Dec 6, 2025 · Native American refers to a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, although the term often connotes only those groups whose original territories were in …

Dec 6, 2025 · Native American - Tribes, Culture, History: The thoughts and perspectives of Indigenous individuals, especially those who lived during the 15th through 19th centuries, have survived in …

Dec 20, 2025 · Most Indigenous individuals were legally prohibited from leaving their home reservation (in the United States) or reserve (in Canada) without specific permission; having thus confined Native …

Dec 14, 2025 · United States - Indigenous Tribes, Culture, History: The Native American population has risen from its low point of 235,000 in 1900 to 2.5 million at the turn of the 21st century.

Dec 6, 2025 · Native American - Prehistory, Tribes, Culture: Indigenous Americans had (and have) rich traditions concerning their origins, but until the late 19th century, most outsiders’ knowledge about …

Native Americans are called Indians due to a historical misinterpretation by Christopher Columbus. The term “Indian” originated from his mistaken belief that he had reached the shores of South Asia when …

Dec 6, 2025 · Had victory been based on military skill and tenacity alone, Native Americans might well have avoided or significantly delayed colonization. However, epidemic diseases, the slave trade, and …

Native American religions, religious beliefs and sacramental practices of the indigenous peoples of North and South America. Learn more about Native American religions, including the beliefs and practices …

Nov 24, 2025 · Before 1492, Native Americans (Amerindians) hosted none of the acute infectious diseases that had long bedeviled most of Eurasia and Africa: measles, smallpox, influenza, mumps, …

Nov 27, 2025 · King Philip’s War, (1675–76), in British American colonial history, war that pitted Native Americans against English settlers and their Indian allies that was one of the bloodiest conflicts (per …