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Are American Indians and native Americans 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.
What was true about Native Americans relationships with African slaves?
Much depended on the tribes. For some, there was sympathy for the black slaves who they believed were being taken advantage of much like they were by the Anglo-Americans. Some runaway slaves found shelter with Native American tribes and intermarried with them. On the other hands, there were Native American tribes that actually kept African slaves.
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.
Did Sacajawea like her hometown?
Native Americans don't have hometowns. They have tribes and regions where they live.
How where the plains Indians nearly destroyed?
Like most Native American tribes, the plains tribes were nearly destroyed by disease. The Native Americans had no resistance to upper respiratory infections like influenza. As soon as first contact was made with the Europeans, depopulation of the Native Americans started. Some research suggests that the Native Americans were depopulated by as much as 90% by the late 1800s.
What were social and economic systems like in America before Europeans arrived?
The Native Americans lived in nomadic tribes. They would occasionally barter with neighboring tribes. The Iroquois was a group of five tribes that banded together in a confederacy against other tribes.
How did the Indians live befor enslavement?
Speaking about Native Americans in North America, the Native Tribes lived by hunting and farming. As the USA expanded in the 1800's the Tribes were continuously losing land to the American and earlier to the Mexicans who at the time owned what is now most of the USA's southwest. Some Tribes migrated with the seasons and some Tribes like the Comanche dominated other Native Tribes in the US Southwest.
How did the Indians live before?
Speaking about Native Americans in North America, the Native Tribes lived by hunting and farming. As the USA expanded in the 1800's the Tribes were continuously losing land to the American and earlier to the Mexicans who at the time owned what is now most of the USA's southwest. Some Tribes migrated with the seasons and some Tribes like the Comanche dominated other Native Tribes in the US Southwest.
Is it true the Comanche are native Americans?
Yes. The Comanche Indians are known as "The Lords of the Southern Plains" and like the Lakota of the Northern Plains and other tribes, fought Anglo occupation.
What were the Indian Americans like?
they were really bad to other tribes like the ku klux klan
Which native Americans lived in the southeastern part of north America?
Some Southeastern United States tribes included the Cherokee, Chesapeake, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Pensacola, and Seminole. Some of these tribes like the Pensacola Native Americans may have disappeared before the first Europeans arrived in America.
What do the Cheyenne Indians do today?
Problems facing the Cheyenne Indian tribe, like other tribes is a lack of jobs or ways to make money. Many Native Americans are also plagued with Alcoholism.
