Geni naming conventions - native Americans See the projects Geni naming conventions and Geni naming conventions - data entry for general guidance. Use ordinary case. Name Preference Settings can be used to change how names are displayed to your personal preference. Early native Americans peoples did not traditionally have a surname. Leave birth surname and Last Name / Surname fields bla...
Greyhorse Indian Village Cemetery resides in Gray Horse, Osage County, Oklahoma. Also known as Gray Horse Cemetery, the cemetery sits on 3.02 acres of Osage Nation Reservation land, donated around the time of 1906 by Wilson Kirk, an Osage original allottee from the Grayhorse District.The earliest stones date from 1895. This burying ground is still active. A new fence and gate for the Grayhors...
Holy Innocents Cemetery resides in Parmelee, Todd County, South Dakota. This small, burying ground holds mostly indigenous interments. The earliest burials are from 1894. Holy Innocents is still active.
Red Cloud Cemetery resides in Pine Ridge, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. Also known as Holy Rosary Cemetery, the burying ground was associated with Jesuit's Holy Rosary Mission. The Red Cloud Indian School was established by the Mission in 1888. Most of the interments in Red Cloud Cemetery are of indigenous peoples. They were congregants of the Holy Rosary Mission, attendees of the Red C...
Cemeteries listed in this project are within the communities of the Six Nations Reserve, Brantford and Tuscarora Township as well those indigenous cemeteries in the surrounding areas of the reservation. Six Nations Communities: Beavers Corner, Longboat Corners, Medina Corners, Millers Corner, Ohsweken, St. Johns, Sixty-Nine Corners, Smith Corners, Smoothtown, Sour Spring, Stoneridge Beth...
The Mississaugas " 'We the Michi Saagiig walk together with our ancestors as one Nation. Through our collective efforts we ensure our shared history, stories, ceremonies, culture, language and values remain strong, resilient and preserved for our Nation and future generations. (Mississauga Nation Chiefs, May 30, 2019)" The Mississaugas are a group of First Nations peoples located in southern ...
New Credit United Church Cemetery resides on the New Credit Reserve in New Credit, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. There are three gravestones present, those belonging to: Chief Joseph “Nawahjegezhegwabe” Sawyer (1786-1863); Rev. William Herkimer (1800-1875) and Chief George King (1813-1874). Tuscarora Township There are three stones erected in front of New Credit United Church. I...
Halton County, Ontario, Upper Canada was located in what is today's Regional Municipality of Halton. Halton County is a former county in the Canadian province of Ontario, with an area of 228,181 acres (923.42 km2). It is also one of the oldest counties in Canada. The lands that eventually formed part of Halton were acquired from the Mississauga Indians through forceful surrender. History Halt...
North American Tribes===Southeast==Includes the Following States Alabama | Florida | Georgia | Mississippi | South Carolina Includes the Following TribesAcolapissa Acuera Alabana Amacano Alibamu Apalachee Apaiachicola Atsina Bayogoula Bayougoula Biloxi Calusa Caparaz Capinans Catawba Chakchiuma Chatot Chactoo Chatot Cherokee Chesapeake Chiaha Chine Christanna Indians Choula Chickasaw Chitamacha...
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. "Located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota, the Pine Ridge Reservation is approximately 100 miles from Rapid City. Surrounded by rolling prairie, Badlands, and the Bl...
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized tribe of historically Algonquian-speaking Native Americans based at the eastern end of Long Island, New York. This tribe is headquartered in Suffolk County, on the southeastern shore. Since the mid-19th century, the tribe's landbase is the Shinnecock Reservation within the geographic boundaries of the Town of Southampton. Their name roughly...
The Montauk Tribe of Indians are the modern incarnation of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people from the eastern and central sections of Long Island, New York. Montauk Indians (meaning uncertain). A term that has been used in different senses, sometimes limited to the particular hand or tribe known by this name, but in a broader sense including most of the tribes of Long Island, exce...
With DNA testing now, many Australians are discovering their original roots with ancestors being Indigenous to Australia. Please add profiles, including your own, should they possess the genetics of what may be the oldest race in the world. Indigenous Australians are members of groups that existed in Australia and the surrounding islands prior to European colonisation. The term is therefore som...
Council House Cemetery is located in Wyandotte, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.This burying ground was founded while the State of Oklahoma was known as the Oklahoma Territory. The earliest burial dates from 1902. Close to the border with Missouri, the cemetery is still active and contains mostly indigenous peoples and their families. Corner of E 230 Rd & Cayuga Rd Coordinates: 36.68694, -94.65806
Crow Gravesite is located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. This small burying ground holds two graves which have no stone or marker. There are many such family, burying sites dotted around Ottawa County, holding the remains of indigenous peoples. The Crow Gravesite contains Chief John Crow, Cayuga and a daughter, Julia who died young. "At Section 5, Range 24E, Township 28N in Ottawa County, Oklahom...
Cimetière Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette resides in Quebec, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada. Also known over the years as: Cimetière de Loretteville , Cimetière St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette , Loretteville Cemetery , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Cemetery and St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Cemetery, this burying ground is the resting place of several great Huron-Wendat fig...
Grand River United Church Cemetery resides in the Ohsweken community on the Six Nations Reserve in Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. This indigenous burying ground is also known as Grand River Cemetery and Grand River Mission United Cemetery. Burials began in the 1880s and Grand River United is still an active cemetery. Lot 88, Concession 110, Tuscarora Township This cemetery is ...
St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery resides on the Six Nations Reserve in the Tuscarora Township, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. This small cemetery is also known as St Paul's Kanyengeh Anglican Church Cemetery and Sour Springs Cemetery. The earliest burials are from the 1820s and continue through to 2018. "Lot 88, Concession 120, Tuscarora Township This cemetery is part of the Si...
Bethany Mission Church Cemetery resides on the Six Nations' lands in the historic township of Tuscarora, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. The cemetery is also known as Bethany Baptist Cemetery and Bethany Baptist Mission Cemetery. Bethany burials began in the 1950s. This burying ground is active at present. About 60 persons have been interred here. Lot 18, Concession 3, Tuscaro...
Onondaga Longhouse resides in the Tuscarora township on the Six Nations Reserve, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. There is a private, sacred burying ground for the Onondaga Longhouse adherents, near the Longhouse. It is closed to the public and designated for indigenous peoples only. Recorded burials began in the 1930s and continued through 2020. Onondaga Longhouse is one of five lo...
Ohsweken Baptist Cemetery resides on the Six Nation Reserve in Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Tuscarora Baptist Church Cemetery, this small cemetery has recorded burials from the 1880s. Ohsweken Baptist Cemetery is an active cemetery. Lot 88, Concession 115, Tuscarora Township During the mid 19th century, Baptist missionaries were granted permission from the Six Nati...
Medina Baptist Church Cemetery resides in Tuscarora Township on the Six Nations Reserve, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. The cemetery sits adjacent to the Medina Baptist Church. Recorded burials are from the 1860s through to the present. Medina is an active cemetery. Lot 88, Concession 111, Tuscarora Township 400 Chiefswood Road Six Nations, Ontario, N0A 1M0 Canada Coordinates: 43...
Saint John's Cemetery resides on the Six Nations Reserve, Tuscarora Township in Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Saint John’s Anglican Cemetery, this small cemetery was founded in 1817. The cemetery is adjacent to St. John's Church which was designated as a Historic Chapel in 2000. The original burials have been obscured by time and neglect; their residents are lost to ...