U.S. Native American Indian Tribes
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George Colbert: The Legacy of a Chickasaw Chief
June 15, 2026
George Colbert was a Chickasaw chief who negotiated directly with President Andrew Jackson against the forced removal of the Chickasaw Nation. He died on the Trail of Tears in 1839.
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Salishan Language Tree: Branches, Tribes, and Native Languages of the Pacific Northwest
July 5, 2026
The Salishan language family includes five branches and more than 20 distinct languages spoken by tribes across the Pacific Northwest and Plateau regions. Here's how they connect.
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Nokomis and the spider: the story of the dreamcatcher
June 9, 2026
“I spent over 10 years traveling to Native American pow wows across the United States, visiting a different reservation almost every week. Dreamcatchers were everywhere, from grandmother-made heirlooms to commercial versions sold�
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Quinault Indian Nation: History, Culture, and Life Today
June 3, 2026
The Quinault Indian Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Quinault, Queets, Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cowlitz people. They are a Southwestern Coast Salish people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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Quinault Language Translations to English
May 15, 2026
The Quinault language is the traditional language of the Quinault people of Washington State. It belongs to the Salishan language family, a large family of Native languages spoken in the Pacific Northwest�
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Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
May 14, 2026
Views: 3129 The lands of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe were reduced to a reservation by the Act of March 2, 1889. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal members are descendants of the Teton�
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Mississippi Mound Builders
May 14, 2026
Mississippi Mound Builders were not limited to just the Mississippi River Valley. Ancient civilizations built mounds in a large area from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from the�
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Cedarville Rancheria
May 14, 2026
The Cedarville Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute people in Modoc County, California.
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Graylock, Western Abenaki Missisquoi chief of Woronoco/Pocomtuc ancestry
May 14, 2026
Graylock (c. 1670 to 1750) was a Western Abenaki Missisquoi chief of Woronoco/Pocomtuc ancestry, born near Westfield, Massachusetts.
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Louis Cook (1737-1814) was a chief and warrior of the Seven Nations
May 14, 2026
The Seven Nations, also known as the Seven Fires Council, was a confederation of seven Algonquin-speaking tribes that lived in the northeastern region of North America. The member tribes were the Anishinaabe�
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