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'Indiana' means Land of the Indians or Land of Indians. Various American Indian tribes are a significant part of Indiana history.
In the 1780s, when Kentucky was being settled, the land there was nearly empty of Native Americans. The native tribes lived on the north side of the Ohio River and used Kentucky for a hunting ground. Because there were so many tribes on the north bank, the settlers in Kentucky referred to the north bank as the land of the Indians, which eventually developed into Indiana. It was adopted by the federal government as the official name of the territory in May of 1800 when the Indiana Territory was established. And became the name of the state in 1816 after a short debate at the state constitutional convention.
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"The state's name means "Land of the Indians", or simply "Indian Land". This name dates back to at least the 1768 and was first used by Congress when the Indiana Territory was incorporated in 1800, before which it had been part of the Northwest Territory."
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What Indian tribe whose name means southerners?
The Shawnee Indians lived in the area of Kentucky, southern Illinois, and Indiana. Their name means "Southerners."
What state has a Native American name?
Indiana or Illinois, actually Illinois was named after the Illini tribe
What US States have the same letter of the State name as the name of it Capitol?
Delaware: Dover Hawaii: Honolulu Indiana: Indianapolis Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
What city does Kentucky Indiana New Hampshire Maryland Connecticut and Georgia have what city name in common?
Bethlehem
In what city do the Indiana Pacers play in?
Indianapolis, Indiana.
What is Indiana Jones' pet name?
'Indiana' was the name of his dog
What is the name of Indiana's Jones dog?
indiana
What is Indiana Jones's real name?
Henry Walton Jones, Jr. is Indiana Jones' real name. He acquired the name, Indiana, from the name of his boyhood family dog.
What is the capital name for Indiana?
Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana.
What is the Indiana desert's name?
Indiana has no true deserts.
What is the birth name of Robert Indiana?
Robert Indiana's birth name is Robert Clark.
What is the name of the newspaper in Corydon Indiana?
The name of the newspaper in Corydon, Indiana is "The Corydon Democrat."
What is Indiana Jones's dog's name?
His dogs name was "Indiana", which is why he prefered that nickname.
What does the state name of Indiana mean?
Indiana means "Land of Indians". As a name for a person, Indiana is a girls name, and means "from India" (The reason Native Americans were referred to as Indians is because when Columbus landed on North America, he mistakenly thought he was in India.) Indiana Jones is a male character is the popular series with the same name. In those stories, "Indiana" was a nickname. In "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" Indiana's father won't call him "Indiana" because "it was the dog's name!"
How the state of Indiana got its name?
Indiana got its name from the Indians. That is why its called "Land of the Indians"
What is the name of the Indiana legislative branch?
Indiana General Assembly
What is indiana's nick name?
Indiana Jone's nickname is Indie
