Wars of the indigenous peoples of North America refers to conflicts between the indigenous peoples of North America and Western powers in territory now part of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. At various times indigenous peoples fought against forces from the Russian, Spanish, French and British colonial empires, and with residents of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Wars between the United States and indigenous people are covered in the American Indian Wars article. Wars other than those referred to in the US as the Indian Wars include:
Pequot War (1637–1638) — British colonists in what is now Massachusetts allied with some Indian tribes, against the Pequot tribe
Kieft's War (1643–1645) — between Dutch settlers in New Netherland (what are now the states of New York, New Jersey, and the surrounding area) and Wappinger Indians
French and Iroquois Wars (mid-17th century) — in eastern North America between Indian nations of the Iroquois Confederation, supported by the Dutch colonists of New Netherland, and the largely Algonquian-speaking tribes of the Great Lakes region, allied with French colonists
King Philip's War (1675–1676) — in present-day southern New England
Tuscarora War (1711–1715) — War in North Carolina between Tuscarora and British colonists and British-allied tribes
Yamasee War (1715–1717) — War between European colonists in South Carolina and numerous Indian tribes
Chickasaw Wars (1720–1760) — Unsuccessful campaign by French and Choctaw against the Chickasaw
Natchez War (1729–1731) — War between the Natchez and the French of Louisiana
Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–64) — War of numerous joint Indian tribes in the Great Lakes region against British forts and settlements
Battle of Point Pleasant (1774) — British colony of Virginia against Indians of Shawnee and Mingo, fought in what is now West Virginia.
Battle of Sitka (1804) — Russian America
Battle of Port Gamble, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, between USS Massachusetts and Haida and Tlingit raiders from British and Russian territories.
Conflicts along the Okanagan Trail in 1858 in British Columbia were related to the Yakima War in Washington Territory
Fraser Canyon War (1858) – British Columbia (white irregulars in British territory against the Nlaka'pamux)
Lamalcha War (1863) — British Columbia (Royal Navy vs Lamalcha people
Chilcotin War (1864) — British Columbia (White workers against the Tsilhqot'in)
Fisherville War (1860s) — British Columbia
Tobacco Plains War (1860s) — British Columbia
Rossland War (1860s) — British Columbia
Red River Rebellion (1869) — Nord-Ouest/Rupert's Land
Great Sioux War (1876–77)
Wild Horse Creek War (1880s) — British Columbia (see Fort Steele)
North-West Rebellion (1885) — Saskatchewan Territory (Métis people against Canadian forces)
Poundmaker's War (1885) — Saskatchewan Territory (Canadian army against Cree warriors)
Battle of Cut Knife (1885) (Canadian army against Cree and Assiniboine warriors)
