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Sequoyah (/ səˈkwɔɪə / sə-QUOY-yə; Cherokee: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, Ssiquoya, [ a ] or ᏎᏉᏯ, Sequoya, [ b ]pronounced [seɡʷoja]; c. 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath and neographer of the Cherokee Nation. In 1821, Sequoyah completed his Cherokee syllabary, enabling reading and ...
And if one name you like isn’t going to work, just keep working your way down our list — we’ve compiled 200 from which to choose. Most popular Indian boy names (In order of popularity as of ...
Pages in category "Indian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 340 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Indian names are based on a variety of systems and naming conventions, which vary from region to region. In Indian culture, names hold profound significance and play a crucial role in an individual's life. The importance of names is deeply rooted in the country's diverse and ancient cultural heritage. Names are also influenced by religion and ...
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 considered to represent historical fact more accurately (i.e., "Native" cultures predated European colonization).
Gerónimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé, Athapascan pronunciation: [kòjàːɬɛ́], lit.'the one who yawns'; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache bands – the Tchihende ...
Occupation (s) frontiersman, scout, Indian fighter. Lewis Wetzel (1763 [1] – 1808) was an American scout and frontiersman. Because of how feared he was by the Native American Tribes, he was nicknamed "Death Wind". [citation needed][tone] He stood about 6 ft with dark brown hair. He was an expert with a knife and tomahawk and was even deadlier ...
Okeechobee County – from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chobi (big), a reference to Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in Florida. Osceola County – named after Osceola, the Native American leader who led the Second Seminole War. Sarasota County. Seminole County – named after the Seminole Native American tribe.