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Yes, though "Native Americans" is much more correct than "American Indians". The early explorers accidentally mistook the natives for Indians because they did not know a world outside of Asia, Europe and Africa. They sailed west thinking they would hit India, but instead ran into America. Because they thought they landed in India, the Indian term stuck, even though the Native Americans are not Indians. (Indians are Caucasians while Native Americans are more related to East Asians).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoPueblo Indians are Native Americans, but other tribes are also Native Americans. Native American is the term for the large group while the smaller groups are known by their tribal names.
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Who has more money Native Americans or Mexicans?
In the United States, during the year 2000 it was estimated for the average Native American to have an income of $31,799. Hispanics had an estimated income of $31,703. This means statistically speaking, Native Americans and Mexicans earn the same.
Are Indian and native the same terms?
Actually no! An Indian is a person who comes from India or a person long time ago who used to trade with Italians, Spanish, and other people. A native person can be anyone. Native Americans, native Indians,and native Italians are all natives but differrent people.
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.
Do Native Americans hate snakes?
Which Native Americans. Currently the US government recognizes almost 600 Indian Nations. Please be more specific as to what tribe. American Indians are human beings with the same desires, fears, ambitions, and emotions as all other human beings on the planet Earth. Surely there are individual Indians who fear and hate snakes, like other humans. To know if an entire people hate snakes cannot be answered unless you know the tribe.
Do Indians still live in wigwams?
If you're referring to Native Americans, you will find that they live in houses and apartments, with TVs and air conditioners, the same as all the other Americans that came to settle in their land.
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.
Are native American and north American the same?
No, while many who are Native Americans are, in fact, North Americans, there are very many who are North Americans, but not at all of Native American descent.
Are Indians and native the same?
No they have different cultures. In the United States, Native Americans are also referred to as Indians and American Indians. Honestly it's helpful to ask and make sure of what someone means if they refer to someone as being 'Indian' as they may be referring to Native Americans or they may be referring to someone from India. I know; it's confusing.
Is native American Indians the same as middle American Indians?
"Native Americans" is the name given to those who lived in the Western Hemisphere on the North and South American continents, before its discovery by the Europeans."Middle American Indian" is a more specific type of Native American whose tribes roam mainly in the middle region between North and South America.
What is native American Indians's diet?
The same diet you have, or at least close to the same.
Why did the Native Americans hate the Americans in the 1800s?
Americans took Native American lands away from them and forced them to move west to the worst lands. They took Native American children away from their parents and put them in schools taking away the Native American languages and culture. They gave them blankets infected with small pox which killed thousands.
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.
Is an Aztec the same as a Native American?
No, Aztecs were a specific indigenous group in Mesoamerica (modern-day Mexico), while Native American is a broad term that encompasses all indigenous peoples of the Americas. The Aztecs were just one of many groups of Native Americans.
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.
What do Indians do at Christmas?
Indians have a beautiful Christmas, just like the rest of the world who celebrates. In fact Indians do about the same that Americans do during Christmas. They get together and everything else that is associated with Christmas.
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.
What is the difference between Hindi and Hindustani?
No. A Hindi is a person who follows Hinduism. An Indian is a person from India. Sometimes Native Americans are even refereed to as Indians, because of when Christopher Columbus was sailing to India he accidentally ended up in America and called all the Native Americans Indians. But, Native Americans are not the same as Indians from the country India. Also Hinduism is a type of religion that people in India follow, and those people are called Hindus.
