From when French fur trappers and Catholic missionaries first made their way to the Great Lakes in the 17th century until the onset of a population boom in the mid-19th century, Indigenous inhabitants sustained relatively stable and mutually beneficial relations with colonial powers.
—
Daniel Cueto-Villalobos,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
Hispanic settlers and missionaries later made their way into the area, and tribes continued to live in various parts of Arizona.
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