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South America4
- HOSKIN: Well, DNA, at best, will tell you if there are markers in your genetic code that trace you to native peoples in North America and South America. (wvxu.org)
- After contact, American Indians and the events involving them greatly influenced the histories of the European colonies and the modern nations of North, Central, and South America. (si.edu)
- Five of the "New World" Hantaviruses cause HCPS in North America, while a few others cause disease in Central America and South America. (medscape.com)
- however, the Black Creek Canal virus and the Bayou virus of the southeastern United States, as well as the Andes virus of South America, have been linked to renal failure and share some similarities with HFRS. (medscape.com)
Settlers13
- While the Native Americans were away from their New England territory, white settlers took over the land. (encyclopedia.com)
- Scores of Native Americans were displaced from North Carolina or killed by smallpox and other diseases brought by the settlers. (history.com)
- The settlers developed a hostile relationship with indigenous people, and Sir Francis Drake took most settlers back to England in 1586. (history.com)
- Buffalo were slaughtered by United States military policy to weaken Indian tribes, and they were also slaughtered by other settlers for quick financial gain, often taking only tongues or skins while leaving the rest of the buffalo to rot. (mongabay.com)
- Not knowing either Cherokee or Itsate Creek, or that the Itsate Creeks occupied the entire region at one time, early Caucasian settlers passed down inaccurate interpretations of Native American words. (accessgenealogy.com)
- This history of contact, conflict, and coexistence with first the Spanish, then their Mexican settlers, and finally the Americans, gives a special flavor to the region. (mataka.org)
- Aberginian - A collective term used by the early settlers on Massachusetts Bay for the tribes to the north. (legendsofamerica.com)
- It is hard to accurately document the total number of tribes that were present in North America when the first European settlers made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean. (teach-nology.com)
- Expansion - The history of Native Americans can be looked at as an experiment in both expansion and lack of understanding from the European settlers. (teach-nology.com)
- It is hard to understand what was going on in the minds of the American settlers especially the ones migrating from the original 13 Eastern Colonies westward all the way to California. (teach-nology.com)
- If every single Native American warrior from every North American tribe would have joined forces during the first conflict with the European settlers, quite possibly America and Canada would be quite different locations. (teach-nology.com)
- Native American tribes existed as sovereign governments long before European settlers arrived in North America. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
- The Massachusetts people had lived on these lands continuously for thousands of years before it was taken through warfare and the deliberate spreading of diseases such as smallpox, typhus and influenza by European settlers and later by Americans. (jns.org)
Europeans4
- The Native Americans lived a life that was a complete opposite from the way that the Europeans were accustomed to. (bartleby.com)
- Though suspicious of the foreigners, many of the Abenaki tribes engaged in fur trade with Europeans, especially the French and the British. (encyclopedia.com)
- Ababco - An eastern Algonquian tribe or sub-tribe, this group initially lived on the Choptank River in Maryland when first encountered by Europeans. (legendsofamerica.com)
- Biblical tradition holds that humans were created some 4,000 years ago and that all men descend from Adam - including indigenous peoples whom Europeans regarded as primitive. (voanews.com)
Cultures10
- Much of our cultures and histories were taken from the tribes (by some writers), then abused and misused. (thejohnfox.com)
- Much of the recent legislation and regulations in this area address both civil rights of these peoples and social programs designed to protect these unique cultures and promote economic independence. (hg.org)
- Edward Sheriff Curtis published The North American Indian between 1907 and 1930 with the intent to record traditional Indian cultures. (uiowa.edu)
- Despite nearly 500 years of white settlement and pressure, the traditional cultures of the peoples of the Southwest survive today more strongly than in any other region. (mataka.org)
- Tribes have unique cultures and ways of life that span history from time immemorial to the present day. (si.edu)
- To understand the history and cultures of the Americas requires understanding American Indian history from Indian perspectives. (si.edu)
- He became fascinated with the lives and cultures of Native Americans and joined many expeditions in order to meet and document more of the people's lives. (davidwolfe.com)
- Carrillo, who identifies with the Navajo Indian tribe and as a Mexican American, said the small presence of Native people makes it even more important to show the UCSC community the presence of Native cultures. (cityonahillpress.com)
- It's important to see that [Native Americans] are here and this is what we look like and our cultures exist. (cityonahillpress.com)
- 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)
Nations28
- Keep in mind, as you noted, Indian tribes in this country are sovereign nations. (wvxu.org)
- That's true of all Indian nations. (wvxu.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)
- Tribal nations were represented throughout the Presidential Inauguration events this weekend and I was proud to have represented Native people in honoring the President as he begins his second term. (ncai.org)
- From the morning prayer to his ceremonial swearing in to the Inaugural Parade, tribal nations were present, a reminder that as sovereign nations, we are also active members of the American family of governments," said Jefferson Keel, President of NCAI and Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. (ncai.org)
- Keel made the statement from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian where NCAI held a tribal nations strategy session the day after the Inauguration. (ncai.org)
- Although Native Americans or tribes weren't mentioned specifically in the President's inaugural speech, tribal nations are a priority of this Administration and it was reflected in our prominence in the weekend's events. (ncai.org)
- President Keel will next deliver a major address at the 2013 State of Indian Nations, scheduled for the February 14th at 10:30 a.m. eastern from the Newseum in Washington, DC - just days after the President Obama's State of the Union address. (ncai.org)
- The Native Health Database contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. (uiowa.edu)
- Called "Manifest Destiny," it was based on the belief that God intended the United States to extend its holdings and its power across the wide continent of North America over the native Indian tribes and other nations from the east coast to the west. (lgbtqnation.com)
- The French explorer Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Lhut included them in a list of nations living north of Lake Superior in 1684. (legendsofamerica.com)
- Indian Tribes" are called First Nations in Canada, the first nations to live in this land, respect its beauty and live off its resources. (matadornetwork.com)
- Although he received considerable resistance from a federal government determined to wipe out native culture, Weadick fought for the Treaty 7 Nations (bands that signed one of 11 numbered treaties with the British from 1871 to 1921) to be part of the Stampede. (matadornetwork.com)
- Some villages expressed concern that the First Nations, the native, aboriginal people of Canada, are represented in The "Indian" Village. (matadornetwork.com)
- In the United States of America today, there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribal nations. (indiantraders.com)
- The association between the monarchy of Canada and Indigenous peoples in Canada stretches back to the first interactions between North American Indigenous peoples and European colonialists and, over centuries of interface, treaties were established concerning the monarch and Indigenous nations. (wikipedia.org)
- First Nations , Inuit , and Métis peoples in Canada have a unique relationship with the reigning monarch and, like the Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand, [1] generally view the affiliation as being not between them and the ever-changing Cabinet , but instead with the continuous Crown of Canada, as embodied in the reigning sovereign. (wikipedia.org)
- While treaties were signed between European monarchs and First Nations in North America as far back as 1676, the only ones that survived the American Revolution are those in Canada, which date to the beginning of the 18th century. (wikipedia.org)
- For millennia, indigenous people of North America exchanged and traded ideas, goods, technologies, and arts with other tribal nations, near and far. (si.edu)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- A Directory of Federally Recognized Indian Nations is maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
- Southern Oregon has been home to tribal nations of Native Americans long before America became known as "the land of the free and the home of the brave. (sea-technology.com)
- In honor of Native American Heritage Awareness, the command of U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend adorned the MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopters with original artwork modeled after cultural references from the confederation of local tribal nations. (sea-technology.com)
- Tribal Government Sources: Nations by State: Utah ___'The listing of tribes in these pages have been compiled in order to allow for easier access to information on the culture and history of the Native American tribes of the United States. (archaeolink.com)
Lands14
- Native Americans attacked settlements, while colonists enslaved indigenous people, seized their lands and took advantage of them in trading negotiations. (history.com)
- These Algonquian -speaking people traveled widely through lands from Canada to Florida and from the Mississippi River to the eastern continental coast. (legendsofamerica.com)
- The exploration programmes, not only in the Voisey's Bay area, but throughout much of the Innu lands, have proceeded without the consent of the Innu people. (archaeolink.com)
- In 1850, with the passage of the Act for the Better Protection of the Lands and Property of the Indians in Lower Canada , the first definition of 'Indian' was given, with this Indian status linked to band membership. (archive-it.org)
- This was done for the purpose of defining lands which could not be trespassed upon and so that no taxes could be imposed on Indian people living on reserve lands. (archive-it.org)
- With this law being passed in 1850 (preceded by An Act for the Better Protection of the Lands and Property of Indians in Lower Canada ) it allowed only the Indians to deal with their lands unless the Crown approved it. (archive-it.org)
- In this timeframe, the Government's main agenda was protection of the Indians and their lands from abuse only until they became 'civilized and eventually assimilated. (archive-it.org)
- 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)
- In the 19th century the Miami ceded most of their lands to the United States , and many moved to a reservation in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1867. (britannica.com)
- 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)
- 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)
- More than 1,000 Israeli university students, writing on behalf of the "Students for Justice in America" (SJA) organization, have petitioned Jasper Goodman, Managing Editor of the Harvard Crimson , with a demand that the Crimson immediately evacuates its offices from "illegally occupied" Massachusetts Indian lands. (jns.org)
- According to SJA, the Harvard Crimson's own offices are situated on lands forcefully taken from the Massachusetts people, which is the indigenous nation of these territories. (jns.org)
- A similar action has been brought by SJA against Ben & Jerry's occupation of the Abenaki Indians lands in their Vermont headquarters. (jns.org)
Handbook of Nort1
- Handbook of North American Indians, vol. 8. (shastalibraries.org)
Indigenous people8
- For centuries, Indigenous people of North America have been, and still are, grossly stereotyped on a global scale. (thejohnfox.com)
- Here's some news: I want you to write about Native Americans, because the truth is, the Indigenous people of North America are woven into the fabric of the global narrative-past, present, and future. (thejohnfox.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)
- Whenever we think of indigenous people and landscape, we either invoke Rousseau and the old canard of the "noble savage," which is an idea racist in its simplicity, or alternatively, we invoke Thoreau and say these people are closer to the Earth than we are. (matadornetwork.com)
- Well, indigenous people are neither sentimental nor weakened by nostalgia. (matadornetwork.com)
- Indigenous people of the Americas shaped life in the Western Hemisphere for millennia. (si.edu)
- J.P. Morgan approached Curtis in 1906 to discuss the funding of a documentary project on the indigenous people of the North American continent. (davidwolfe.com)
- Native American Heritage Month is celebrated every November to honor the many contributions Indigenous people have made to the United States. (dallaschamber.org)
Confederacy7
- The Abenaki (also called "Abanaki" or "Abnaki") were part of the Wabanaki Confederacy of five Algonquian-speaking tribes that existed from the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s. (encyclopedia.com)
- Some historians believe that the ancestors of the tribes making up the Abenaki confederacy first arrived in North America about three thousand years ago. (encyclopedia.com)
- 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)
- If anyone continues to insist, as do all the Republican presidential candidates, that we must refer to these murderers as "Islamic extremists" or "radical Islamic terrorists," then I contend that we refer to any and all people who were Christian and supported the institution of slavery, like the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, as "radical Christian terrorists. (lgbtqnation.com)
- Accohanoc - A tribe of the Powhatan Confederacy , they formerly lived on the river of the same name in Accomac and Northampton Counties of Virginia . (legendsofamerica.com)
- They became close allies with the Cree, trading with the Cree for European made goods and aiding the Cree in their war against the peoples of the Blackfoot Confederacy. (archive-it.org)
- The Great Sioux Nation is a united confederacy of the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota Tribes of the Great Plains. (indiantraders.com)
Chippewa Indians3
- An enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Rick grew up along the shores of Lake Superior. (nmac.org)
- The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians printed so many IDs that the machine overheated and started melting the cards. (wral.com)
- My research indicates members of her family are also affiliated with the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians , a group based in Montana. (loc.gov)
Navajo7
- Trudie Jackson is a member of the Navajo Nation with her Clans reflecting the Bitterwater and Folded Arms People, then of the Mexican and Yucca-Strung-Out-In-A-Line People from Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. (nmac.org)
- The name "Anasazi" has come to mean "ancient people," although the word itself is Navajo, meaning "enemy ancestors. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Native American Skinwalker LoreThis article looks deeper into the legend of the Navajo Skinwalker and its ties to other shapeshifting myths. (teichmann-art.de)
- Some of the more popular tribes and some that you may have even heard of include the Arapahoe, Navajo, Cherokee, Sioux and Seminole. (teach-nology.com)
- Large tribes such as the Navajo in the USA have been more successful than smaller and geographically dispersed tribes, in particular in Canada. (lu.se)
- Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), however, was not recognized until May of 1993, when an unusual illness struck a Navajo tribe living on the border of New Mexico and Arizona. (medscape.com)
- Navajo oral tradition describes an illness now thought to be HCPS that struck down young healthy members of the tribe after temperate winters, and tradition also warns of the dangers of coexisting with rodents. (medscape.com)
Different tribes4
- There was one time in this country where there was almost 500 different tribes. (wwlp.com)
- This month is also a chance to learn about the different tribes and raise awareness about the struggles native people faced as well as in the present. (wwlp.com)
- Curtis spent more than 20 years on the project and in that time created 40,000 images of more than 80 different tribes. (davidwolfe.com)
- They are not religious events - rather a kind of party and dance competition, where dancers from different tribes meet on the prairie or in the Rocky Mountains. (lu.se)
America's6
- Dip into the world of Native American cinema at the AIFF, the oldest and best known festival in the country dedicated to movies that tell the stories of America's original people. (travelchannel.com)
- It's one of the most contentious debates in anthropology today: Where did America's first peoples come from - and when? (voanews.com)
- Scientists decided the Clovis people must have been America's first peoples, arriving 13,000 years ago. (voanews.com)
- In academic writing about Native American literature, one will find a variety of nomenclature to describe America's indigenous. (lu.se)
- 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)
- According to Native American legend, HCPS has existed in North America's southwest desert for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. (medscape.com)
Federally-recognized6
- 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)
- He worked for fifteen years for federally-recognized tribes in California. (sjsu.edu)
- 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)
- 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)
- There are 574 federally recognized tribes across the nation. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
- Three federally recognized tribes live on reservations in Texas: the Alabama-Coushatta, Tigua, and Kickapoo. (dallaschamber.org)
20171
- The D.C. branch is opening a new exhibit just after Indigneous Peoples Day 2017 that shows how Indian words and images are everywhere in American culture. (travelchannel.com)
Carolina13
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- After several hundred Cherokee refused to leave North Carolina, the American government established a reservation for the Eastern Band of Cherokee. (history.com)
- Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in North Carolina in the 1540s but left without staking a claim. (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)
- 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 the 17th century, North Carolina residents became angered by the navigation acts, which imposed taxes on colonial goods. (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 dubious interpretation of the Chestatee River's name is a common problem in mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. (accessgenealogy.com)
Virginia6
- Indians in Virginia. (voanews.com)
- Indian tribes in Virginia. (diverseeducation.com)
- 1607 and didn't end in the late 1700s with the dissemination or just the annihilation of almost all our people," said Red Cloud-Owen, a Chickahominy tribal council member and liaison between the Virginia tribes and Jamestown 2007, which is coordinating the commemoration. (diverseeducation.com)
- Other highlights include flute making, storytelling, pottery making, hand drum tying, exhibits on the history of Virginia tribes and children's activities including a treasure hunt. (diverseeducation.com)
- Red Cloud-Owen and Adams said they also hope the festival will help the cause of the six Virginia tribes attempting to get federal recognition. (diverseeducation.com)
- Indian-run casinos in Virginia. (diverseeducation.com)
Colonists3
- When the colonists came to America, they classified the Native Americans as complete brutal savages. (bartleby.com)
- The Native Americans also had a polytheistic religion which completely went against the beliefs of the colonists. (bartleby.com)
- The colonists viewed the Native Americans as savages and barbarians because their ways of living were different. (bartleby.com)
Salish4
- In addition to the few remaining wild bison within Yellowstone National Park, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), also played a key role in preventing the species' extinction. (mongabay.com)
- In addition to the few remaining wild bison within Yellowstone National Park, the Séliš, Ql̓ispé, and Ksanka people of Montana, officially known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), played an equally decisive role in preventing buffalo's extinction. (mongabay.com)
- Beaver Steals Fire is an ancient and powerful tale springing from the hearts and experiences of the Salish people of Montana. (readingrockets.org)
- John Fenn and I discuss the work of Agnes Vanderburg, a Salish elder from Montana who began an outdoor school to teach traditional Native American ways, including Salish language, food preparation, crafting with porcupine quills, making tipis, and traditional medicine. (loc.gov)
Continent4
- The expansion of the republic and movement west on this continent, in part, people justified by the overriding philosophical underpinnings since the American Revolution. (lgbtqnation.com)
- The history of Native Americans is as old as the continent of North America . (teach-nology.com)
- Great Plains Buffalo - The Native Americans of North America utilized their natural resources in a manner that has never been duplicated on the North American continent. (teach-nology.com)
- What we do know is that the entire continent that Americans call home was once all Native American Indians. (teach-nology.com)
Dancers4
- Their live shows feature traditional and hip hop dancers, and their songs address topics relevant to American Indians. (travelchannel.com)
- and the Wind River Dancers, Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming. (ncai.org)
- Performers included the Aztec White Hawk Dancers, People of the Island Dancers, Centeotl Danza y Baile and Grupo Folklórico Mejicas. (cityonahillpress.com)
- Organizers hope up to 7,000 people will attend each day of the festival, which will feature drum and dance demonstrations, with a grand entry of dancers from all 15 tribes at noon both days. (diverseeducation.com)
Florida1
- Apalachees Original people of northern Florida, the Apalachee Indians were driven west and their descendants live in Louisiana today. (teach-nology.com)
Aboriginal Peoples2
- Aboriginal Peoples: The Innu: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage __ Here is a good overview of the Innu and their history. (archaeolink.com)
- Native Americans in Utah __ A good encyclopedic entry about aboriginal peoples in Utah starting, believe it or not, in 10,000, BC. (archaeolink.com)
Algonquian2
- Montagnais Innu is an Algonquian language spoken by about 9000 people in eastern Canada. (archaeolink.com)
- Miami , Algonquian -speaking North American Indians who lived in the area of what is now Green Bay, Wis. (britannica.com)
10,0001
- After Congress passed the Indian Relocation Act to encourage Native Americans to move into urban centers, including Dallas, in 1956, over 10,000 people from 82 tribes moved to the area. (dallaschamber.org)
20211
- 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)
Legends2
- Burns, L. M. "Digger [Shasta] Indian Legends. (shastalibraries.org)
- Digger [Shasta] Indian Legends. (shastalibraries.org)
Choctaw5
- As a Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribal member and a full-time author, I have a unique understanding and empathy for authors who attempt to write about Native Americans. (thejohnfox.com)
- Spanning 50 years, the book describes the problems encountered by his Choctaw grandmother - from her orphan days at an Indian boarding school to hardships encountered in her new home on the Gulf Coast. (readingrockets.org)
- The Choctaw Indian Reservation is the second-largest in area in the USA, located in Oklahoma. (indiantraders.com)
- the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. (indiantraders.com)
- Extensive online collection of Choctaw Indian myths. (teichmann-art.de)
Treaties1
- The association between Indigenous peoples in Canada and the Canadian Crown is both statutory and traditional, the treaties being seen by the first peoples both as legal contracts and as perpetual and personal promises by successive reigning kings and queens to protect the welfare of Indigenous peoples, define their rights, and reconcile their sovereignty with that of the monarch in Canada. (wikipedia.org)
16th century4
- The Taos Indians had been living in this five-story adobe residential complex in Northern New Mexico for 500 years when conquistadors showed up in the 16th century. (travelchannel.com)
- When the Spanish traveled through in the 16th century, they added their initials to the Indians' sacred stones. (travelchannel.com)
- It was in the Southwest - modern Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of California and other neighboring states - that the first major clashes took place between 16th-century Spanish conquistadors and the indigenous peoples of North America. (mataka.org)
- The Abihka were the remnants of the 16th century "Chiefdom of Coosa," a powerful Native American chiefdom in Georgia . (legendsofamerica.com)
19141
- National efforts to honor Native Americans began in 1914, when Red Fox Skiuhushu, of the Blackfeet tribe, traveled from state to state on horseback to advocate for a dedicated day of observance. (dallaschamber.org)
Anglo-Saxon1
- The doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" embraced a belief in U.S.-American Anglo-Saxon superiority. (lgbtqnation.com)
Communities7
- In the American West, that future requires that our efforts to conserve nature begins with the people and communities who call the Rocky Mountains home. (mongabay.com)
- Hannabah has worked on health and racial justice issues, particularly those affecting Native and Indigenous communities, LGBTQ+/Two Spirit populations and youth. (nmac.org)
- Currently, as a Consultant with John Snow, Inc., she provides technical assistance nationwide on projects focusing on HIV, sex trafficking, infant mortality, substance exposed pregnancies, and working with Native communities. (nmac.org)
- The name pueblo was given by the Spanish explorers who arrived in the Southwestern part of what is now the United States in the early sixteenth century to describe Native Americans communities that consisted of apartment -like structures. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- American Indians have always engaged in the world beyond the immediacy of their own communities. (si.edu)
- Tribes and Villages of Utah ___A list of native tribes, councils and communities with contact information. (archaeolink.com)
- Notably, the National Health Program for Indigenous Peoples seeks to improve health coverage for Indigenous Communities through an intercultural lens, aligning with the Law on indigenous policy and support for aboriginal communities that emphasizes the participation and development of indigenous groups while respecting their values. (bvsalud.org)
Bureau4
- Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution began publication in 1881, though the Bureau at the time (and its reports) did not have "American" in its title. (uiowa.edu)
- The U.S. Census Bureau has missed 2020 operation targets on all but one of South Dakota's nine reservations, illustrating the nationwide threat of an alarming Native American population undercount amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (indianz.com)
- In the U.S. there are currently over 560 Indian tribes recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (cityonahillpress.com)
- The Hopi Tribe, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) asked ATSDR to assist them in developing screening levels for site evaluations of sheep dip vats located on their reservation. (cdc.gov)
Populations3
- Articles written by attorneys and experts worldwide discussing legal aspects related to Civil Rights including: constitutional law, consumer law, discrimination, human rights, native populations, privacy law, public law and sexual harassment. (hg.org)
- Type 2 diabetes was probably uncommon in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations before the 1940s. (cdc.gov)
- Wado - One thing each and every American and Canadian can say to the surviving Indian tribal populations is wado which means thank you in the Cherokee native tongue. (teach-nology.com)
1970s1
- Most Americans don't realize how much the Indians actually struggled up until the 1970s and 1980s," Adams said. (diverseeducation.com)
Culture17
- Cherokee Indians have been around for many years, but when the topic of Native Americans is discussed it is only about the struggles and hardships they went through but never their actual culture of how and where they originated or how they came to be. (bartleby.com)
- Native Americans have been forced out of their culture over time, forced into assimilation, lost their rights, and have lost their land due to policies and laws by the whites that can't bear the Native American way of life. (bartleby.com)
- How can you write about Native Americans without offending someone, or totally botching the culture? (thejohnfox.com)
- On that holiday or any day, you can experience Native American culture and appreciate its staying power. (travelchannel.com)
- This book focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. (mataka.org)
- Stampede founder Guy Weadick recognized at the start that any celebration of cowboy and ranch culture in Alberta must include the native bands that formed such a large part of it. (matadornetwork.com)
- For tourists and foreign visitors, a visit to the Indian Village might be the sole contact they have with this culture. (matadornetwork.com)
- I wander over and meet the 2012 Indian Princess, crowned for her knowledge of native language and culture. (matadornetwork.com)
- Ancient Pueblo People or Ancestral Pueblo peoples were an ancient Native American culture centered on the present-day Four Corners area of the United States , comprising southern Utah , northern Arizona , northwest New Mexico , and southern Colorado . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Therefore, it should not be assumed that these archaeological divisions or culture units necessarily correspond to a particular language group or to a socio-political entity such as a tribe . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- 22News spoke with the president of the Native-American Tribal Council, Glenroy Buchanan, about the Native American culture, "It's a beautiful culture and it's been here thousands and thousands of years. (wwlp.com)
- Native American Heritage Month celebrates the diverse and rich culture, history, and traditions of Native people, according to the National Day Calander . (wwlp.com)
- The sixth annual Drum Feast, hosted by the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), brought attention to Native culture and traditions in Santa Cruz to help the UC Santa Cruz community see that Native culture is alive and thriving. (cityonahillpress.com)
- Josie Clerfond, a third-year UCSC student, performs with People of the Island, a dance group focused on Polynesian tradition and culture. (cityonahillpress.com)
- We have a strong group of Native students and it just provides us an opportunity to share a little about ourselves and to educate folks about our culture," Rosser said. (cityonahillpress.com)
- I want people to get a glimpse of our culture, part of our history, and come away learning something about what's going on. (diverseeducation.com)
- He has made several trips to North America, where he has documented impressions with his camera, including Native American culture. (lu.se)
Cherokee7
- Firstly, Cherokee indians, were no different than any average society, just slightly different to what the Americans were used to. (bartleby.com)
- The Cherokee actually had their own language, that differed from other tribes. (bartleby.com)
- There are many interesting things to learn about Cherokee Indians such as their heritage, religion, language, and their traditional songs, dances, and food. (bartleby.com)
- Warren says the test shows Native ancestry, but her announcement brought criticism from the Cherokee Nation. (wvxu.org)
- I just want to note for people who maybe don't follow this every day, remind people, that the Cherokee Nation is a sovereign nation. (wvxu.org)
- INSKEEP: Back to people who were legally part of the Cherokee Nation at one time. (wvxu.org)
- The commercial gold mines did use some slaves and hire Cherokee Indians as laborers. (accessgenealogy.com)
Hawaiians1
- Native Hawaiians are not Native Americans. (indiantraders.com)
Clovis1
- Since then, tens of thousands of "Clovis points" have been found across North America and as far south as Venezuela. (voanews.com)
Papago1
- Luzi, of the Papago tribe. (davidwolfe.com)
Americas4
- Four states and more than 20 U.S. cities (and counting) have recast Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day to honor the millions of people already living in the Americas when Christopher Columbus arrived. (travelchannel.com)
- Birdsell, Joseph B. "The Problem of the Early Peopling of the Americas as Viewed from Asia. (shastalibraries.org)
- The first European explorers to reach the Americas looked to the Bible to explain the origins of the people they encountered and misnamed "Indians. (voanews.com)
- Arapahos the Arapaho Indians were originally farming people, but once horses were introduced to the Americas, they began to follow the buffalo herds like the Cheyenne and Sioux. (teach-nology.com)
Whites1
- The best-known clashes between the whites and the Indians of this region are the series of Apache wars, particularly between the early 1860s and the late 1880s. (mataka.org)
Health disparities1
- Trudie envisioned the Southwest American Indian Rainbow Gathering which started in 2010, then has continued over the years to address health disparities that impact the American Indian 2SLGBTQ community. (nmac.org)
Sovereign4
- 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)
- This includes the sovereign authority of Indian tribal courts to decide disputes relating to Indian affairs. (hg.org)
- Historically, state governments have been hostile to the concept of recognizing and dealing with tribes as sovereign governmental entities. (tulaliptribes-nsn.gov)
Siberia2
- The general scientific consensus is that a single wave of people crossed a long-vanished land bridge from Siberia into Alaska around 13,000 years ago. (voanews.com)
- Map of eastern Russian and Alaska with a light brown boarder depicting Beringia, where archaeolosits believe ancient Americans crossed from Siberia into Alaska around 13,000 years ago. (voanews.com)
Inaugural Parade1
- Weadick's ultimate success saw 1800 members of Treaty 7 tribes lead the inaugural parade, and the establishment of what is now an important one hundred year relationship. (matadornetwork.com)
Recognition3
- Over 100 of these are in California, and another 78 tribes are petitioning for recognition in the state. (cityonahillpress.com)
- Indian leaders say recognition would enable the tribes to tap into federal aid. (diverseeducation.com)
- There are many Canadian bands, i.e. smaller, splintered Indian groups, that have never received state recognition. (lu.se)
California8
- Nearly two dozen U.S. cities and one state observe Indigenous Peoples Day now, but the first city in the country to turn Columbus Day into a celebration of Native Americans was Berkeley, California. (travelchannel.com)
- Located in the Shasta Public Libraries' California Indian Library Collection on the 2nd floor of the Redding Library. (shastalibraries.org)
- Area in Northwestern California Showing Territory of Tlo-hom-tah'-hoi, Ko-no-me'-ho and Hah-to-ke'he-wuk Tribes with Parts of the Adjoining Tribes. (shastalibraries.org)
- University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 49, no. 2. (shastalibraries.org)
- Bibliography of the Languages of Native California: Including Closely Related Languages of Adjacent Areas. (shastalibraries.org)
- California Indian Library Collections. (shastalibraries.org)
- Finding Guide to the California Indian Library Collections: California State Library, ed. (shastalibraries.org)
- Other branches of science have weighed in: In 1998, University of California-Berkeley linguist Johanna Nichols argued that it would have taken up to 50,000 years for a single language to diversify into the many languages spoken by modern Native American groups. (voanews.com)
17th century1
- It is believed that the Assiniboine people were once part of the larger Sioux nation, but broke away from the Sioux around the 17th century. (archive-it.org)
Treaty1
- 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)
Centuries1
- The native ways have changed drastically in the last two centuries due to relocation programs, Indian boarding schools, and the way to classify which tribe each person belongs to. (bartleby.com)
20,0002
- When all groups of the Montagnais are added together, the total is close to 20,000 making the Montagnais the largest group of Native Americans in Quebec after the Mohawk. (archaeolink.com)
- By 1983, about 20,000 Native Americans-or half of Texas' Native American population-were living in West Oak Cliff and East Dallas. (dallaschamber.org)
Bibliography2
- This bibliography, from Human Relations Areas Files (HRAF), contains the citations from the cumulative eight volumes of the Ethnographic bibliography of North America as well as additional new citations. (uiowa.edu)
- Native American Bibliography Series, no. 3. (shastalibraries.org)
Population6
- There used to be many Native American tribes all throughout North America, and now these tribes are spread across the country and are blended into the rest of the population. (bartleby.com)
- The Native American Indians acted as any other population of people would have done when their beloved land and food sources as well as natural resources were being taken from them. (teach-nology.com)
- Today, Native Americans and Alaska Natives make up roughly 1% of the total U.S. population and the figure increases to 2.6% when two or more races are included. (dallaschamber.org)
- In the Dallas Region, Native Americans and Alaska Natives make up .08% of the population and 2.3% when including two or more races. (dallaschamber.org)
- Swtext Utah Tribes 1d ___Several tribes are listed, accompanied by such information as location, history and population. (archaeolink.com)
- Forced land sales were imposed on the native population and indigenous horticulture and livestock was completely decimated as the resisting survivors of this genocidal violence were frequently executed or sold into slavery. (jns.org)
Historically2
- 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 term Achumawi was also used by some historically by all the Pit River Indians. (legendsofamerica.com)
Anthropology1
- In Papers on the Physical Anthropology of the American Indian, ed. (shastalibraries.org)
Canoes2
- Only small Native American canoes could have traversed some sections of these two rivers. (accessgenealogy.com)
- Kwakiutl people in canoes in British Columbia. (davidwolfe.com)
Groups7
- Other groups of Abenaki people who do not have reservations are spread across northern New England and throughout Quebec and New Brunswick , Canada. (encyclopedia.com)
- For examples, some states may recognize particular Indian groups even when the federal government does not. (hg.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)
- If that happens, it will be because of a considerable expenditure of time and resources on the part of the tribes and advocacy groups supporting them. (wral.com)
- This review will not touch upon a very sensitive subject concerning the treatment of the Native Americans by the groups of white men but it is important to realize what happened to the Native American people. (teach-nology.com)
- These groups provide information about Native causes and lend assistance to members of the Native American community. (cityonahillpress.com)
- To symbolize the close partnership and respect between the groups, the Thunderbird was designed jointly between the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the 13th Coast Guard District. (sea-technology.com)
Long8
- Long ago on the great plains, the buffalo roamed and the Native Americans lived amongst each other. (bartleby.com)
- Most of the long time African American and Native American residents of the county trace their heritage to ancestors who worked in the gold extraction industry. (accessgenealogy.com)
- The Chesate (Rat People in Itsate) were a short, dark skinned ethnic group with long noses that once lived in some valleys of the Georgia Mountains in Creek tradition. (accessgenealogy.com)
- Thousands of ancient stone structures including cliff dwellings , kivas, "great houses," granaries, and much more remind us of the creative accomplishments of these people who lived so long ago. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- From the plains of the American West comes a story with a history as long as that of the Native Americans themselves: the skinwalkers. (teichmann-art.de)
- 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)
- 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)
- His trips have taken him to old Native American territories in the American Mid-West and western Canada and to places like the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone, sites that have long been sacred to Native Americans. (lu.se)
Initiatives2
- The database provides information for the benefit, use, and education of organizations and individuals with an interest in health-related issues, programs, and initiatives regarding North American indigenous peoples. (uiowa.edu)
- The current SJA's initiative continues the newly established students' organization mission to safeguard human rights and fight against the oppression of indigenous peoples in North America, by exposing hypocrisy and double standards in academic institutions organizations, businesses, elected officials and individuals in the United States which support BDS initiatives while continuing to oppress Native Americans themselves. (jns.org)
Myths2
- Christer Lindberg has taken an interest in contact between the Native Americans and European immigrants as well as in American Indian religious myths. (lu.se)
- These myths are visually expressed in totem poles and handicrafts from the north-western coast of America, where craftsmen were skilled in wood carving. (lu.se)
Focuses4
- His research focuses on the genocide of Indigenous peoples and the ongoing healing and reconciliation in North America. (sjsu.edu)
- Trudie is currently completing her 1st year of doctoral studies at the University of New Mexico and her research focuses on American Indian Transgender Women in Sex Work. (nmac.org)
- Our collection focuses on the tribes native to Shasta County, specifically the Achomawi , Atsugewi , Klamath , Nomlaki , Shasta , Wintu , and Yana Native American tribes. (shastalibraries.org)
- The Senderos organization focuses on binding people together through art and ethnic traditions. (cityonahillpress.com)
Pima1
- In 1940, only 21 cases of diabetes were identified among the Akimel O'odham people (Pima) living in the Sonoran Desert on the Gila River ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Hopi1
Alaska Native2
- According to the 2010 census, 5.2 million U.S. residents reported being American Indian or Alaska Native alone or in combination with some other race. (cityonahillpress.com)
- Over 2.9 million reported being American Indian or Alaska Native alone. (cityonahillpress.com)
Affairs1
- Among the presenters were Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Jodi Gillette, the White House Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, and Charlie Galbraith Charles Galbraith the White House Associate Director from the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public engagement. (ncai.org)
History8
- Joan of Arc, the teenager who helped defeat the English in her native France, became one of the greatest war heroes in French history. (lgbtqnation.com)
- All of these Native Americans can trace their history back to their respective Indian tribes from both of these countries. (teach-nology.com)
- Divide and Conquer - The history of Native Americans can be summed up in three simple words, divide and conquer. (teach-nology.com)
- Utah Indian Tribes and Languages __ 'Information on the Native American tribes of Utah, with reservation addresses and recommended history books. (archaeolink.com)
- Utah Tribes __ You will find general information and history for Utah Indian Tribes. (archaeolink.com)
- Virginia's eight state-recognized tribes are hosting the festival the first time in modern history they will come together for an event like this, Red Cloud-Owen said while setting up at the coliseum. (diverseeducation.com)
- Everybody that comes in is going to get a huge history lesson on Indians around the United States," said Ken Adams, chief of the Upper Mattaponi tribe and festival coordinator. (diverseeducation.com)
- The history of Native Americans after the arrival of the pilgrims in 1620 is one of disenfranchisement, genocide, and forced migration. (lu.se)
Organization1
- The American Indian Movement and Native American Radicalism includes FBI documentation on the evolution of AIM as an organization of social protest, as well as valuable documentation on the 1973 Wounded Knee standoff. (uiowa.edu)
Pueblo6
- There's a museum, an annual film festival featuring Native American cinema, a cafe that serves authentic pueblo food like fry bread and bison stew, and a world-class research library that's open to the public. (travelchannel.com)
- This cultural group has often been referred to in archaeology as the Anasazi , although the term is not preferred by contemporary Pueblo peoples who are believed to be their descendants. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- The modern Pueblo people generally claim them as their ancestors. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- In general, modern Pueblo people claim the "Ancient Pueblo Peoples" as their ancestors. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- Some modern Pueblo peoples object to the use of the term Anasazi , although there is still controversy among them on a native alternative. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
- The Ancient Pueblo Peoples (Anasazi) were one of four major prehistoric archaeological traditions recognized in the American Southwest. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Centers1
- Over the next month, a highly effective collaboration ensued between the Indian Health Service, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leading not only to the successful isolation of the virus, but also to the identification of the reservoir and vector for the disease, Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse). (medscape.com)
18001
- In 1800, some 30 million buffalo thundered across North America, contributing in countless ways to the lives of Native peoples. (mongabay.com)
Firstly1
- Firstly, Tommy Pico's Nature Poem will be read alongside a selection of Native American poets. (lu.se)