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Pages in category "Native American trails in the United States" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The region of New England in the United States has numerous place names derived from the indigenous peoples of the area. New England is in the Northeastern United States , and comprises six states: Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , and Vermont .
Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".
For the purpose of this list, "nation" refers to the historic, whole national identities, rather than to the fragmented "reservation nations" or "bands". The whole nations are what John Beaucage, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation, refers to as "true nations" in contrast with the fragmented "First Nations":
The Pre-Columbian culture of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico evolved into three major archaeological culture areas, sometimes referred to as Oasisamerica. The Ancestral Pueblo peoples, or Anasazi, culture was centered around the present-day Four Corners area.
The part of the Great Trail used by Colonial American troops during Pontiac's Rebellion has been improved as U.S. Route 23. [1] As with the Native Americans' burning underbrush to clear land for cultivating crops and creating deer fields, the Great Trail shows that the indigenous inhabitants traveled widely on the land, altering it to serve ...
Native American trails in the United States (3 C, 69 P) Pages in category "Pre-Columbian trails and roads" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Col. Zane took advantage of existing Native American trails for some of the route. These included the Mingo Trail in the area between present day Fairview, Ohio, and Zanesville, Ohio, and the Moxahala Trail in the area between present day Zanesville, Ohio, and Chillicothe, Ohio. Chillicothe was the only settlement already existent along the ...