• For example, 19 tribes that existed in 1872 combined at that time to form the Colville Confederated Tribes, which is now the single federally recognized tribe, Colville Indian Reservation in Washington state. (wikipedia.org)
  • Regardless of age, some American Indians and Alaska Natives belong to a federally-recognized tribe, some belong to a state-recognized tribe, and others are not members of a tribe. (kff.org)
  • The Great Sioux Nation is a united confederacy of the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota Tribes of the Great Plains. (indiantraders.com)
  • The Osage Nation is a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Great Plains who historically dominated much of present-day Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • By examining specific examples, such as the bands of Indians in the Great Plains region, we can gain a deeper understanding of how these items were crafted with intricate designs and materials found within their natural environment. (goshutetribe.com)
  • For instance, consider a hypothetical case study involving the Lakota Sioux tribe from the Great Plains. (goshutetribe.com)
  • For instance, let us consider the Lakota Sioux tribe from the Great Plains region who utilized beadwork as a means of storytelling through symbols and motifs representing elements such as animals, plants, celestial bodies, or historical events. (goshutetribe.com)
  • In the United States, an American Indian tribe, Native American tribe, Alaska Native village, or Tribal nation may be any extant or historical tribe, clan, band, nation, or community of Native Americans in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term tribe is defined in the United States for some federal government purposes to include only tribes that are federally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (wikipedia.org)
  • Such tribes, including Alaska Native village or regional or village corporations recognized as such, are known as "federally recognized tribes" and are eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among the 5.2 million people who identify themselves as either part or solely American Indian or Alaska Native, about 450,000 are age 65 or older. (kff.org)
  • In total, based on the American Community Survey (ACS), about 1 percent of the U.S. population age 65 and over is American Indian or Alaskan Native, of whom about half report their race as solely American Indian or Alaska Native, and half report it in combination with another race. (kff.org)
  • Women comprise a little more than half (56%) of the elderly American Indian and Alaska Native population-a rate that mirrors the overall U.S. population age 65 and over. (kff.org)
  • Indigenous peoples of the Americas includes all the Indigenous peoples on the landbase of the Americas - North, Central and South. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is the largest land area in the USA that has been retained by an indigenous tribe, almost equal to the combined land area of New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, and Rhode Island. (indiantraders.com)
  • Aboriginal, Native American, Indian, or Indigenous Peoples laws all generally refer to American laws relating to Native Americans, also known as American Indians. (hg.org)
  • In the American tradition the term "Indians" refers to the indigenous peoples of North America prior to European colonization. (hg.org)
  • Native Americans attacked settlements, while colonists enslaved indigenous people, seized their lands and took advantage of them in trading negotiations. (history.com)
  • Skirmishes between colonists and indigenous people eventually led to the Tuscarora War , which began in 1711 when the Tuscarora people attacked colonial settlements in North Carolina, attempting to drive out colonists backed by the Yamasee tribe. (history.com)
  • Through a comparative analysis, the duality that characterises Pico's verse will be highlighted, and will place him in a tradition of indigenous poets who demonstrate that duality is a defining feature of Native American poetry. (lu.se)
  • In academic writing about Native American literature, one will find a variety of nomenclature to describe America's indigenous. (lu.se)
  • In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act , and five years later about 17,000 Cherokee were forcibly moved from North Carolina to present-day Oklahoma on what became known as the Trail of Tears . (history.com)
  • As America's colonizers aggressively moved West in the name of Manifest Destiny, tribes were forcibly moved, and their dealings with the federal government ratified in hundreds of treaties. (lu.se)
  • A Native American tribe recognized by the United States government possesses tribal sovereignty, a "dependent sovereign nation" status with the Federal Government that is similar to that of a state in some situations, and that of a nation in others, holding a government-to-government relationship with the Federal government of the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • The BIA, part of the US Department of the Interior, issues Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, which tribes use as a basis for tribal enrollment. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the United States of America today, there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribal nations. (indiantraders.com)
  • Federally recognized tribes have the power to self-govern all matters relating to their tribal members as well as some pertaining to Indian Land. (indiantraders.com)
  • While many modern American Indians live in cities and other areas, a significant number reside on their tribe's reservation and tribal lands. (indiantraders.com)
  • This includes the sovereign authority of Indian tribal courts to decide disputes relating to Indian affairs. (hg.org)
  • Through this example, it becomes evident that Native American clothing was not merely utilitarian but also served as a means to communicate identity and preserve tribal heritage. (goshutetribe.com)
  • The act affirms that tribes have the power to conduct gaming on Indian lands, but it gives states the ability to negotiate gaming regulation and games played through the signing of tribal/state compacts. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Yet today, a recent legal ruling discourages non-lawyers from representing non-federally recognized tribal groups, while not addressing such pro se appearances on behalf of federally recognized tribes. (notoweeganation.org)
  • Yet, in some states like Ohio or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , there are no formally recognized tribal groups despite the prodigious amount of Native history in each. (notoweeganation.org)
  • The attitude was to marginalize any mounted Native land claims , let alone allow exclusions to such state rule by even tolerating tribal governments in their midst. (notoweeganation.org)
  • Gerald Vizenor describes the word Indian as "a colonial enactment, not a loan word, [whose] dominance is sustained by the simulation that has superseded the real tribal names" (11). (lu.se)
  • Historically known for their nomadic lifestyle, they relied heavily on buffalo hunting for sustenance and resources. (goshutetribe.com)
  • They lived in pueblos made of adobe and the nomadic part of the tribe lived in teepees.Apache, North American Indians who, under such leaders as Cochise, Mangas Coloradas, Geronimo, and Victorio, figured largely in the history of the Southwest during the latter half of the 19th century. (rebelfun.eu)
  • The tribes were nomadic, ranging from Galveston Bay to Corpus Christi Bay and as far as 100 miles (160 km) inland. (rebelfun.eu)
  • Caddo Indians enter written history in chronicles of the Hernando de Soto expedition, which describe encounters during the Spanish passage through southwest Arkansas. (aaanativearts.com)
  • Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in North Carolina in the 1540s but left without staking a claim. (history.com)
  • A Directory of Federally Recognized Indian Nations is maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Federal law allows Native Americans a kind of special sovereign autonomy, subject to an overriding federal authority, similar to the interaction between the states and the federal government. (hg.org)
  • This law was enacted by Congress to protect the sovereign authority of Indian groups from state authority. (hg.org)
  • There currently are 566 federally-recognized sovereign tribes and more than 100 state-recognized tribes in the United States. (kff.org)
  • Native American tribes existed as sovereign governments long before European settlers arrived in North America. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Treaties signed with European nations (and later the United States) in exchange for land guaranteed the tribes' continued recognition and treatment as sovereign nations. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Historically, state governments have been hostile to the concept of recognizing and dealing with tribes as sovereign governmental entities. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • In California v. Cabazon (1987), the Supreme Court upheld the right of tribes as sovereign nations to conduct gaming on Indian lands free of state control when the state permits similar gaming outside the reservation for any purpose. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Some states have challenged the constitutionality of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, but U.S. federal courts have upheld the foundation of the law, as well as numerous points that spell out tribes' unique status as sovereign nations within the United States. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Under the Constitution of the United States and numerous treaties, the federal government undertook to protect tribes from states, who have often coveted our lands and assets and sought to impose their will on native tribes and their people. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Historically, when Native American tribes entered into treaties with the United States, there were no lawyers to assist the communal interests in negotiating the greatest good. (notoweeganation.org)
  • There are 4.5 million Native Americans (including Alaska Natives) living in the USA in 2021, representing 1.5% of the total US population. (indiantraders.com)
  • The sovereignty was further recognized--while at the same time infringed upon--by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act passed by Congress in 1988. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Sovereignty is the lifeblood of Native Americans. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • To Native Americans, sovereignty is not the possession of the land nor power or control over it. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • The battlegrounds facing Native people today routinely look less like Standing Rock and yet quietly, and more destructively, carve up American Indian sovereignty on a day-to-day basis, one decision at a time . (notoweeganation.org)
  • Treaty violation, however, does not nullify their legality, and Native American tribes to this day still live under the laws and restrictions that have controlled their sovereignty for hundreds of years. (lu.se)
  • Used to describe a vast variety of cultures and tribes, the term itself has no referent in the very cultures to which it refers. (lu.se)
  • A northern colony was established in the county of Albemarle in 1664, followed by a southern colony with its own government at Charles Town (now Charlestown, South Carolina ) in 1670, and North Carolina and South Carolina were officially divided in 1712. (history.com)
  • In 1693, ownership of Handsell was transferred to a Christopher Nutter, an "Indian trader" who since 1670 was the interpreter for the region. (restorehandsell.org)
  • In the 17th century, North Carolina residents became angered by the navigation acts, which imposed taxes on colonial goods. (history.com)
  • Upon arriving in the new world, 17th century English traders like Thomas Taylor and Christopher Nutter traded goods in an amiable relationship with the Eastern Woodland native people. (restorehandsell.org)
  • The international aspects of these laws relate to which tribes or nations a government may recognize. (hg.org)
  • Federal law treats Indian tribes as "domestic, dependent nations. (hg.org)
  • In 1831, the Supreme Court decided in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia that Indian Nations had the full legal right to manage their affairs, govern themselves internally and engage in legal and political relationships with the federal government and its subdivisions. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Their ancestry is mostly from the Rappahannock tribe of Virginia and the related Nanticoke tribe of Delaware, and are recognized as a tribe of New Jersey. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • Ref: Eastern Shore Indians of Maryland and Virginia, by Helen C. Rountree and Thomas E. Davidson, p. 159). (restorehandsell.org)
  • Some tribes, such as the United Houma Nation, do not have federal recognition, but are recognized at the state level using procedures defined by various states, without regard to federal recognition. (wikipedia.org)
  • they may be a scattered tribe who no longer exist as an organized nation, or they have not completed the certification process established by the government entities in question, they may have lost their recognition, or they may be a group of non-Native individuals seeking recognition as a tribe for other reasons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Do Indian law rulings spell the end of federal recognition? (notoweeganation.org)
  • Without an economic base to offset the overhead expense of entering into the recognition process, many dedicated individuals of Native heritage are left standing alongside the Red Road, hat in hand, with slim prospects for the continuity of their culture officially. (notoweeganation.org)
  • That recognition serves the U.S. government's agenda, best shown by the 1823 Supreme Court ruling in Johnson v. M'Intosh , establishing that American Indians only hold a "right of occupancy" upon the land they reside on, due to the ruling and the American Revolution outcome. (notoweeganation.org)
  • To anyone reading this and only hearing the words unrecognized tribe, the implication is that they lack something in their federal recognition application. (notoweeganation.org)
  • The Caddo Nation is a confederacy made up of several Southeastern Native American tribes who traditionally inhabited much of what is now East Texas, northern Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma. (aaanativearts.com)
  • This piece says that even the most conservative estimates of the Iroquois League's origins (about 1500 A.D.) make it older than the Swiss cantons, and "in a modern study of federations the Iroquois Confederacy is particularly relevant because of its influence on the Founding Fathers of the American constitution. (ratical.org)
  • p. 100) "When looking at the number of countries that have constitutions based on the American model, the influence of the Iroquois Confederacy can be felt. (ratical.org)
  • Despite no major battles being fought in the state, North Carolina sent more recruits to fight for the Confederacy than any other rebel state. (history.com)
  • The Omaha are a federally recognized Midwestern Native American tribe who reside on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • One of the original 13 colonies, North Carolina was the first state to instruct its delegates to vote for independence from the British crown during the Continental Congress . (history.com)
  • Following the Revolutionary War , North Carolina developed an extensive slave plantation system and became a major exporter of cotton and tobacco, although the enslaved population remained relatively small compared to other southern states. (history.com)
  • In 1861, North Carolina became one of 11 states to secede from the United States, beginning the American Civil War . (history.com)
  • People began living in the area now known as North Carolina at least 12,000 years ago . (history.com)
  • Scores of Native Americans were displaced from North Carolina or killed by smallpox and other diseases brought by the settlers. (history.com)
  • Starting in the early 1700s, the Cherokee people in North Carolina were forced to cede large portions of their land to American colonists. (history.com)
  • After several hundred Cherokee refused to leave North Carolina, the American government established a reservation for the Eastern Band of Cherokee. (history.com)
  • Today, there are eight federally-recognized Native American tribes in North Carolina, including the Coharie, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Haliwa-Saponi, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the Meherrin, the Sappony, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation and the Waccamaw Siouan. (history.com)
  • In 1584, explorers traveling for the English adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh arrived at Roanoke Island, North Carolina, and the first English settlement was established there in 1585. (history.com)
  • To retaliate against the taxes and abuse of power flaunted by the customs collector and deputy governor, Thomas Miller, a group of about 40 North Carolina rebels imprisoned Miller and seized control of the local government in 1677. (history.com)
  • The Mohawk people were known as the Keepers of the eastern door and for hundreds of years they guarded the Iroquois confederation against invasion by tribes from New England. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • Bordewich, a roving editor for the Readers' Digest , provides a short take on the influence issue on page 298 of this combination travel narrative and polemic: "Indians are now commonly taught to believe that American democracy is based on the Iroquois Confederation, a curious notion that relies on a handful of rhetorical remarks by Benjamin Franklin. (ratical.org)
  • Fedr argues that education is becoming political turf for "victimologists" to the point that "New York also instructs its students that the U.S. Constitution was heavily influenced by the politics of the Iroquois, a politically correct fantasy for which the state's Indians successfully lobbied. (ratical.org)
  • most who remained migrated north to join the Iroquois Confederation . (history.com)
  • This leads to an unusual complexity in the body of Native American laws because of the wide variety of synonymous terms used to describe the same peoples, social structures, and legal principles. (hg.org)
  • The Caddo Indians are thought to be an extension of Woodland period peoples, the Fourche Maline culture and Mossy Grove cultures who were living in the area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas between 200 BCE to 800 CE. (aaanativearts.com)
  • Mohicans are eastern Algonquian Native Americans, related to the Delaware peoples. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • This name was applied by the Spanish to certain settled peoples along the Rio Grande and lower …The Jumanos were a West Texas Native American tribe that ate a variety of foods including deer, game, and mostly beans. (rebelfun.eu)
  • More than a third (35%) of all American Indians or Alaska Natives age 65 and older live in four states (California, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona), and about half live in 8 states ( Figure 1) (Appendix Tables 1-2). (kff.org)
  • As the Chief of the unrecognized historical Notoweega Nation , Dancing Elk has reviewed the latest ruling and sees little difference in his treatment versus the one involving David Laughing Horse Robinson , Chairman of the Kawaiisu Tribe of Tejon in California. (notoweeganation.org)
  • Factors like the extent of Indian governmental control over the lives of their individual members, the political coherence of the group and its control over a specified territory, and the continuity of the group's history all play a role in whether various levels of government choose to recognize the political autonomy of these groups. (hg.org)
  • Similarly, where "tribe" or "band" have historically designated a group of Indians of the same or similar heritage, Native Americans have increasingly preferred the terms "nation" or "people. (hg.org)
  • The Ponca are a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan language group. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • Not just any group of Native Americans can be recognized as an Indian Nation. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • English or Anglo-American references to the Jumano are few, historically late, and apply almost entirely to the Arkansas River group.The Jumanos and Apaches By:Sage G. Apache indians The lifestyles of the indians. (rebelfun.eu)
  • American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have the highest rates of suicide of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The international meaning of the English word tribe is a people organized with a non-state government, who typically claim descent from a common founder and who speaks the same language. (wikipedia.org)
  • The proportion of elderly people among American Indians and Alaska Natives is smaller compared with the proportion in the overall U.S. population. (kff.org)
  • The Otoe are a Native American people of the Midwestern United States. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • Thier Homes Jumanos- nuts,beans,pear cacti,and agave Yes, both the Jumano indians and ApachesEating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and overeating develop in people of all shapes and Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and overeating develop in people of all shapes and sizes, from all ba. (rebelfun.eu)
  • Similarly, in camp, people ate pemmican only when other food was scarce.Published: 1976 Updated: September 1, 1995 Patarabueye Indians. (rebelfun.eu)
  • Their unique political relationship with the US government is neither ethnically nor racially derived, and members of these tribes are citizens of three individual sovereigns: their tribe, their country (the USA), and their residential state. (indiantraders.com)
  • Do Native Americans have special rights that other American citizens do not? (hg.org)
  • However, these courts lack authority over non-Indians, even if they conduct activity on an Indian reservation unless the activity threatens the welfare of the tribe. (hg.org)
  • One of the most fascinating aspects of Native American cultures is their traditional clothing and accessories. (goshutetribe.com)
  • By delving into the world of traditional Native American clothing and accessories, we embark on a journey through time where we can explore the ingenuity and creativity of these cultures in utilizing materials found in their surroundings to create stunning and meaningful garments. (goshutetribe.com)
  • In addition to clothing, Native American cultures also crafted various accessories that held both practical and symbolic significance. (goshutetribe.com)
  • They serve as tangible reminders of the resilience and richness of Native American cultures throughout history. (goshutetribe.com)
  • For example, headdresses were commonly worn by Plains tribes like the Lakota Sioux as a symbol of honor and prestige. (goshutetribe.com)
  • This site was established as an Indian Reservation by the state of Maryland in 1720, but in 1768 the Maryland legislature passed a bill authorizing the purchase of all remaining rights to Chicone Indian lands from the Nanticoke Indians. (restorehandsell.org)
  • On July 13, 1665 he received a land grant called "Handsell" for 700 acres which encompassed the main Native American residential sites within the Chicone town lands. (restorehandsell.org)
  • However, the Natives Americans felt the English were getting too close to their village and surrounding lands, exerting too much influence on the tribe. (restorehandsell.org)
  • By 1768 the Maryland legislature passed a bill authorizing the purchase of all remaining rights to "Chicone Indian lands" from the Nanticoke Native Americans. (restorehandsell.org)
  • Modern forms of these entities are often associated with land or territory of an Indian reservation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Great Sioux Nation includes several federally recognized reservations, including but not limited to Oglala Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Prairie Island, Hunkpapa Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, Rosebud Indian Reservation, and Crow Creek Indian Reservation. (indiantraders.com)
  • The Choctaw Indian Reservation is the second-largest in area in the USA, located in Oklahoma. (indiantraders.com)
  • The Maryland government sided with the Native Americans and ordered John Rider off the reservation. (restorehandsell.org)
  • For examples, some states may recognize particular Indian groups even when the federal government does not. (hg.org)
  • Federally-recognized tribes share a government-to-government relationship with the federal government based around the "Federal Trust Responsibility. (kff.org)
  • In 2009, the United States Federal Government issued an "acknowledgement and apology," acknowledging a "long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies" in its dealings with Native Americans (Congress.gov). (lu.se)
  • The publication of a text so carefully constructed with legally non-binding terms and saturated with use of the passive voice was, to many Native Americans, unsurprising in the context of dealings between Native American tribes and the Federal Government. (lu.se)
  • Each tribe had its unique style, techniques, and motifs that were passed down through generations, representing a tangible link to their ancestors and heritage. (goshutetribe.com)
  • These garments hold deep cultural significance, reflecting the rich history and unique traditions of each tribe. (goshutetribe.com)
  • The history of Native Americans after the arrival of the pilgrims in 1620 is one of disenfranchisement, genocide, and forced migration. (lu.se)
  • It is also a concept that has been increasingly railed against by Native scholars such as Steven Newcomb . (notoweeganation.org)
  • Older American Indians and Alaska Natives live throughout the country, but are concentrated in certain geographic areas. (kff.org)
  • While about 40 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives live in rural areas, only 22 percent currently live on reservations or land trusts. (kff.org)
  • When American Indians and Alaska Natives live far from reservations, they may have little to no access to IHS-funded services, given the comparatively small scope of the Urban Indian Health Program described later in this issue brief. (kff.org)
  • the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. (indiantraders.com)
  • In addition to their status as legal entities, tribes have political, social and historical rights and responsibilities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Firstly, Tommy Pico's Nature Poem will be read alongside a selection of Native American poets. (lu.se)
  • The term is also used to refer to communities of Native Americans who historically inhabit a particular landbase and share a language and culture. (wikipedia.org)
  • Furthermore, the craftsmanship involved in creating these items was highly esteemed within Native American communities. (goshutetribe.com)
  • Today, many Native American communities continue to preserve their traditional clothing and accessory-making practices as a way to celebrate their cultural identity. (goshutetribe.com)
  • The art of beadwork has been practiced by Native American communities for centuries, dating back to pre-Columbian times. (goshutetribe.com)
  • In 1721 a serious conflict arose between the English and the Native Americans after Nutter's heirs sold their land to a John Rider, who almost immediately tried to seize the 700 acres of Handsell, including the site of the Nanticoke Fort. (restorehandsell.org)
  • Because of the ill feelings caused by the English settlers who deprived them of the land on which they had once lived and hunted, the Native Americans complained that on the very banks of the Nanticoke River some of the colonists were building their houses. (restorehandsell.org)
  • Long Soldier's work demonstrates the complicated relationship between Native American poets and the English language, utilising linguistic and poetic methods to disrupt the hierarchical power of English in public discourse. (lu.se)
  • The variety of terms and lack of consensus in Native American literary studies does highlight the reality that this nomenclature is a postcolonial issue. (lu.se)
  • By exploring the world of traditional Native American clothing and accessories, we not only appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship but also recognize the importance of these items in preserving cultural heritage. (goshutetribe.com)
  • Furthermore, no other distinctive heritage than Native Americans finds itself in this precarious position. (notoweeganation.org)
  • These variables speed at which one is walking and ones' body weight.Enrique Madrid, of Redford, is a West Texas resident who traces his heritage to the Jumano tribe. (rebelfun.eu)
  • Their native homeland was the valley of Mohawk in New York, north to the St. Lawrence River, south to greater New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and east to the Green Mountains of Vermont, and west to their border with the Iroquoian Oneida Nation. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • There are strict laws and lengthy processes to enter into to establish that an Indian community was and is a historic Indian Nation. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • There are 574 federally recognized tribes across the nation. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
  • Federally recognized Indian tribe" is a legal term in United States law with a specific meaning. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another 200,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives under the age of 65 are living with a long-term disability (for which they receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits) or a health condition, such as end stage renal disease, which qualifies them for Medicare. (kff.org)
  • From self-reported data in the ACS and other surveys, it is difficult to determine the number of non-elderly American Indians and Alaska Natives living with long-term disabilities who might meet the requirements for Social Security Disability Insurance, but are otherwise not enrolled in Medicare. (kff.org)
  • A more appropriate term may be Dihthaad Xt'een Aandeg' The Mansfield People's Language, referring to the traditional village of Mansfield, north of Tanacross. (aaanativearts.com)
  • For continuity, in this thesis the term Native American will be used. (lu.se)
  • 4 The proportion of American Indians and Alaska Natives living away from reservations has grown steadily over time and this demographic shift is expected to continue. (kff.org)
  • 5 (Data specific to the share of elderly American Indians and Alaska Natives living on reservations are difficult to verify, but as described later in this paper, about a third of Medicare beneficiaries report IHS as a source of health coverage, which may reflect their proximity to reservations and land trusts. (kff.org)
  • The Otoe language, Chiwere, is part of the Siouan family and closely related to that of the related Iowa and Missouri tribes. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • Through the use of several analytic methods and postcolonial theories, this thesis will analyse representations of language, place, and identity, and argue that they are constructed in the border between Native American and American consciousness. (lu.se)
  • Which laws apply to these Indian casinos, as they are often called, and how are they regulated? (hg.org)
  • They were the tallest race of men in North America many of them were six and a half and other seven feet tall. (ronnielee.rocks)
  • Race(5) 5 Universe: Persons White Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race P7. (cdc.gov)
  • Hispanic Origin(2) by Race(5) 10 Universe: Persons Not of Hispanic origin: White Black American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other race Hispanic origin: (Repeat Race) P11. (cdc.gov)
  • The village was originally located on the north side of the Tanana River, and was called "Tanana Crossing. (aaanativearts.com)
  • In 1972, the village relocated from the north bank of the Tanana River to the south bank, due to water contamination. (aaanativearts.com)
  • Located on the Nanticoke River and Chicone Creek north of Vienna, Dorchester County, the house which stands today was built on a Native American Chicone Village site. (restorehandsell.org)
  • Henry Steele and his wife Ann Billings (grand-daughter of John Rider) were deeded 484 acres of the southern half of the Handsell tract, this portion bordered by the Chicone Creek and Nanticoke River, the exact site of the Native American village. (restorehandsell.org)
  • It is likely these were friendly patents held by Taylor to protect the "Indian towns" from other Englishmen. (restorehandsell.org)