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In the earliest of the Indo-Aryan texts, the term "Nishada" may have been used as a generic term for all indigenous non-Aryan tribes rather than a single tribe. [5] This is suggested by the fact that according to Yaska's Nirukta, Aupamanyava explains the Rigveda term "pancha-janah" ("five peoples") as the four varnas of the Indo-Aryan society and the Nishadas.
Native American tribes in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, in the western Great Lakes region. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 ...
Wanąǧi is attested in other Wisconsin place names as well: Wanąǧi Homįk ("where the spirit lies" or "cemetery") is the Hocąk name for Reesburg, WI. Waupaca; Waupun (meaning "east, daybreak, dawn") Wausau (from Chippewa, meaning "far away") Wausaukee; Wautoma; Wauwatosa; Weyauwega; Winneboujou; Winneconne; Wisconsin Rapids; Wonewoc ...
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin received $5.2 million, which will be used to build 11 housing units. The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians was awarded $5.8 million, which will be ...
Map of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1]
The tribe, however, has broken into several factions, some of whom are seeking federal recognition as separate tribes. The three largest and most prominent factions are: Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe, West Hills, CA, formerly the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, led by Charles Alvarez [61]
The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
Indian reservations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Pages in category "American Indian reservations in Wisconsin" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...