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Haudenosaunee: Who We Are The Haundenosaunee Confederacy has been in place since time immemorial. The Peacemaker was sent by the Creator to spread the Kariwiio or good mind. With the help of Aiionwatha commonly known as Hiawatha, the Peacemaker taught the laws of peace to the Haudenosaunee. Travelling from community to community they both succeeded in persuading the Chiefs of each nation to joi...
Please add any Native American/Indigenous/First Nations/American Indians who were or are athletes to this project. Running The Distance The resiliency of Indigenous people is grounded in their physical well-being. Health and wellness are deeply rooted in who we are and what we do, our food systems and agricultural practices, and our relationship to the land. Through the cooperation of not jus...
Welcome to the Native American Chiefs Project. The Native American Chiefs Project is for people who have a strong interest in Native American history and culture. Designed for people to learn about a variety of Native American histories and cultures and for the preservation of cultures and langues, for people to share what they know. For sharing and learning about Native Americans from 16th and...
The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains. They are Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic and Northeastern Woodlands. According to the U.S. census, Ojibwe people are one of the largest tribal populations among Native American peoples in the United States. In Canada, they ar...
History The Crow called themselves the Apsáalooké or Absaroka, which means “children of the Large-Beaked Bird.” This name was misunderstood by white men to mean “Crow.” Other Native tribes referred to the Crow as “Crow” or “Raven” in their respective languages. Many Apsáalooké believe that the large-beaked bird that they were named after was the mythical Thunderbird, not a crow. The Crow trib...
People of the Standing Stone Oneida, self-name Onᐱyoteʔa∙ká (“People of the Standing Stone”), Iroquoian-speaking North American Indian tribe living, at the time of European contact, in what is now central New York state, U.S. They are one of the original five nations of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy. Like the other Iroquois tribes, the Oneida were semisedentary and practiced corn (ma...
Shoshone-Bannock Shoshone-Bannock Tribes -any of the bands formerly of the Shoshone and Bannock peoples of North America who later chose to live as one people. Some of these bands shared the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho after its creation in 1863. In 1937 certain of these bands chose to incorporate jointly under federal charter and became officially recognized as Shoshone-Bannock. Other bands...
Sand Hill Cemetery resides in Fort Hall, Bingham County, Idaho. Located on tribal land, the burying ground is a private cemetery for the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes. A permit is required to visit. The earliest burial dates from 1890 and the cemetery us still active at present. The reservation on which Sand Hill Cemetery stands is the Fort Hall Resevation.
Holy Cross Cemetery resides on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. The earliest graves date from 1890. The cemetery is active. Those interred at Holy Cross Cemetery are First Nations peoples. Find a Grave "Located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota, the Pine Ridge Reservation is approximately 100 miles from Rapid City. Surrounded by rolling prairie, Bad...
Crow Agency Cemetery resides in Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana. This burying ground holds over 1500 graves, scattered across the flat land of sky and field. The earliest burial is that of Spotted Horse, the great Crow chief, who was interred at Crow Agency in 1903. The cemetery is active. Find a Grave Crow Agency is the headquarters of the Crow Indian Reservation and is close to the...
Shirt Wearing People The Tuscarora peoples are an Indigenous group in the Iroquoian language family. This nation had its origins in what is now the state of North Carolina, but they migrated north to New York and Pennsylvania in the 18th century. The word Tuscarora is derived from their extensive use of hemp for cloth, rope, and other materials, and it means "hemp gatherers." After a migration...
The Ponca The Ponca people[a] are a nation primarily located in the Great Plains of North America that share a common Ponca culture, history, and language, identified with two Indigenous nations: the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma or the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. Historically, the Ponca originated as a constituent part of a large nation situated along the Ohio River valley. This nation comp...
The Tohono O'odham are a Native American people of the Sonoran Desert, residing primarily in the U.S. state of Arizona and the northern Mexican state of Sonora. The federally recognized tribe is known in the United States as the Tohono Oʼodham Nation. The Tohono Oʼodham Nation, or Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation, is a major reservation located in southern Arizona, where it encompasses portio...
Georgian College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario, Canada. It has 11,000 full-time domestic and 1,500 international students from over 60 countries across seven campuses, the largest being in Barrie.==History==The college was established during the formation of Ontario’s college system in 1967—Georgian is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017. Colleges of Applied Arts a...