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The following is a list of company or product names derived from Indigenous peoples, ... American Indian herbal cigarettes; Inca ... Piper PA-31 Navajo; Piper PA-31P ...
Beatien Yazz (May 29, 1929 – June 20, 2021), also called Jimmy Toddy, was a Navajo American painter and teacher born near Wide Ruins, Arizona. [2] He exhibited his work around the world [2] and is known for his paintings of animals and people and for his children's book illustrations.
Manuelito is the diminutive form of the name Manuel, the Iberian variant of the name Immanuel; Manuelito translates to Little Immanuel. He was born to the Bit'ahnii or ″Folded Arms People Clan″, [1] near the Bears Ears in southeastern Utah about 1818. As many Navajo, he was known by different names depending upon context.
Kaibito – from the Navajo phrase k'ai'bii'tó, whose English translation is unclear. Kinlichee – from the Navajo phrase kin dah lichi'i, meaning "red house up at an elevation". [5] Lake Havasu City; Lake Montezuma; Mesquite Creek; Nazlini – from the Navajo phrase nazlini, meaning "flowing in a crescent shape". [6] Peoria; Sahuarita
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".
Navajo cultural advisor George R. Joe explains the painful history, and present-day controversies, that shaped his work on AMC crime drama 'Dark Winds.' Stereotypes. Taboos.
As the effects of the federal government's Indian termination policy reached the Navajo Nation in the 1950s, [8] the paper's funding was withdrawn by the BIA. Ádahooníłígíí ceased publication in 1957. Shortly thereafter, the Navajo Times – written in English – began publication. It continues as the Navajo Nation's main print-medium to ...
[2] According to one military analyst arguing that U.S. military equipment names should be more evocative than an opaque series of names and numbers wrote, "The 1969 regulation codifying the tradition directed that name selection should appeal to the imagination, respect dignity, suggest aggressive spirit and confidence in the platform, and ...