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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".
One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names.
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American + Sāmoa: The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of Polynesian mythology." [113] "American" is ultimately derived from Amerigo Vespucci. [114]
Shares a name with a state-recognized tribe Rappahannock Indian Tribe (I). Roanoke-Chowan Native American Association, Inc., Winton, VA [190] Roanoke-Hatteras Tribe, Dare County, VA [189] Southern Cherokee Confederacy, Pine Log Clan. [25] Turtle Band of Cherokee. [25] United Cherokee Indian Tribe of Virginia. [25] Letter of Intent to Petition ...
Deb Haaland had just begun her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2021, elected from her native New Mexico. She was one of the first Indigenous women to be elected to ...
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It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First ...