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No, Native Americans are from tribes like the Cherokees and other tribes. They originated in America. Indians are from the country India, and are a whole other group of people from the Native Americans.
The reason why Native Americans are sometimes referred to as Indians is because, when Christopher Columbus was sailing to India, he accidentally ended up in North America where he called all the Native Americans, Indians.
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Are Native Americans and Indians the same thing?
No, Native Americans are from tribes like the Cherokees and other tribes. They originated in America. Indians are from the country India, and are a whole other group of people from the Native Americans. The reason why Native Americans are sometimes referred to as Indians is because, when Christopher Columbus was sailing to India, he accidentally ended up in North America where he called all the Native Americans, Indians.
How does honor different from or align with traditional American canon?
The ideals and concepts of honor in the American system is directly the same with Native American ideals on the subject. The difference is that Native Americans will always do the right thing, where Americans look at it as a general guideline.
Are you a native American?
bozho (hello)Yes and there are many Native Americans that have group sites that you can find through searches if you have a desire to speak to Native Americans or learn ANY thing about Native Americans, the internet is a amazing educational tool that allows you to learn any thing about any race.David, Member of The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
What is the difference between Native Americans and American Indian?
THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING! The difference between them is that Indians are from India (a country) and native Americans are the people you see in the history books (but they don't dress like what you see , they dress like everyone else and they are not savages either) The reason people think they are the same thing is because, they believe what Columbus said. Back then Columbus landed in the indies and called the people there (which were native Americans) Indians.
Was francisco de coronado mean to the native Americans?
He used them as cargo mules to carry his supplies through the Utah canyons and as they weakened or died, he just left them behind for the vultures. The native Indians were expendable and easily replaced by catching and enslaving some more
Where do red Indians live?
there is no such thing as 'red Indian" we have North American natives, there are many, many tribes of Native and Inuit people in the USA and in Canada, you can find out more about these tribes in your local library. Indians are native to India a large country in Asia.
What did Native Americans call buffalos?
the native americans call the buffalo tatanka. the white buffalo is sacred to the native americans.
What did the Native Americans find when they migrated to Americas?
Native Americans never migrated to the Americas. It was the Europeans that migrated here and the only thing they found was Native Americans. Native Americans have been here since the beginning. Hence the name Native AMERICANS.
Why do you Think it was difficult for assimilated native Americans to be accepted by their own culture?
Because the cultures were so radically different, there is not one thing in the American's culture that is the same in Native cultures.
What good things did Andrew Jackson do?
its not necessarily good (for the native americans, anyway) but he did the whole trail of tears thing, pushed the indians out west, and allowed for more American settlement in the places the natives had vacated
Where are the red Indian reserves in Canada?
There is NO SUCH THING AS RED INDIANS! this is extremely insulting to the different tribes of Native Canadians and Native Americans, these slang words to describe the peoples of North America must be stopped by educating the individuals who still use these terms. East Indians come from India hence the word "Indian" The skin colour of Native North Americans is brown and a little darker than Caucasians.
Were native Americans invited to celebrate thanksgiving and why?
No they were not. The native Americans went to trade and it was the polite thing for the pilgrims to say please stay.
