Abenakis
The Abenaki Indians have been native New Englanders for thousands of years, but are still looking for recognition from their neighbors.
The Native Americans who gave their name to the state of Alabama, the Alabamas have merged politically with their allies the Coushattas.
Often confused with other American Indian tribes known as "Algonquians," the Algonquins live in the modern Ontario/Quebec area of Canada.
Relatives of the Navajos, the Apache Indians are best-known for their fierce military resistance against the Mexicans and Americans, under the leadership of warriors like Geronimo and Cochise.
Original people of northern Florida, the Apalachee Indians were driven west and their descendants live in Louisiana today.
The Arapaho Indians were originally farming people, but once horses were introduced to the Americas, they began to follow the buffalo herds like the Cheyenne and Sioux.
Devastated by epidemics, the Arikara tribe has merged with their neighbors the Mandans and Hidatsas.
Relatives of the Sioux tribes, the Assiniboines were known as big game hunters and expert traders.
American Indians of the Gulf Coast, the Atakapas are known today for their contributions to zydeco music.
The Atikamekw are a small, traditional Native American tribe that still speaks their native language and lives off the land.
The Beothuks or "Red Indians" were the original inhabitants of Newfoundland, Canada.Tragically, they died out in the 1800's.
Four tribes make up this powerful Plains Indian nation: the Blackfoot (Blackfeet) in Montana and the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai in Canada.
Native Americans of Texas and the Southern Plains, the Caddo Indians were farming people known for their pottery art.
Although the Calusa Indians of southern Florida were not agricultural people, they built technologically advanced cities with windbreaks, seawalls, piers, and canal systems.
The Catawba were one of the few southeastern Indian tribes not deported to Oklahoma, and they have preserved their native pottery-making traditions among other customs.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Cayuga tribe are Native Americans
of upstate New York.
Original people of the American Southeast, most Cherokees were forcibly deported to
Oklahoma along the infamous Trail of Tears.
Plains Indians who depended on the buffalo for survival, the Cheyennes have survived several American massacres.
The Chickasaws were one of several Southeast Indian tribes forced to move to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears.
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, the Chinook Indians were well-known as expert traders.
Also known as the Ojibway, Ojibwe, or Ojibwe, the Chippewa tribe are one of the largest and most powerful nations.
Native Americans of southern California, the Chumash were fishing people known for their unusual plank canoes.
Despite losing their homes in the infamous Trail of Tears, the Choctaw Indians gave what they had to help Irish famine victims in the 1800's, and are still admired by Irish people today.
American Indians of the Great Plateau, the Coeur d'Alenes were master fishermen and traders.
Kinfolk of the Shoshone, the Comanche Indians split off from the Shoshones long ago and migrated to the Southern Plains.
Also known as the Koasatis, the Coushattas have merged politically with their allies the Alabamas.
Also known as the Muskogees, the Creeks were one of the most important tribes of the American southeast, but most of them were forced to relocate to Oklahoma in the 1800's.
The Cree are one of the largest native groups in North America and have had a major impact on Canadian history.
The Crow are a northern Plains tribe, famous for their expert horsemanship and especially long hair.
The Dakota tribe are one of the largest and best-known Native American nations of the Great Plains.
The Gros Ventre were kinfolk of the Arapaho, and called themselves A'aninin, the White Clay People.
Native Americans of the Northwest Coast, the Haida tribe is known for their huge seafaring canoes.
Devastated by epidemics, the Hidatsa tribe has merged with their neighbors the Mandans and Arikaras.
Unlike other Siouan tribes, the Hochunks never gave up their farming villages in favor of a migratory life.
Known as the Peaceful People, the Hopi Indians were expert farmers and artists.
The Wyandots, who lived on both sides of the modern US-Canadian border, were an important trading tribe.
The state of Illinois was named after the Illini Indians, who were nearly wiped out by war in the 1700's.
The Montagnais and Naskapi have different tribal names but consider themselves part of the same Native American culture, the Innu.
Together with their cousins the Otoe and Missouri Native Americans, the Ioways are Plains Indians who once hunted the great buffalo herds.
The powerful Iroquois Confederacy was known for their war prowess, but also for their government, which was one of the examples of representative democracy used as a model by America's founding fathers.
The Kansa Indians are the tribe after whom the state of Kansas was named.
Fiercely independant, many Kickapoo people fled all the way to Mexico rather than surrender to the Americans.
Plains Indian people, the Kiowa migrated frequently to follow the buffalo herds they depended on.
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, the Kwakiutl tribe is known for their tall totem poles.
The Lakota tribe are one of the largest and best-known Native American nations of the Great Plains.
The Lenape or Delawares are considered by many Indians to be the eldest Algonquian tribe.
The Lumbees are the descendants of the Carolina Indians who helped the Roanoake Colony.
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, the Makah Indians were well-known as expert whalers.
The Maliseet people are original residents of the Canadian Maritimes. They are renowned for their beadwork and artistry.
The Mandans were primarily farming people, but like other Plains tribes, followed the buffalo herds on seasonal hunts.
American Indians of the Southwest deserts, the Maricopas were agricultural people known for their elaborate tattoos.
Original people of Wisconsin, the Menominee tribe is named after their staple food, wild rice.
The Miami Indians lived not in Florida, but in the Midwest: Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
One of the tribes that made up the powerful Seminole alliance, the Miccosukees were original people of southern Georgia and northern Florida, but retreated into the Everglades when the Americans attacked them.
The Micmac (or Mi'kmaq) people still live in their original homeland in Nova Scotia today, where they are fighting for the right to fish and hunt as their ancestors used to.
Together with their cousins the Ioway and Otoe Native Americans, the Missouria are Plains Indians who once hunted the great buffalo herds.
American Indians of the Southwestern desert, the Mojaves were farming people known for their elaborate tattoos.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Mohawk tribe are Native Americans of upstate New York.
Frequently confused with the Mohicans due to a poorly-researched literary classic, the Mohegan people consist of many originally independent tribes including the Pequots and Montauks.
Frequently confused with the Mohegans due to a poorly-researched literary classic, the Mohican
tribe was not driven to extinction, merely exiled to Wisconsin.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
The Munsee people were original inhabitants of Long Island and New York State, but were driven to Wisconsin and Ontario by colonial expansion.
The Nanticoke people were known for their sympathy to escaped slaves, many of whom they sheltered.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
The largest nation of Native Americans in the United States, famous for their beautiful rugs and their intricate language which was used as a code in World War II.
The Nez Perce were originally a fishing culture, but once they acquired horses, they began following the buffalo herds.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
Interior Salish people, the Okanagans were salmon fishermen and traders.
The Omahas are Plains Indians of the prairie, who once relied on the buffalo herds for food.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Oneida tribe are Native Americans of upstate New York.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Onondaga are Native American Indians of upstate New York.
The Osage are Plains Indians of the prairie, known for their intricate tribal tattoos (which only distinguished warriors and their female relatives could wear.)
Together with their cousins the Ioway and Missouri Native Americans, the Otoe are Plains Indians who once hunted the great buffalo herds.
The native nation Canada's capital city was named for, the Ottawas are kinfolk of the Ojibways.
The Passamaquoddy people are original residents of Maine, where they still live today.
The Pawnee Indians were known as scouts and allies of the Americans.
The Penobscot people are original residents of Maine, where they still live today.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
A subtribe of the Mohican American Indians, the Pocumtuc tribe had distinct leadership and a unique history.
The Poncas are Plains Indians of the prairie, who once relied on the buffalo herds for food.
The Potawatomi were traditionally the fire-keepers in the powerful Three Fires alliance of Indians.
The Powhatan Confederacy is most famous for being the tribe of the real Pocahontas, but they were also a powerful empire controlling most of Virginia.
Named after their sophisticated adobe housing complexes, the Pueblo Indians are native people of New Mexico.
The Quapaw Indian tribe were better-known to white Americans as the Akansea, and that's where the name of the state Arkansas came from.
The Abenaki Indians have been native New Englanders for thousands of years, but are still looking for recognition from their neighbors.
The Native Americans who gave their name to the state of Alabama, the Alabamas have merged politically with their allies the Coushattas.
Often confused with other American Indian tribes known as "Algonquians," the Algonquins live in the modern Ontario/Quebec area of Canada.
Relatives of the Navajos, the Apache Indians are best-known for their fierce military resistance against the Mexicans and Americans, under the leadership of warriors like Geronimo and Cochise.
Original people of northern Florida, the Apalachee Indians were driven west and their descendants live in Louisiana today.
The Arapaho Indians were originally farming people, but once horses were introduced to the Americas, they began to follow the buffalo herds like the Cheyenne and Sioux.
Devastated by epidemics, the Arikara tribe has merged with their neighbors the Mandans and Hidatsas.
Relatives of the Sioux tribes, the Assiniboines were known as big game hunters and expert traders.
American Indians of the Gulf Coast, the Atakapas are known today for their contributions to zydeco music.
The Atikamekw are a small, traditional Native American tribe that still speaks their native language and lives off the land.
The Beothuks or "Red Indians" were the original inhabitants of Newfoundland, Canada.Tragically, they died out in the 1800's.
Four tribes make up this powerful Plains Indian nation: the Blackfoot (Blackfeet) in Montana and the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai in Canada.
Native Americans of Texas and the Southern Plains, the Caddo Indians were farming people known for their pottery art.
Although the Calusa Indians of southern Florida were not agricultural people, they built technologically advanced cities with windbreaks, seawalls, piers, and canal systems.
The Catawba were one of the few southeastern Indian tribes not deported to Oklahoma, and they have preserved their native pottery-making traditions among other customs.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Cayuga tribe are Native Americans
of upstate New York.
Original people of the American Southeast, most Cherokees were forcibly deported to
Oklahoma along the infamous Trail of Tears.
Plains Indians who depended on the buffalo for survival, the Cheyennes have survived several American massacres.
The Chickasaws were one of several Southeast Indian tribes forced to move to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears.
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, the Chinook Indians were well-known as expert traders.
Also known as the Ojibway, Ojibwe, or Ojibwe, the Chippewa tribe are one of the largest and most powerful nations.
Native Americans of southern California, the Chumash were fishing people known for their unusual plank canoes.
Despite losing their homes in the infamous Trail of Tears, the Choctaw Indians gave what they had to help Irish famine victims in the 1800's, and are still admired by Irish people today.
American Indians of the Great Plateau, the Coeur d'Alenes were master fishermen and traders.
Kinfolk of the Shoshone, the Comanche Indians split off from the Shoshones long ago and migrated to the Southern Plains.
Also known as the Koasatis, the Coushattas have merged politically with their allies the Alabamas.
Also known as the Muskogees, the Creeks were one of the most important tribes of the American southeast, but most of them were forced to relocate to Oklahoma in the 1800's.
The Cree are one of the largest native groups in North America and have had a major impact on Canadian history.
The Crow are a northern Plains tribe, famous for their expert horsemanship and especially long hair.
The Dakota tribe are one of the largest and best-known Native American nations of the Great Plains.
The Gros Ventre were kinfolk of the Arapaho, and called themselves A'aninin, the White Clay People.
Native Americans of the Northwest Coast, the Haida tribe is known for their huge seafaring canoes.
Devastated by epidemics, the Hidatsa tribe has merged with their neighbors the Mandans and Arikaras.
Unlike other Siouan tribes, the Hochunks never gave up their farming villages in favor of a migratory life.
Known as the Peaceful People, the Hopi Indians were expert farmers and artists.
The Wyandots, who lived on both sides of the modern US-Canadian border, were an important trading tribe.
The state of Illinois was named after the Illini Indians, who were nearly wiped out by war in the 1700's.
The Montagnais and Naskapi have different tribal names but consider themselves part of the same Native American culture, the Innu.
Together with their cousins the Otoe and Missouri Native Americans, the Ioways are Plains Indians who once hunted the great buffalo herds.
The powerful Iroquois Confederacy was known for their war prowess, but also for their government, which was one of the examples of representative democracy used as a model by America's founding fathers.
The Kansa Indians are the tribe after whom the state of Kansas was named.
Fiercely independant, many Kickapoo people fled all the way to Mexico rather than surrender to the Americans.
Plains Indian people, the Kiowa migrated frequently to follow the buffalo herds they depended on.
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, the Kwakiutl tribe is known for their tall totem poles.
The Lakota tribe are one of the largest and best-known Native American nations of the Great Plains.
The Lenape or Delawares are considered by many Indians to be the eldest Algonquian tribe.
The Lumbees are the descendants of the Carolina Indians who helped the Roanoake Colony.
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, the Makah Indians were well-known as expert whalers.
The Maliseet people are original residents of the Canadian Maritimes. They are renowned for their beadwork and artistry.
The Mandans were primarily farming people, but like other Plains tribes, followed the buffalo herds on seasonal hunts.
American Indians of the Southwest deserts, the Maricopas were agricultural people known for their elaborate tattoos.
Original people of Wisconsin, the Menominee tribe is named after their staple food, wild rice.
The Miami Indians lived not in Florida, but in the Midwest: Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
One of the tribes that made up the powerful Seminole alliance, the Miccosukees were original people of southern Georgia and northern Florida, but retreated into the Everglades when the Americans attacked them.
The Micmac (or Mi'kmaq) people still live in their original homeland in Nova Scotia today, where they are fighting for the right to fish and hunt as their ancestors used to.
Together with their cousins the Ioway and Otoe Native Americans, the Missouria are Plains Indians who once hunted the great buffalo herds.
American Indians of the Southwestern desert, the Mojaves were farming people known for their elaborate tattoos.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Mohawk tribe are Native Americans of upstate New York.
Frequently confused with the Mohicans due to a poorly-researched literary classic, the Mohegan people consist of many originally independent tribes including the Pequots and Montauks.
Frequently confused with the Mohegans due to a poorly-researched literary classic, the Mohican
tribe was not driven to extinction, merely exiled to Wisconsin.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
The Munsee people were original inhabitants of Long Island and New York State, but were driven to Wisconsin and Ontario by colonial expansion.
The Nanticoke people were known for their sympathy to escaped slaves, many of whom they sheltered.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
The largest nation of Native Americans in the United States, famous for their beautiful rugs and their intricate language which was used as a code in World War II.
The Nez Perce were originally a fishing culture, but once they acquired horses, they began following the buffalo herds.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
Interior Salish people, the Okanagans were salmon fishermen and traders.
The Omahas are Plains Indians of the prairie, who once relied on the buffalo herds for food.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Oneida tribe are Native Americans of upstate New York.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Onondaga are Native American Indians of upstate New York.
The Osage are Plains Indians of the prairie, known for their intricate tribal tattoos (which only distinguished warriors and their female relatives could wear.)
Together with their cousins the Ioway and Missouri Native Americans, the Otoe are Plains Indians who once hunted the great buffalo herds.
The native nation Canada's capital city was named for, the Ottawas are kinfolk of the Ojibways.
The Passamaquoddy people are original residents of Maine, where they still live today.
The Pawnee Indians were known as scouts and allies of the Americans.
The Penobscot people are original residents of Maine, where they still live today.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
A subtribe of the Mohican American Indians, the Pocumtuc tribe had distinct leadership and a unique history.
The Poncas are Plains Indians of the prairie, who once relied on the buffalo herds for food.
The Potawatomi were traditionally the fire-keepers in the powerful Three Fires alliance of Indians.
The Powhatan Confederacy is most famous for being the tribe of the real Pocahontas, but they were also a powerful empire controlling most of Virginia.
Named after their sophisticated adobe housing complexes, the Pueblo Indians are native people of New Mexico.
The Quapaw Indian tribe were better-known to white Americans as the Akansea, and that's where the name of the state Arkansas came from.
The real Quileute Indians are not werewolves, but they do consider wolves their tribal ancestors.
These two American Indian tribes allied in the 1700's, when the Sac protected their kinfolk the Fox from a French attempt to wipe them out. Many still live together today.
The Seminole Nation was originally a confederation of several different southeastern tribes, and were also influenced by the many escaped African slaves who joined them for protection. Today the Seminoles are a united tribe.
Members of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy, the Seneca are Native American Indians of
upstate New York.
The nomadic Shawnee tribe had settlements from New York State to Georgia, but were
rejoined into one tribe when the US government deported them to Oklahoma together.
One of many small tribes of Algonquian Native Americans from southern New England.
The Shoshone tribe ranged across a vast territory in the west, and different bands had different traditional lifestyles.
The Sioux Indians, who call themselves "Lakota" or "Dakota," are one of the largest and best-known Native American tribes of the Great Plains.
American Indians of the Northwest Coast, the Tlingit tribe is known for their intricate cedar-bark weavings.
The Tonkawa were originally Native Americans of Texas, but were forced to move to Oklahoma along with many other Texas Indians.
Originally from the American Southeast, the Tuscaroras moved north after the British took over to join the powerful Iroquois Confederacy.
The Ute Indians are Native Americans of the Great Basin area between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada.
The Wabanaki Confederacy was a powerful alliance of east-coast American Indians.
The Native Americans who shared in the first Thanksgiving feast, the Wampanoag tribe met a sad fate at the hands of the English.
A subtribe of the Mohican American Indians, the Wappinger tribe had distinct leadership and a unique history.
The Wichita were originally Native Americans of Texas, but were forced to move
to Oklahoma along with many other Texas Indians.
The Wiyots are northern California Indians who were tragically massacred during the Gold Rush era.Only a few Wiyot descendants remain today, merged with Yurok and Hupa neighbors.
Native Americans of the Great Plateau, the Yakamas were master fishermen and traders.
Though the US government considers the Yuchi people part of the Creek tribe, they have always been politically independent of the Creeks and have a unique culture all their own.
Kinfolk of the Wiyot, the two peoples have nearly merged after ethnic violence against them in the 1800's.
American Indians of New Mexico, the Zunis speak a different language and have some different customs than the other Pueblos.
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