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  2. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Pukwana – the name given to the smoke emitted from a Native American peace pipe. Ree Heights – named after the Arikara people, sometimes known as the Ree. Arikara may have been a neighboring tribe's word for "horns" or "male deer". [138]

  3. List of fictional Native Americans - Wikipedia

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    A scarred Native American warrior who is rewarded to marry the Chief's daughter after saving the Sun God's son, Morning Star, from giant birds of prey. Amy Cruse [citation needed] She-Who-Is-Alone The Legend of the Bluebonnet: A Comanche girl who has lost her parents. Based on the original Native American folklore, retold and illustrated by ...

  4. List of Taínos - Wikipedia

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    Their names are in ascending alphabetical order and the table may be re-sorted by clicking on the arrows in the column header cells. The Taíno were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas , Greater Antilles , and some of the Lesser Antilles – especially in Guadeloupe , Dominica and Martinique .

  5. Does your town's name have Native American roots? The ... - AOL

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    One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names.

  6. List of Native American deities - Wikipedia

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    List of Native American deities, sortable by name of tribe or name of deity. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .

  7. List of Native American leaders of the Indian Wars - Wikipedia

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    Shawnee chief who attempted to organize a vast alliance of Native American tribes in the eastern United States during the early 19th century. Siding with Great Britain during the War of 1812, he led the Shawnee against the United States until his death at the Battle of the Thames. Tenskwatawa: 1775–1834 1800s–1830s Shawnee

  8. Native Americans rejected from Facebook, 'odd' names to blame

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    Levi Rickert runs Native News Online, creating a large following connecting the Native American community around the country. "Social media without any reprisal because of the last name.

  9. Native American name controversy - Wikipedia

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    In 1956, British writer Aldous Huxley wrote to thank a correspondent for "your most interesting letter about the Native American churchmen". [11] The use of Native American or native American to refer to Indigenous peoples who live in the Americas came into widespread, common use during the civil rights era of the 1960s and 1970s. This term was ...