Names

Since first arriving in the Americas an estimated 25,000 or so years ago, Native Americans have formed sophisticated civilizations for several millennia. These peoples’ history … Continued

During the last part of the nineteenth century the emphasis of the United States Indian policy was on assimilation. According to this philosophy, American Indians, … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) Personal names among the Indian nations east of the Mississippi River were quite different from European names. There was little … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) The Plateau is the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded by the Fraser River … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) The Indian nations along the Northwest Coast area of Washington, British Columbia, and Washington were very different than other Indian … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) Traditionally men and women among the tribes of the Northern Plains usually carried several names during the course of their … Continued