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Classification of Native Americans: United States and Canada

Ethnographers commonly classify the native peoples of the United States and Canada into ten geographical regions with shared cultural traits (called cultural areas). The following list groups peoples by their region of origin, followed by the current location. See the individual article on each tribe for a history of their movements. The regions are: Ethnography (from the Greek ethnos = nation and graphein = writing) refers to the qualitative description of human social phenomena, based on months or years of fieldwork. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... Look up Culture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikinews has a related story: Culture and entertainment Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cultural Development in Antiquity Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Culture and Civilization in Modern Times Classificatory system for cultures and civilizations, by Dr. Sam Vaknin Categories: Culture... Viewed historically or developmentally, a tribe consists of a social formation existing before the development of, or outside of, states. ...


Arctic

The Aleuts (self-denomination: Unangax) are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, U.S.A.. The homeland of the Aleuts includes the Aleutian Islands, the Pribilof Islands, the Shumagin Islands, and the far western part of the Alaska Peninsula. ... Inuit woman Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. ... The Yupik or, in the Central Alaskan language, Yupik, are aboriginal people who live along the coast of western Alaska, especially on the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta and along the Kuskokwim River (Central Alaskan Yupik), in southern Alaska (the Alutiiq) and in the Russian Far East and St. ...

Subarctic

The Ahtna or Ahtena (trans. ... The Atikamekw are the indigenous inhabitants of the area they refer to as Nitaskinan, in the upper St. ... The Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the central interior of British Columbia. ... The Chipewyan are a aboriginal people of Canada. ... The Chilcotin (also Tsilhqot’in) are a Northern Athabaskan people that live in British Columbia and Washington. ... Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree form an aboriginal nation of North America. ... Deg Xinag Also known as Deg Xinag, an Alaska Athabascan language. ... The Tli Cho (Tłįchǫ) First Nation, formerly known as the Dogrib, are an Aboriginal Canadian people living in the Northwest Territories (NWT). ... Han can refer to: Han Chinese, the dominant majority ethnic group of mainland China The Chinese written language (漢文) The Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) of China The state of Han, a state during the Chinese Warring States Period Han, one of the Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms, founded by the... The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula in Eastern Canada. ... A native Canadian language spoken by tribes of the Yukon territory. ... The Koyukon are a group of Athabaskan people living in northern Alaska. ... The Gwichin are an Athabaskan people who live in the northern part of North America. ... The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula in Eastern Canada. ... One Called From A Distance (Midwewinind) of the White Earth Band, 1894 The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) are the third-largest group of Native Americans/First Nations in the United States, surpassed only by Cherokee and Navajo. ... Sekani is the name of an Athabaskan people and language in northern central interior of British Columbia. ... The Slavey (comprised of two groups, North and South Slavey) are a native American group indigenous to the Great Slave Lake region, in Canadas Northwest Territories. ... Hay River may refer to: Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River, Wisconsin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Liard River is a river that flows through the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, and in Canada. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Tagish are a group of about 400 Gwichin people that live around Tagish Lake, in the Yukon Territory of Canada. ... Tahltan (also Nahanni) refers to a Northern Athabaskan people that live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. ... Tanacross is an endangered Athabaskan language spoken near Tanana Crossing in Alaska. ... Tanaina, also known as Denaina, is the Athabaskan language of the Cook Inlet area of Alaska, with four dialects located: Kenai Peninsula southcentral Alaska Upper Cook Inlet north of Anchorage, Alaska Coastal west side of the Cook Inlet Inland areas of the west side of the Cook Inlet Tanaina... Inland can mean: Inland Fräkne Hundred - a hundred of Bahusia in Sweden Inland Northern Hundred - a hundred of Bahusia in Sweden Inland Southern Hundred - a hundred of Bahusia in Sweden Inland Torpe Hundred - a hundred of Bahusia in Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Kachemak Bay is an arm 64 km (40 miles) long of the Cook Inlet on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska. ... Kenai is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... The Susitna River in south central Alaska The Susitna River (soo-SIT-nuh) is a river, approximately 300 mi (480 km) long, in south central Alaska in the United States. ... The Tasttine (also Beaver) are Athapaskan aboriginals whose traditional territory is around the Peace River of Alberta, Canada. ... The Tsimishian are merely the most numerous single tribe of this nation of people, who also include the Gitxsan and Nisga tribes. ...

California

Achomawi basket_maker in 1923 The Achomawi were Native Americans who lived in northern California. ... The Atsugewi were native Americans residing in what is now northern California, in the vicinity of Mount Shasta. ... The Cahuilla are a tribe of Native Americans that have inhabited California for more than 2000 years, originally covering an area of about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km²). They are divided into Mountain, Desert and Pass Cahuillas. ... Campo can refer to: Campo, Colorado Campo, a freguesia in Portugal This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Chemehuevi (chem-a-wa-ve) are a Native American tribe who live with the Mohave in and near the Colorado River Reservation in Arizona. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Rafael, a Chumash in the 1800s The Chumash Indians, a Native American tribe, mainly inhabited the southern coastal regions of California, in the vicinity of what is now Santa Barbara and Ventura, extending as far south as Malibu. ... Santa Paula is a city located in Ventura County, California. ... The Ohlone were an ethnic group whose members lived in what is now the San Francisco Bay Area of California until after the European discovery and settling of this area. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... The Rumsen are an Ohlone Native American tribe from the area of Monterey and Carmel in northern California. ... The Esselen were the Native American inhabitants of what is now known as Big Sur on the Central Coast of California. ... The Tongva are a Native American people originally inhabiting the area in and around Los Angeles, California, previously known as the Gabrieleño, San Gabrieleño, or Gabrielino tribe. ... The Hupa are a Native American tribe which inhabit northwestern California. ... Karuk (also Karok) are an indigenous people of California in the United States. ... The Klamath are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest. ... The Kumeyaay, also known as the Diegueño and sometimes confused with the Luiseño, are a Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. ... The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. ... Miwok—also spelled Miwuk or Me-Wuk—refers to native Californians who lived in what is now Northern California. ... Miwok—also spelled Miwuk or Me-Wuk—refers to native Californians who lived in what is now Northern California. ... The Modoc tribe is a group of Native American people living originally in the area which is now northeastern California and central southern Oregon. ... This article is about the Mohave tribe of Native Americans. ... Map of the Costanoan languages The Ohlone, formerly Costanoan, are an ethnic group whose members lived in what is now the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay areas of California until after the European discovery and settling of this area. ... Paiute (sometimes written as Piute) refers to two related groups -- Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute--of Native North Americans speaking languages belonging to the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. ... The Pomo are a Native American tribe. ... The Quechan are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona just north of the border with Mexico. ... The Rumsen are an Ohlone Native American tribe from the area of Monterey and Carmel in northern California. ... The Salinan Native Americans lived in what is now Northern California, in the Salinas Valley. ... This article is about a city in Orange County. ... San Nicolas or San Nicolás (Saint Nicholas) may refer to: Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza San Nicolás, Baja California Sur San Nicolás, Jalisco San Nicolás, Puebla Philippines: San Nicolas, Batangas San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte San Nicolas, Pangasinan United States San Nicolas Island, one of... Categories: Philippines geography stubs | Municipalities in the Philippines ... Serrano, nicknamed the Duke of the Tower, was a Spanish general who played a leading role in the conspiracy to overthrow the First Spanish Republic and restore the monarchy under the House of Bourbon in Spain. ... The Tongva are a Native American people originally inhabiting the area in and around Los Angeles, California, previously known as the Gabrieleño, San Gabrieleño, or Gabrielino tribe. ... The Wappo were a group of Native Americans who lived in the Napa and Russian River areas of Northern California. ... The Washoe (Washo) are a Native American tribe that originally lived around Lake Tahoe. ... The Wintu were Native Americans who lived in what is now Northern California. ... The Wintun were Native Americans who lived in what is now Northern California. ... Wiyot (also Wishosk) is an extinct Algic language. ... The Yahi were a group of Native Americans who lived in Northern California in the Northern Sierra Nevada, on the western side of the range. ... Yana is a Sanskrit word with a range of meanings including nouns such as vehicle, journey, and path; and verbs such as going, moving, riding, and marching. ... Yokutsan (also Yokuts) is a family of languages spoken in the interior of southern California in and around the San Joaquin valley. ... The Yuki tribe has no connection to the Japanese word of the same name. ... Yurok (also Weitspekan) is an Algic language. ...

Eastern Woodlands

The Accohannock are a Native American Indian Tribe of Maryland. ... The Algonquian (also Algonkian) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (others are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). ... The Saint Lawrence River (French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ... The Beothuks were the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the north-east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... The Erie tribe were a group of Native Americans, related to the Iroquois, who lived pre-historically from western New York to northern Ohio on the south shore of Lake Erie. ... The Fox tribe of Native Americans are an Algonquian language-speaking group that are now merged with the allied Sac tribe as the Sac and Fox Nation. ... The Ho-Chunk or Winnebago (as they are commonly called) are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what are now Wisconsin and Illinois. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... The Wyandot or Wendat (also called the Huron) are a First Nations people originally from Southern Ontario, Canada. ... Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Wendake is the current name for the Huron-Wendat reserve a short distance north of Quebec City, Quebec. ... The Illiniwek (also known as the Illini, Illinois, Illinois Confederacy, etc) were a group of several Native American tribes in the upper Mississippi River valley of North America. ... You may be looking for Chief Illiniwek, a mascot of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ... The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ... The Cayuga nation (Guyohkohnyo or the People of the Great Swamp) was one of the five original constituents of the Iroquois, a confederacy of Indians in New York. ... The Kanienkehaka, or Mohawk tribe of Native American people live around Lake Ontario and the St. ... The Oneida (Onayotekaono or the People of the Upright Stone) are a tribe of American Indians and comprise one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. ... The Onondaga (Onundagaono or the People of the Hills) are one of the original five constituent tribes of the League of the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee). ... The Seneca Tribe, or Onodowohgah (People of the Hill Top), traditionally lived in New York State between the Genesee River and Canandaigua Lake. ... The Tuscarora are a Native American tribe originally in North Carolina, which moved north to New York, and then partially into Canada. ... The Kickapoo are Native American tribes. ... Laurentian may refer to: Laurentian, Ontario Laurentian University Laurentian mountains Laurentian shield (Canadian Shield) Laurentian Plateau (Canadian Shield) Laurentia (the craton at the heart of North America) Laurentian Bank of Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... The Maliseet (also known as Wolastoqiyik and in French also as Étchemins and Malécites) are a Native American tribe that inhabits the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, roughly overlapping the International Boundary between New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ... The Menominee are a nation of Native Americans living in Wisconsin. ... The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana and Ohio. ... The Mingo people were an Iroquois group that migrated west to the Ohio River Valley in the mid-eighteenth century 1750s and formed their own distinct identity there. ... The Mohicans were, during the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, a functional confederation of several branches of Native Americans. ... The Mohegans were a functional confederation of several branches of Native Americans during the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century. ... The Montauk Lighthouse Montauk is a census-designated place and hamlet located in Suffolk County, New York. ... The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... Nanticoke is the name of two places in the United States: Nanticoke in New York Nanticoke in Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Narragansett tribe, or more accurately Nahahiganseck Sovereign Nation, controlled the area surrounding Narragansett Bay in present-day Rhode Island, and also portions of Connecticut, and eastern Massachusetts. ... Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Nipmuck emblem The Nipmuck are an aboriginal North American people, belonging to the family of Algonquian peoples, currently living in and around the Chaubunagungamaug Reservation of Webster, Massachusetts. ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... The Ottawa (also Odawa or Odaawa) are a Native American people. ... Passamaquoddy is the name of a tribe of Native Americans located in northeastern North America, primarily in Maine and New Brunswick. ... The Penobscot are a sovereign people indigenous to what is now the northeastern U.S. and Maritime Canada, particularly Maine. ... The Peoria tribe was one of the Native American tribes that formed the Illiniwek tribal group in what is now the Midwest of the United States of America. ... The Pequot were a tribe or nation of Native Americans who, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut, and spoke a variety of the Algonquian language. ... The Potawatomi (also spelled Pottawatomie or Pottawatomi) are an Aboriginal American people of the upper Mississippi River region. ... The Powhatan (also spelled Powatan and Powhaten) were a very powerful confederacy of Native American tribes, speaking an Algonquian language, who lived in what is now Virginia at the time of the first English-Native encounters. ... Quiripi is the name of a Native American language of the Algonquin language family, specifically the Algonquin-Mosan branch. ... The Ramapough Mountain Indians (also known as Ramapo Mountain Indians) are a group of approximately 3,000 people living around the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York. ... Hopewell is the name of several places in the United States of America: Hopewell, New Jersey Hopewell, Ohio Hopewell, Virginia Hopewell Township, New Jersey Town of Hopewell, Ontario County, New York Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania as well as the name of an ancient Native American civilization, the Hopewell culture. ... Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: Streams Vietnam The Black River, a tributary of Vietnams Red River United States the lower reaches of the Ouachita River in Arkansas. ... For the abbreviation or acronym SAC, please see SAC. The Sauks or Sacs (Asakiwaki in their own language) are a group of Native Americans whose original territory may have been along the St. ... The Saulteaux are a First Nation in Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Schaghticoke (early colonial-Scaticook): Native American Tribe consisting of Mahican (Mohican), Pootatuck and other Connecticut New York and Massachussetts indigenous people who amalgamated together due to white settler encroachment on their ancestral lands. ... The Shawnee are a people native to North America, and are therefore considered to be Native Americans. ... The Tarrantines are an eastern Indian first nation tribe. ... Abenaki wigwam with birch bark covering The Abenaki (also Wabanaki), meaning people of the dawn, are a tribe of Native Americans/First Nations belonging to the Algonquian peoples of the Northeast portion of North America. ... The Mikmaq (also Míkmaq, Micmac; in Quebec, Migmaq) are a First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Maritimes and the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. ... Human taste sensory organs, called taste buds or gustatory calyculi, and concentrated on the upper surface of the tongue, appear to be receptive to relatively few chemical species as tastes. ... The Wampanoag are a Native American people. ... The Wea were a Native American tribe of the Ohio Country, sometimes considered a subdivision of the Miami tribe. ... The Ho-Chunk or Winnebago (as they are commonly called) are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what are now Wisconsin and Illinois. ... The Bay of Green Bay is an arm of Lake Michigan. ... The Wyandot or Wendat (also called the Huron) are a First Nations people originally from Southern Ontario, Canada. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Wendake is the current name for the Huron-Wendat reserve a short distance north of Quebec City, Quebec. ...

Great Basin

The Great Basin tribes of Native Americans occupied an area of some 400,000 mile² (1,000,000 km²), between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, in what is now Nevada, and parts of Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. ... The Bannock are a Native American people who traditionally lived in the northern Great Basin in what is now southeastern Oregon and western Idaho. ... The Chemehuevi (chem-a-wa-ve) are a Native American tribe who live with the Mohave in and near the Colorado River Reservation in Arizona. ... Mono as a single word can refer to: single-channel audio, a shortened form of monaural Infectious mononucleosis, also referred to as the kissing disease an open source implementation of the Microsoft . ... Paiute (sometimes written as Piute) refers to two related groups -- Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute--of Native North Americans speaking languages belonging to the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. ... Paiute (sometimes written as Piute) refers to two related groups -- Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute --of Native Americans speaking languages belonging to the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. ... Shoshone around their tipi, probably taken around 1890 The Shoshone, Shoshoni or Snake are a Native American group consisting of several bands. ... Shoshone is a Native American language. ... The Washoe (Washo) are a Native American tribe that originally lived around Lake Tahoe. ...

Plateau

Sahaptin Tribal Representatives to Washington D.C. (1890) Cayuse is a Native American group in the state of Oregon in the United States. ... The word Clackamas can refer to several things: The Clackamas Indians, Clackamas County, Oregon, the city of Clackamas, Oregon, and the Clackamas River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Mount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of northern California. ... For other uses, see Hood River (disambiguation) The Hood River is a tributary of the Columbia River in Northwestern Oregon in the United States. ... Wasco is the name of two places in the United States: Wasco in California, Wasco in Oregon. ... Multnomah may refer to: The Multnomah (tribe), a Chinookan people who lived in the area of present day Portland, Oregon The Middle Chinookan language dialect of the Multnomah people. ... The Sellar Bridge spans the Columbia connecting Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. ... Chelan is a city located in Chelan County, Washington. ... The Coeur dAlene are a First Nations/ Native American people who lived in villages along the Coeur dAlene, St. ... Colville is the name of several places: In the United States: Colville Township in North Dakota Colville in Washington In New Zealand: Colville on the Coromandel Peninsula, and the nearby Cape Colville, Colville Bay and Colville Channel. ... Kootenai group near tipis (ca 1900) The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation are the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai and Pend dOreilles Tribes. ... The Samson fountain at Peterhof near St Petersburg: the lion is the heraldic animal of Peter the Greats enemy, Sweden International Fountain (Seattle) was designed specifically as a bathing fountain (for fun and frolic) and includes a large nonslip play area, with speakers for music to splash to. ... John Day (1574-1640?) was an English dramatist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. ... Kittitas may refer to: Kittitas County, Washington Kittitas, Washington This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Klamath are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest. ... Klickitat may refer to: The Klickitat Tribe and the Klickitat Language Klickitat County, Washington Klickitat, Washington Klickitat River, a tributary of the Columbia River, in Washington State, in North Americas Pacific Northwest This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same... Categories: Native American tribes | Native American languages | Languages of North America | Stub ... Lake Clearwater, Ontario, Canada A lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. ... Lillooet is located on the banks of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Modoc tribe is a group of Native American people living originally in the area which is now northeastern California and central southern Oregon. ... The Molala (also Molale, Molalla, Molele) were a people of the Plateau culture area in central Oregon. ... Nez Perce photographed in the 19th century The Nez Perce or Nez Percé (pronounced /n3z pVrs/, or /ne perse/ as in French) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the Pacific Northwest region of North America and adjoining regions at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... Map of the regional districts that the Okanagan covers The Okanagan is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... The Palus tribe is one of twelve aboriginal tribes enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. ... The Pend dOreilles tribe is one of three tribes of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation in Montana. ... Sahaptin is a Sahaptian language (of the Plateau Penutian family) spoken in southern Washington and northern Oregon. ... For the city, see Spokane, Washington For the county, see Spokane County, Washington For the Native American tribe, see Spokane (people) or Spokane Indian Reservation For the movie, see Spokane (2004) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Thompson River Salish (also Thompson, Thompson Salish, Thompson River) are an Interior Salishan people in southern British Columbia and northern Washington. ... Umatilla is a city located in Umatilla County, Oregon. ... Walla Walla is a Native American group that lives on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. ... Wasco is the name of two places in the United States: Wasco in California, Wasco in Oregon. ... Yakima is a the county seat of Yakima County located in central Washington. ...

Northwest Coast

History This group is probably extinct, though a few members may be mixed in with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, where the remaining members were relocated. ... Bella Bella, British Columbia Heiltsuk, also known as Bella Bella, is the name of a Native American group and also their (North Wakashan) language. ... Bella Coola may refer to several things, all closely related to a geographic area within British Columbias Central Coast. ... Chehalis is a term from the language of the Native American tribe of the same name meaning sand. ... Chemakum (English pronunciation: [ˈʧɛməkəm]) (also written as Chimakum or Chimacum) were a Native American group that once lived on western Washington states Olympic Peninsula. ... Chinook has several meanings: The Chinookan nation of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, which inhabited the lower Columbia River valley in what is now Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. ... The word Clackamas can refer to several things: The Clackamas Indians, Clackamas County, Oregon, the city of Clackamas, Oregon, and the Clackamas River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Wasco is the name of two places in the United States: Wasco in California, Wasco in Oregon. ... Chinook Jargon was a trade language (or pidgin) of the Pacific Northwest, which spread quickly up the West Coast from Oregon State, through Washington State, British Columbia, and as far as Alaska. ... The Clatsop (in the original language, La t cap, meaning placed of dried salmon) are a small tribe of Chinookan-speaking Native Americans in the United States. ... The Komox are a group of Salishan speaking people in British Columbia. ... Coos refers to several things; did you mean: Coos County, Oregon Coos County, New Hampshire Coos River Coos Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Coosan (also Coos or Kusan) language family consists of two languages spoken along the southern Oregon coast: Hanis Miluk (a. ... The Coosan (also Coos or Kusan) language family consists of two languages spoken along the southern Oregon coast: Hanis Miluk (a. ... Duwamish Native American tribe Duwamish River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Eyak is a Na-Dené language that was historically spoken in southern Alaska, near the mouth of the Copper River. ... Haida Copper Shield The Haida are the Indigenous Peoples of the west coast of North America. ... The Haisla (also Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islak̕ala, X̌àʔislak̕ala, X̄a’islak’ala, X̣aʔislak’ala, Xaislakala) are a First Nation people living at Kitamaat in British Columbia. ... Halkomelem (Halqeméylem) is a Salish language of the First Nations around the Fraser river and the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ... Heiltsuk (also Bella Bella) is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of the North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language Heiltsuk-Oowekyala that is spoken by a few Haihai and Bella Bella Native Americans around Bella Bella and Klemtu, British Columbia. ... Hoh is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... The Kalapuya (also spelled Calapooya or Calapooia) are a Native American ethnic group that once inhabited the area present-day western Oregon in the United States. ... Tualatin is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ... Marys River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon near Corvallis. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... SKlallam is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... Klemtu is a village in the coastal fjords of British Columbia, Canada. ... Klickitat may refer to: The Klickitat Tribe and the Klickitat Language Klickitat County, Washington Klickitat, Washington Klickitat River, a tributary of the Columbia River, in Washington State, in North Americas Pacific Northwest This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Kwakiutl is a term used to describe a group of Canadian First Nations, numbering about 5,500, who live in British Columbia on northern Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Island, and the mainland. ... The Lummi Nation is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... Lushootseed (also xwəlšucid, Dwləšúcid, Puget Salish, Puget Sound Salish, Skagit-Nisqually) is the language or dialect continuum of several Salish Native American groups of modern-day Washington state. ... The Makah are a group of Native American peoples from the most northwestern corner of the United States in the State of Washington. ... Muckleshoot is a Native American tribe descended from the Coast Salish people of the Pacific Northwest. ... Nanaimo (2004 pop. ... Nooksack has several meanings; did you mean: Nooksack Native American group Nooksack River Nooksack City This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nisqually can mean either: Nisqually River, or Nisqually (tribe) Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Puyallup is a term from the language of the Native American tribe of the same name meaning seeker. Puyallup, Washington Puyallup River Puyallup Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Quileute is a group of Native American peoples from western Washington state in the United States. ... Quinault is the name of a group of Native American peoples in the Pacific Northwest. ... Rogue River is the name of an Native American group originally located in southern Oregon in the United States. ... The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ... Sauk-Suiattle, or Sah-Ku-Me-Hu, is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... The District of Sechelt is centrally located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. ... Shoalwater Bay Tribe is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... Siletz can refer to: The town of Siletz, Oregon The Siletz River in Oregon The Siletz, Coast Salish tribe of Native Americans The Confederated Tribes of Siletz This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Siuslaw can refer to many things; did you mean: Siuslaw River Siuslaw Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Skagit (pronounced skajit) are a Native American people living in the state of Washington. ... Skokomish is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... Snohomish is the name of a tribe of Native Americans whom reside around the Puget Sound area of Washington, north of Seattle. ... Sooke is an incorporated community situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. ... Squaxin Island Tribe is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... The Spokane are First Nation/Native American people in northeastern Washington State. ... Stillaguamish are a Native American tribe located in northwest Washington state in the United States near the city of Arlington near the river that bears their name, the Stillaguamish River. ... Categories: Stub | British Columbia communities | Coastal towns of Canada ... Swinomish can refer to: Swinomish River Swinomish (tribe) Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Tait is a Scottish surname that most likely originated in Berwickshire, Scotland. ... The Takelma were a people that lived in western Oregon along the Rogue River. ... Tillamook may refer to: Tillamook, Oregon, United States Tillamook County, Oregon, United States the Tillamook County Creamery Association Tillamook River, United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ... The Tsimshian, translated as People Inside the Skeena River, are Native Americans who live around Terrace, Prince Rupert, and Kitimat, on the north coast of British Columbia and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. ... Prince Rupert is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Tulalip is a group of Native American peoples from western Washington state in the United States. ... Skokomish is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. ... Umpqua refers to two distinct groups of Native Americans that live in south central Oregon in the United States. ... Umpqua refers to two distinct groups of Native Americans that live in south central Oregon in the United States. ... Oowekyala (also Rivers Inlet, Oweekeno, Wikeno, Owikeno, Oowekeeno, Oweekano, Awikenox, Oowekyala, Oweekala) is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of Heiltsuk-Oowekyala, a North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language spoken around Rivers Inlet in British Columbia. ... Yaquina is now a place-name native of the American state of Oregon. ...

Plains

Scabby Bull, Arapaho 1806 Arapaho camp, ca. ... Arikara refers to a group of Native Americans that spoke a Caddoan language. ... The Assiniboine, also known as the Assnipwan or sometimes the Stone Sioux, are a Native American people, originally from the Northern Great Plains area of North America, specifically in present-day Montana and parts of Canada around the US/Canadian border. ... Atsina: An inaccurate and derrogatory name for a Native American tribe located in northcentral Montana commonly known as the Gros Ventre. ... Blackfoot is a name applied to four Native American groups in the northwestern plains. ... The Kainai (or Kainah, Kainaiwa) are a First Nation located in southern Alberta, Canada. ... The Siksiki, also known as Blackfoot proper or Northern Blackfoot, are the northernmost of the Blackfoot (Nitsitapii) tribes and at the time of signing of the treaties, occupied the Bow River east of Calgary , Alberta, Canada. ... The Northern Peigans are a Native American tribe, part of the Blackfoot (Nitsitapii) nation. ... This article is about the Piegan Blackfoot, the band of the tribe located on the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. ... Brule may refer to: Brule (people), a branch of the Sioux Naive American tribe. ... Cheyenne lodges with buffalo meat drying, 1870 The Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains, closely allied with the Arapaho and loosely allied with the Lakota (Sioux). ... Young Chickasaw warrior The Chickasaws are a Native American people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. ... The Comanche Nation is a Native American group of approximately 10,000 members, about half of whom live in Oklahoma and the remainder concentrated in Texas, California, and New Mexico. ... The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone river valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana, and the current chairman of the tribal council is Carl Venne. ... The Chippewa Cree Tribe is a mixed group of Native Americans in Montana, among the last to come into the state. ... Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree form an aboriginal nation of North America. ... The Lakota (friends or allies, sometimes also spelled Lakhota) are a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux (see Names). ... The Hasinai were a confederation of Caddo-speaking Native Americans. ... Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, are a Native American group comprised of a union of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara peoples, whose native lands ranged across the Missouri River basin in the Dakotas. ... The Iowa (also spelled Ioway) are a Native American people. ... The Karankawa Indian tribes played a pivotal part in early Texas history. ... Categories: Stub | Native American tribes ... The Kiowa are a nation of Native Americans who lived mostly in the plains of west Texas, Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico at the time of the arrival of Europeans. ... The Lakota (friends or allies, sometimes also spelled Lakhota) are a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux (see Names). ... Lipan Apache are also known as Nde buffalo hunters, called by anthropologists and historians for many years as Eastern Apache, Apache de los Llanos, Lipan, Ipande, and other names. ... Crows Heart, a Mandan male, circa 1908. ... The Missouri were an aboriginal tribe that inhabited parts of the midwestern United States before the American settlers arrived. ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... The Omaha tribe began as a larger woodland tribe comprised of both the Omaha and Quapaw tribes. ... The Mississaugas are a native people located in Southern Ontario. ... The Osage Nation is a Native American tribe in the United States, which is mainly based in Osage County, Oklahoma, but can still be found throughout America. ... The Otoe or Oto are a Native American people. ... The Ottawa (also Odawa or Odaawa) are a Native American and Canadian First Nations people. ... The Pawnee (sometimes Paneassa) are a Native American tribe that historically lived along the Platte River in what is now Nebraska. ... This article is about the Piegan Blackfoot, the band of the tribe located on the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. ... The Plains Apache (also Kiowa-Apache) are a Southern Athabaskan group that lived primarily on the plains of North America. ... The Ponca are a Native American tribe originally living around the mouth of the [[Niobrara River],] Nebraska, but was later removed to the Indian Territory. ... The Quapaw people are a tribe of Native Americans who historically resided on the west side of the Mississippi River. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... Santee can refer to: Several towns in the United States Santee, California Santee, Nebraska Santee, South Carolina Two different ships The USS Santee (1855) The USS Santee (CVE-29) The Santee River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... For the abbreviation or acronym SAC, please see SAC. The Sauks or Sacs (Asakiwaki in their own language) are a group of Native Americans whose original territory may have been along the St. ... See Blackfoot for the rock band. ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... Teton may refer to: Teton, Idaho Teton County, Montana Teton County, Idaho This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Tonkawa are a people native to eastern Texas. ... The Tsuu T’ina (also Sarsi or Sarcee) are a nation of the First Nations of Canada. ... The Wichita are a tribe of Native Americans, indigenous inhabitants of North America, who speak Wichita, a Caddoan language. ... The Wyandot or Wendat (also called the Huron) are a First Nations people originally from Southern Ontario, Canada. ... Yankton is the name of: A county in South Dakota, or The county seat of Yankton County. ...

Southeast

  • Adaes - see "Adai
  • Adahi - see "Adai
  • Adai (Adaizan, Adaizi, Adaise, Adahi, Adaes, Adees, Atayos) Louisiana
  • Adaise - see "Adai
  • Adaizan - see "Adai
  • Adaizi - see "Adai'
  • Adees - see "Adai
  • Ais Florida
  • Akokisa
  • Alabama Alabama
  • Apalachee Florida
  • Atakapa
  • Atayos - see "Adai
  • Bidai
  • Biloxi Mississippi
  • Caddo Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
  • Calusa Florida
  • Catawba South Carolina
  • Chatot
  • Chawasha
  • Cherokee North Carolina; later Oklahoma
  • Chiaha
  • Chickahominy Virginia
  • Chickamauga
  • Chickasaw Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, later Oklahoma
  • Chitimacha Louisiana
  • Choctaw Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Louisiana; later Oklahoma
  • Creek Alabama; Oklahoma, Georgia
  • Coahuiltecan Texas
  • Comecrudo Texas, northern Mexico
  • Coushatta Louisiana
  • Coharie North Carolina
  • Cusabo
  • Garza Texas, northern Mexico
  • Hitchiti Georgia, Alabama, Florida
  • Houma Louisiana
  • Iswa
  • Jeaga Florida
  • Koasati
  • Lumbee North Carolina
  • Mattaponi Virginia
  • Mamulique Texas, northern Mexico
  • Meherrin North Carolina
  • Mikasuki (Miccosukee) Florida
  • Mobile
  • Mocama
  • Monacan Virginia
  • Nansemond Virginia
  • Natchez Mississippi, Louisiana
  • Nottoway
  • Ofo
  • Pamlico (Carolina)
  • Pamunkey Virginia
  • Pee Dee South Carolina, North Carolina
  • Pensacola
  • Rappahannock Virginia
  • Saponi
  • Seminole Florida; Oklahoma
  • Taensa
  • Tawasa
  • Tequesta Florida
  • Timucua (Utina) Florida
  • Topachula Florida
  • Tuscarora North Carolina, Virginia (later Niagara Falls, NY)
  • Tuskegee
  • Tutelo
  • Tunica Mississippi
  • Waccamaw North Carolina, South Carolina
  • Woccon
  • Yamasee
  • Yuchi

A sacred religious symbol to the Southeastern tribes was the solar cross which was a symbol of both the sun and fire. ... Adai (also Adaizan, Adaizi, Adaise, Adahi, Adaes, Adees, Atayos) is the name of a people and language that was spoken in eastern Louisiana. ... The Alabama or Alibamu are a Native American tribe of the United States, originally from the present-day state of southern Alabama, which is named after them. ... Apalachee was an Native American nation that lived in Florida. ... Atakapa is the name of a group of small bands and the language of Native Americans that lived along the Gulf of Mexico. ... The Caddo are a nation, or group of tribes, of Native Americans who, in the 16th century, inhabited much of what is now East Texas, Western Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma. ... The Calusa, sometimes spelled Caloosa or Calosa, were a Native American group that lived on the coast and along the inner waterways of Floridas southwest coast. ... The Catawba (also known as Issa or Esaw) are a tribe of Native Americans, once considered one of the most powerful eastern Siouan tribes, that traditionally lived in the Southeast United States, along the border between North and South Carolina. ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who first inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ... The Chickamauga are a Native American people related to the Cherokee people. ... Young Chickasaw warrior The Chickasaws are a Native American people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. ... The Chitimacha are a Native American group that lives in the U.S. state of Louisiana, mainly in St. ... Pushmataha was the most famous leader of the Choctaws. ... The Creeks are a Native American people originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee or Muskogee (in traditional spelling Mvskoke), the name they use to identify themselves today. ... Coahuiltecan A general group of people living in the southern Texas region near the Rio Grande. ... Comecrudan refers to a group of possibly related languages spoken in the southernmost part of Texas and in northern Mexico along the Rio Grande. ... The Coharie Indians originated from the Neusiok Indians on the Little Coharie River. ... ... The Lumbee are a distinct ethnic group of southeastern North Carolina. ... Comecrudan refers to a group of possibly related languages spoken in the southernmost part of Texas and in northern Mexico along the Rio Grande. ... Carolina was originally just one Province of Carolina. ... The Pee Dee region of South Carolina is the northeastern corner of the state. ... Rappahannock may mean: Rappahannock County, a county located in Virginia Rappahannock River, a river in eastern Virginia Rappahannock_tribe, a Native American tribe CSS Rappahannock, a Confederate Army ship This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Seminole are a Native American Indian people of Florida. ... This page is about the Tequesta Native American tribe. ... The Timucua were a Native American tribe that lived in North Central Florida, mainly around the St. ... The Tuscarora are a Native American tribe originally in North Carolina, which moved north to New York, and then partially into Canada. ... tunica may refer to: Tunica, Mississippi Tunica County, Mississippi This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Waccamaw tribe, from which the Waccamaw River and many other local place names were given, inhabited the territory of present northeastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina. ... The Yuchi, also spelled Euchee and Uchee, are a Native American Indian tribe originally living in the eastern Tennessee River valley in Tennessee, northern Georgia and northern Alabama. ...

Southwest

The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... This article is about the Native American tribe, for other uses of the word see Apache (disambiguation). ... Bands According to Opler (1941) the Chiricahuas consisted of three bands: Chíhéne Red Paint People (a. ... Cocopa is a Native American tribe which emigated from Baja California and settled on the lower reaches of the Colorado River. ... The Hualapai are a tribe of Native Americans who live in the mountains of Arizona. ... The Havasupai are a Native American tribe inhabiting the western Grand Canyon area. ... Hohokam is the name of one of the four major prehistoric archaeological traditions of the American Southwest. ... Part of a Hopi pueblo Hopi refers to a Native American nation who primarily live on the 1. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... Jicarilla Apache refers to an Apache people currently living in New Mexico and to the Apachean language they speak. ... The Karankawa Indian tribes played a pivotal part in early Texas history. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... For the county in Arizona, see Maricopa County, Arizona The Maricopa, or Pipaash, are a Native American ethnic group that consisted of small groups of people situated on the banks of the Colorado River that came together in the 19th century. ... Categories: Stub | Na-Dené languages | Native American tribes | Native American languages | Apachean languages | Apache tribe | Languages of North America | Athabaskan languages ... This article is about the Mohave tribe of Native Americans. ... Manuelito, Navajo chief Navajo Nation (Navajo Naabeehó Dineé) is the name of a sovereign Native American nation established by the Diné. The Navajo Nation Reservation includes about 27,000 square miles (70,000 km²) of land, slightly smaller than Maine or South Carolina) over part of three states, and is... The Opata (enemies, so called by their neighbors the Pimas) were a tribe of Mexican Indians of Piman stock. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Perici or Pericu Indians of Baja California Sur were an indigenous people that inhabited western Mexico and the southwestern United States. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Pima are a group of Native Americans living in central and southern Arizona and what is now Mexico. ... Piro Pueblo was in the area of Socorro, New Mexico, one of many Native American Pueblos along the Rio Grande. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Quechan are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona just north of the border with Mexico. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... Toboso is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. ... Traditional basketmaking, 1916 The Tohono Oodham are a Native American tribe formerly known as the Papago who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert. ... A Native American tribe formerly known as the Papago, the Tohono Oodham live on four reservations in southern Arizona, west of Tucson. ... Links Western Apache-English Dictionary (White Mountain) White Mountain Apache Tribe (Arizona Intertribal Council) San Carlos Apache Tribe (Arizona Intertribal Council) Tonto Apache Tribe (Arizona Intertribal Council) Yavapai-Apache Nation Official Website Yavapai-Apache Nation (Arizona Intertribal Council) White Mountain Apache Tribe White Mountain Apache photographs map of Fort Apache... The Tonto Apache (Apache Dilzhę́’é) (also Dilzhee, Dilzhe’eh Apache) is a one of the groups of Western Apaches and also refers to one of the three dialects of the Western Apache language (a Southern Athabaskan language). ... White Mountain has several meanings: White Mountain Apache, a group of Western Apache Native Americans living in Arizona. ... The Yavapai-Apache Nation is a Native American tribe in the Verde Valley, Arizona. ... The Yavapai-Prescott Tribe is located on a reservation of 1395 acres (5. ... The Quechan are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona just north of the border with Mexico. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ... The Zia symbol is on the New Mexico state flag. ...

Classification – Central and South America

Indians of Central and South America are generally classified by language, environment, and cultural similarities.


Caribbean

... The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the friendly Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. ... The Taíno are the pre-Hispanic Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, which includes Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. ... The Lucayan were those Arawak which inhabited the Bahamas at the time of Christopher Columbus landing. ... Carib or Island Carib is the name of a people of the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea was named; their name for themselves was Kalinago for men and Kallipuna for women. ... Ciboney (also Siboney) is a word derived from the Caribbean Indian language of the Arawak. ... Kuna or Cuna is the name of an indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. ...

Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus. ... The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. ... The Huastec, also rendered as Huaxtec and Huastecos, are an indigenous people of Mexico, historically based in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas concentrated along the route of the Panuco river and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Lenca is the name given to a Mesoamerican ethnic group linked to the Maya culture. ... This article will mostly concern itself with the Maya civilization after the conquest by Spain. ... Michèle Alliot-Marie Michèle Alliot-Marie (born 10 September 1946) is the French Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs. ... The Kiche , or Quiché in Spanish spelling, are a Native American people, part of the Maya ethnic group. ... Mazatec girl preparing Salvia divinorum leaves on a metate (Photo taken in 1962 by R. Gordon Wasson) The Mazatec are an indigenous people hailing from the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. ... Codex Zouche-Nuttall, a pre-Columbian piece of Mixtec writing, now in the British Museum The Mixtec (or Mixteca) are a Native American people centered in the Oaxaca state of Mexico. ... The Olmec were an ancient people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, roughly in what are the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. ... The Pipils are an indigenous people of the area of El Salvador. ... Tarascan men reeling cord for nets & making nets, 1899. ... Teotihuacan is the largest Pre-Columbian archeological site in the Americas. ... The Toltecs (or Toltec or Tolteca) were a Pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th century AD. Their language, Nahuatl, was also spoken by the Aztecs. ... The Totonac are a Native American people in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. ... Zapotec refers to a native people of Mexico, their language family consisting of more than 15 languages, and their historic culture and traditions. ...

Andean

The word Andean refers to the geographic area in and around the Andes Mountains of South America, and to the indigenous peoples that inhabit the area, such as the Inca. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ... ET wz. ... Aymara is the name of a South-American people and of their language. ...

Sub-Andean

Shuar, in the Shuar language, means people. ...

Western Amazon

  • Tukanoan

Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ...

Central Amazon

Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ... The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the friendly Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. ... Tupi is the name of a language family that was spoken along the Brazilian coast at the time of its discovery. ...

Eastern and Southern Amazon

Length 6,296 km Elevation of the source 5,597 m Average discharge 219,000 m³/s Area watershed 6,915,000 km² Origin Nevado Mismi Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Brazil (62. ... Ge are the people who speak the Gê languages of northern South American Carribean coast, their society is or was highly egalitarian and anti-authoritarian, because of that they resisted the Incas as well as the Spaniards. ... The Bororo are a Macro-Jê-speaking people in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil; they also extended into Bolivia and the Brazilian state of Goiás. ... Tupi is the name of a language family that was spoken along the Brazilian coast at the time of its discovery. ... Guarani was one of the most important tribal groups of South America, having the former home territory chiefly between the Uruguay and lower Paraguay Rivers, in what is now Paraguay and the Provinces of Corrientes and Entre Rios of Argentina. ...

Southern Cone

The Mapuche are the pre-Hispanic inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Argentina. ... The Puelche are an extinct tribe of South American Indians. ... The Tehuelches is the collective name of the native tribes of Patagonia. ... The Yaghan or Yamana were an indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego. ... Selknam Indians lived in the Tierra del Fuego islands, in southern Chile and Argentina. ...

Languages

For a general discussion, see Native American languages Native American languages are the indigenous languages of the Americas, spoken from Alaska and Greenland to the southern tip of South America. ...


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