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Notable Native Americans Quiz

From politicians to historical figures, Indigenous persons have played an integral part in shaping the US and the world. Can you name these notable Native Americans?

Native American Mythological Creatures

Throughout the First Nations cultures of North America, there are many legends that detail terrifying and fantastic beings that plague local populations or control the elements. Can you identify…

Native American Tribes in Texas

Source: iStockIndigenous peoples exist throughout the world, from South America to Asia, Europe to Australia. And North America is no different— with 574 recognized tribes in the continental United…

Name These Native American Tribes

Though explorers and pilgrims are known for setting foot in the Americas, they were not the first residents. What do you know about the First Nations peoples that lived in North America well before…

North American Native art

(Encyclopedia) North American Native art, diverse traditional arts of Native North Americans. In recent years Native American arts have become commodities collected and marketed by nonindigenous…

praying Indians

(Encyclopedia) praying Indians, name for Native North Americans who accepted Christianity. Although many different groups are called by this name, e.g., the Roman Catholic Iroquois of St. Regis, it…

Indian Removal Act

(Encyclopedia) Indian Removal Act, in U.S. history, law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830 providing for the general resettlement of Native Americans to lands W of the Mississippi River. From…

Pratt, Richard Henry

(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840–1924, American soldier and educator, b. Rushford, N.Y. He served in the Union army during the Civil War and then in the Indian wars in the West, where he…

Pumacagua, Mateo García

(Encyclopedia) Pumacagua, Mateo GarcíaPumacagua, Mateo Garcíamätāˈō gärsēˈä p&oomacr;mäkäˈgwä, –käˈwä [key], 1738–1815, Peruvian Native American leader. He aided in suppressing the insurrection (…

Ghost Dance

(Encyclopedia) Ghost Dance, central ritual of the messianic religion instituted in the late 19th cent. by a Paiute named Wovoka. The religion prophesied the peaceful end of the westward expansion of…