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Begaye is a surname, derived from the Navajo word biyeʼ meaning "his/her son". Notable people with the surname include: Enei Begaye, American activist; Fleming Begaye Sr. (1921–2019), Navajo code talker; Kelsey Begaye (1951–2021), American politician; Nathan Begaye (1969–2010), Native American ceramics artist
Yazzie is a name, derived from the Navajo word yázhí meaning "little" and may refer to: . Yazzie Johnson (born 1946), Navajo jeweler living in northern New Mexico; Aaron Yazzie (born 1986), Navajo mechanical engineer working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Begay is a surname, derived from the Navajo word biyeʼ meaning "his/her son". [1] Begay may also refer to: Apie Begay, Navajo painter; Arthur C. Begay (1932-2010), Navajo painter; Carlyle Begay, Arizona State Senator; D.Y. Begay (born 1953), Navajo textile artist; Edward T. Begay (1935–2022), politician; Fred Begay (1932–2013), nuclear ...
His mother was a Navajo weaver from the Bitter Water clan and his father was a medicine man from the Salt clan. [2] Begay was named via a traditional Navajo naming ceremony that is held once a baby has their first laugh; this name is only used by family members and Begay was given an American name by the government, "Wilson". [3]
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".
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 .
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
This project aims to encompass all current, historic, ethnic, legal, and cultural aspects of the many groups collectively described as Indigenous peoples of North America, including Greenlandic Inuit, Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Native Americans in the United States, Indigenous peoples of Mexico, Indigenous peoples of Central America, and Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean.