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"The land is sacred. These words are at the core of
your being. The land is our mother, the rivers our
blood. Take our land away and we die. That is, the
Indian in us dies." Brave Bird, Mary
Native
Americans
"The
indigenous peoples of the Americas are the
pre-Columbian inhabitants of the
Americas, their descendants, and many
ethnic groups who identify with those peoples.
They are often also referred to as
Native Americans,
First Nations,
Amerigine, and by
Christopher Columbus' geographical mistake
Indians, modernly disambiguated as the American
Indian
race, American Indians, Amerindians, Amerinds,
or Red Indians.
According to the still-debated
New World migration model, a migration of humans
from
Eurasia to the Americas took place via
Beringia, a land bridge which allegedly
connected the two continents across what is now the
Bering Strait. The most recent point at which
this
migration could have taken place is c.
12,000 years ago, with the earliest period remaining
a matter of some unresolved contention.These early
Paleoamericans soon spread throughout the
Americas, diversifying into many hundreds of
culturally distinct nations and tribes. According to
the oral histories of many of the indigenous peoples of the
Americas, they have been living there since their genesis,
described by a wide range of traditional creation accounts."
Source:
Wikipedia
Definition: Native Americans: A member of any of the
peoples indigenous to the Americas except the
Eskimos, Aleuts, and Inuits. Source:
Answers.com
Culture
and History
The Native American way of life is rich in tradition,
spiritual growth and history. Great effort was made by
the Europeans and Americans to destroy their
traditions by various means, It still lives on today
and there are numerous efforts to reestablish
it.
Time-Line
A short descriptive time line of Native American
history from their earliest treks across the
Bering Straits to their modern interaction with
the United States and other cultures.
Videos
A series of videos giving
visual and audio information on Native Americans
in the New World. View 500 Nations and other
documentaries.
Latin America
It
was once home to three great civilizations, the
Mayans, Aztecs and Inca. They had very rich
cultures with large cities, vibrant economies,
and deep seated religions. After 1492 they
became the target of Spanish exploitation and
soon were subjugated by Cortez and Pizarro.
Bureau of Indian Affairs "Indian
Affairs
(IA) is the oldest bureau of the United States
Department of the Interior. Established in 1824,
IA currently provides services (directly or
through contracts, grants, or compacts) to
approximately 1.7 million American Indians and
Alaska Natives". Source:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National
Museum of the
American Indian The National
Museum of the American Indian is the first
national museum dedicated to the ... languages,
literature, history, and arts of
Native Americans.
"The
