Portal:Indigenous peoples of North America
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Culture · Geography · Health · History · Mathematics · Nature · Philosophy · Religion · Society · Technology
  The term Indigenous peoples of North America encompasses the inhabitants of the North America region before the arrival of the first European explorers in the late 15th century, as well as many present-day ethnic groups who identify themselves with those historical peoples. The precise definition of the term is the topic of the Native American name controversy. The most commonly preferred term for the indigenous peoples of what is now Canada is Aboriginal peoples. Of these Aboriginal peoples who are not Inuit or Métis, "First Nations" is the most commonly preferred term of self-identification. First Nations peoples make up approximately 3% of the Canadian population. The official term for First Nations people is Indian. Indigenous peoples in what is now the United States are commonly called "American Indians" but more recently have been referred to as "Native Americans". American Indians make up 2% of the population, with more than 6 million people identifying themselves as Native Americans, although only 1.8 million are registered tribal members. A minority of US Native Americans live on Indian reservations. The territory of modern-day Mexico was home to numerous indigenous civilizations, among others the Maya in the Yucatán (and into neighbouring areas of contemporary Central America); and the Aztecs, who, from their central capital at Tenochtitlan, dominated much of the centre and south of the country (and the non-Aztec inhabitants of those areas) when Hernán Cortés first landed at Veracruz.  The Duwamish tribe is a Native American tribe in western Washington, and the indigenous people of metropolitan Seattle. The Duwamish tribe today includes the People of the Inside, for Elliott Bay environs today; and the People of the Large Lake, for those around Lake Washington of today. By language, the Duwamish are (Skagit-Nisqually) Lushootseed Salish. In many other ways, they are Coast Salish. Adjacent tribes throughout the Salish Sea watershed were interconnected and interrelated, yet distinct. The people have been living in what is now metropolitan Seattle since the end of the last glacial period (c. 8,000 B.C.E.—10,000 years ago). Among the changes with increasing contact, names changed along with tribal societies. The Duwamish tribe of today continues evolving. 
→ The Portal for Indigenous peoples of North America has been created. You can help to maintain it and update its contents by submitting Selected Article, Biography, Picture, Quote and Did you know... candidates. → The new assessing system for articles within the Project's scope is already functional. We are currently migrating the assessments made under the old system - You can help! → A new and comprehensive To Do list is needed. We are working on a new system (list of wanted articles, needed tasks, reviews, etc) - You can help!
Feel free to edit this list or discuss these tasks.  July 10, 2007 - New Mississippi Choctaw chief takes office... (IndianZ.com) More... June 29, 2007 - First Nations across Canada take part in the Aboriginal Day of Protest. (CBC News) More... June 29, 2007 - Oglala Sioux Tribe puts an end to alcohol blockade... (IndianZ.com) More... June 18, 2007 - Public debate held between Cherokee candidates... (Cherokee Phoenix) More... June 14, 2007 - Federal court won't halt Cherokee election... (IndianZ.com) More... June 14, 2007 - Run-off set for Mississippi Choctaw chief... (IndianZ.com) More... June 14, 2007 - BIA approves land-into-trust for Shakopee Tribe... (IndianZ.com) More... June 13, 2007 - Pomo sites placed on National Trust endangered list... (IndianZ.com) More... June 7, 2007 - The state of New York to appeal Oneida land claim decision... (IndianZ.com) More... Depicted: official flag of the Oneida Nation.  Main: Indigenous peoples of North America
|
|||||||||||
