_0119c7402f6f43038527f4d6c2f81970~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_152,h_176,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_auto/12aa6a_0119c7402f6f43038527f4d6c2f81970~mv2.jpg)