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Native American/American Indian Boarding Schools/Residential Schools This project is to acknowledge the traumatic and, at times, triumphant experiences of those Native American children who were forced, coerced and placed in Native American Boarding Schools. These are the schools and the places, a long way from home, which changed the fabric of the Native American in the United States and Canad...
The Seneca or Onödowá’ga:’ (pronounced: Oh-n'own-dough-wahgah) or "Great Hill People" are a group of Indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people who historically lived south of Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes in North America. Their nation was the farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee) in New York before the American Revolution. They were the largest ...
People of the Flint The Mohawk people - Kanienʼkehá꞉ka, are the most easterly section of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy. They are an Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, with communities in southeastern Canada and northern New York State, primarily around Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. As one of the five original members of the Iroquois League, the Kanien...
The indigenous peoples of Brazil are the inhabitants originating from the Brazilian territory and were present here before the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century. There is a great diversity of indigenous peoples in Brazil, and the indigenous population, according to the 2022 census criteria, is approximately 1.6 million. Currently, there are still a number of obstacles in t...
North American Tribes Southwest Includes the Following States Arizona | Nevada | New Mexico Includes the Following Native American Tribes Apache Awatobi Chemehuevi Coahuiltec Cocopa Comanche Havasupai Hopi Jemez Keresan Family Kiowa Kiowa Apache Lipan Manso Maricopa Mohave Navajo Tribe (Diné) Paiute Papago ( Tohono O'odham )
Onondaga Nation Cemetery is located on the Onondaga Nation in the Indian Village, Onondaga County, New York. The earliest, recorded burials occurred in the 1860s. The cemetery is still active. "There are two cemeteries on the Onondaga Nation Reservation. Please check both listings before adding any names. This (newer) cemetery is located off Route 11A, on the Onondaga Indian Nation Territory n...
A formação do povo brasileiro como hoje o conhecemos tem início com o processo de colonização portuguesa nas primeiras décadas do século XVI. A miscigenação foi sempre um traço decisivo, se apresentando desde os primeiros contatos entre os portugueses e os indígenas nativos das terras brasileiras, assim como se observaria a partir da chegada de negros africanos trazidos ao Brasil para realizar ...
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...
People of the Great Swamp The Cayuga (Cayuga: Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ, "People of the Great Swamp") are one of the five original constituents of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), a confederacy of Native Americans in New York. The Cayuga homeland lies in the Finger Lakes region along Cayuga Lake, between their league neighbors, the Onondaga to the east and the Seneca to the west. Today, Cayuga people belong t...
Inestimable Gift Cemetery resides in Allen, Bennett County, South Dakota. This small burying ground's earliest interments occurred in the1870s. The cemetery is still active. Inestimable Gift Cemetery is connected to and encapsulates several family cemeteries. Known also as the Inestimable Gift Episcopal Church Cemetery, the plots within hold mostly indigenous denizens. Find a Grave
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...
Holy Apostles Church Cemetery resides in the town of Hobart in Oneida, Brown, Wisconsin. Also known as Holy Apostles Episcopal Church Cemetery, the church and cemetery are located on the Oneida Reservation. The earliest, recorded burials date from 1819. The cemetery is still active and interments are indigenous peoples and their families. Find a Grave The Oneida are apart of the Haudenosa...
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...
This portal is meant to be a jumping off place for all Nations, Tribes, Clans. When finished it will contain no profiles but it will contain the links and documents that will help you name historic individuals. In the related projects you will find projects of specific groups. Since there are so many Indigenous peoples that will fit under this portal, it is Important that we remember that eac...
The Navajo are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members as of 2021, the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States; additionally, the Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the country. The reservation straddles the Four Corners region and covers more than 27,325 square miles of land in Ar...
The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the United States and has government-to-government relations with the United States federal government. Particular villages retain autonomy under the Hopi Constituti...
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...
People of the Hills The Onondaga Nation is a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The Haudenosaunee is translated to the People of the Longhouse which is an alliance of native nations united for hundreds of years by law, traditions, beliefs, and cultural values. The Haudenosaunee is also referred to as the Iroquois or the Six Nation Confederacy. The Haudenosaunee consist of the Mohawk, Onei...
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 ...