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Other Native Americans saw uses for slavery, and did not oppose it for others. Some Native Americans and people of African descent fought alongside one another in armed struggles of resistance against U.S. expansion into Native territories, as in the Seminole Wars in Florida. Buffalo Soldiers, 1890. The nickname was given to the "Black Cavalry ...
Intended to forcibly assimilate Arizona Native children into American culture, school policies prohibited the use of native languages and clothing and separated children from the same tribe. [20] Although the curriculum underwent heavy reform during the 1930s at the behest of reformist Bureau of Indian Affairs chief John Collier , the school ...
This list of Native Americans a notable individuals who are Native Americans in the United States, including Alaska Natives and American Indians. [1] [2] Native American identity is a complex and contested issue. The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native ...
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, read up on famous Native Americans shaping our culture today, including actors, artists, athletes, and politicians 25 Famous Native Americans to Know ...
The Erie people were also known as the Eriechronon, Yenresh, Erielhonan, Eriez, Nation du Chat, and Riquéronon. [citation needed] They were also called the Chat ("Cat" in French) or "Long Tail", referring, possibly, to the raccoon tails worn on clothing; however, in Native American cultures across the Eastern Woodlands, the terms "cat" and "long tail" tend to be references to a mythological ...
Harriet C. Babbitt (born 1947) – First Lady of Arizona (1978–1987), U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (1993–1997), and Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (1997–2001) Walter Blackman – Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Logan the Orator (c. 1723 – 1780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.After his 1760s move to the Ohio Country, he became affiliated with the Mingo, a tribe formed from Seneca, Cayuga, Lenape and other remnant peoples.
Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".