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  2. Tribal name - Wikipedia

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    A tribal name is a name of an ethnic tribe —usually of ancient origin, which represented its self-identity. Studies of Native American tribal names show that most had an original meaning comparable to " human ," "people" "us"—the "tribal" name for itself was often the localized ethnic self-perception of the general word for "human being."

  3. List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United ...

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    Flags of Wisconsin tribes in the Wisconsin state capitol. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [4] For Alaska Native tribes, see list of Alaska Native tribal entities.

  4. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...

  5. List of federally recognized tribes by state - Wikipedia

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    States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1] For Alaska Native tribes, see list of Alaska Native tribal entities.

  6. List of Indigenous peoples - Wikipedia

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    Painting of Bimbache of El Hierro by Leonardo Torriani, 1592 The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa. Indigenous communities, peoples, and nations are those which have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, and may consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories ...

  7. List of Native American leaders of the Indian Wars - Wikipedia

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    Name Life Years Active Tribe Of Origin Comments Black Elk: 1863–1950 1870–1890s Lakota: A prominent Wichasha Wakan of the Oglala Lakota, he was a combatant at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. During the late 1880s, he was involved in the Ghost Dance movement and was injured at the Wounded Knee Massacre. Black Hawk: 1767–1838 1810s ...

  8. List of Taínos - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of known Taíno, some of whom were caciques (male and female tribal chiefs).Their names are in ascending alphabetical order and the table may be re-sorted by clicking on the arrows in the column header cells.

  9. List of early Germanic peoples - Wikipedia

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    This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (May 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The list of early Germanic peoples is a catalog of ancient Germanic cultures, tribal groups, and other alliances of Germanic tribes and civilizations from antiquity. This information is derived from ...