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Native Americans is a term which has several different common meanings and scope, according to regional use and context. See the below articles, which describe various indigenous peoples in the following contexts:
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas, natives of the entire American supercontinent
- Indigenous peoples in the United States, natives of the United States and its territories
- Native Americans in the United States, natives of the continental United States only; equivalent to American Indians in some contexts.
- Alaska Natives, natives of the state of Alaska, including Eskimo-Aleut peoples (Inuit and Yupik Eskimo peoples, Aleuts), and Athabascan, Eyak, Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian peoples
- Native Hawaiians, natives of the state of Hawaii
- Pacific Islanders, including peoples in the U.S. Pacific Island dependencies (e.g. Chamorros, Marshallese), but also other Pacific nations.
- Aboriginal peoples in Canada, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit
- First Nations, Canadian natives, sometimes referred to as "Indians" or "North American Indians"
- Indigenous peoples in Brazil, the povos indígenas of Brazil
- Indigenous peoples of Mexico
- Indigenous peoples in the United States, natives of the United States and its territories
"Native American" can also simply be used to refer to any individual born into an American country. When this sense is meant, it is most often written without an initial capital: "native American."
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RT @anthonystevens4 "The soul would have no rainbows if the eyes had no tears" Native American proverb #quote /via @guigo2k @xSilkiex
SouthernGemGal (Angela) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:33:29 -0000
RT @anthonystevens4 "The soul would have no rainbows if the eyes had no tears" Native American proverb #quote /via @guigo2k @xSilkiex
RT @anthonystevens4: "The soul would have no rainbows if the eyes had no tears" Native American proverb ...beautiful!
shanequagayart (shanequa gay) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:30:53 -0000
RT @anthonystevens4: "The soul would have no rainbows if the eyes had no tears" Native American proverb ...beautiful!
People mistake me for East Indian, Native American, Latina and others things, but I love to say: Nope--both of my parents are Black. . .
ksherrieco (K Sherrie+Company) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:27:54 -0000
People mistake me for East Indian, Native American, Latina and others things, but I love to say: Nope--both of my parents are Black. . .
On this show, a bunch of white cultist kids are on a Native American preservation, looking to shoot children. This will not be pleasant. ^_^
SimonJadis (Simon Delott) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:27:50 -0000
On this show, a bunch of white cultist kids are on a Native American preservation, looking to shoot children. This will not be pleasant. ^_^
"The soul would have no rainbows if the eyes had no tears" Native American proverb #quote /via @guigo2k @xSilkiex
anthonystevens4 (Anthony Stevens) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:25:55 -0000
"The soul would have no rainbows if the eyes had no tears" Native American proverb #quote /via @guigo2k @xSilkiex
Went to the Eiteljorg, a little museum about Native American & Western art. Took pics of Remington, O,Keefe paintings.
plattonian (Katherine Platt) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:13:27 -0000
Went to the Eiteljorg, a little museum about Native American & Western art. Took pics of Remington, O,Keefe paintings.
Aadizookaan - Traditional Stories, Legends, and Myths - Extensive collection of annotated links to traditional stories, myths, and legends from many different Native American Nations.
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Haliksai! This Is How It Was - Hopi myth excerpted from Harry C. James' book Pages From Hopi History.
Mamit Innuat: Innu Mythology - Overview from the website of the Innu Nation (formerly known as Montagnais or Naskapi) of Nitassinan (eastern Quebec and Labrador).
Many Swans: Sun Myth of the North American Indians - By Amy Lowell (1920), e-text from the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library.
Notes on Eskimo Traditions - Article by Harlan I. Smith (1893?), e-text from Early Canadiana Online.
Storytelling: the Art of Knowledge - Stories from Canada's First Peoples: the Inuvialuit, the Algonquin, the Métis and Cree, the Nisga'a, the Abenaki and the Mi'kmaq.
Tales of the North American Indians - Anthologized by Stith Thompson (1929), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
The Encyclopedia of Hotcâk (Winnebago) Mythology - Articles, stories, and histories, edited and compiled by Richard L. Dieterle, with genealogies, bibliography, and links.
The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians - By Henry R. Schoolcraft (1856), e-text from Early Canadiana Online.
The Myths of the New World: A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America - By Daniel G. Brinton (1868), e-text from Early Canadiana Online.
The Thunder-bird Amongst the Algonkins - Article by A. F. Chamberlain (1890?), e-text from Early Canadiana Online.
Traditions of the Hopi - By H. R. Voth (1905), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
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White Buffalo Calf Woman Brings the First Pipe - A Lakota myth as told by Joseph Chasing Horse.
Yahoo! Groups: Native Ar - Native American mythology, folklore and stories.
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