The first thing that people say to me is, ‘Are you Native American?’ ” But even as someone who has spent her life dealing with stereotypes, Anderson said there is one word she has not been ...

When the museum asked Native Americans if their families celebrate ... but translated directly the name refers to “words spoken before all others.” The Haudenosaunee nations—the Seneca ...

By the 1600s, what is now the Connecticut River was already known by a derivation of the Native American word, quinnehtukqut, ...

In more cases than one may think, geographic names were derived from a Native American word or honored a celebrated chief. Read on to find 75 examples of U.S. cities that bear indigenous names.

Native American is the name given to the original inhabitants of the North American continent. At one stage, there were almost two million people who were Native American. This was based on their ...

The commercial use of images and words that evoke Native cultures perpetuates ... teams and other organizations that end the use of Native American imagery depicting racism. Let’s get this ...