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Native American
The term Native American in its widest sense refers to all of the indigenous people of the Americas. More narrowly, this term is used in the USA to name indigenous people living within the boundaries of the nation.
"Native American" in the USA often equates to the older term "American Indian" and at other times includes Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders.
In Canada, the term often equates to "indigenous" or "aboriginal" and so includes the First Nations, Metis and Inuit of Canada. ...more
"Native American" in the USA often equates to the older term "American Indian" and at other times includes Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders.
In Canada, the term often equates to "indigenous" or "aboriginal" and so includes the First Nations, Metis and Inuit of Canada. ...more
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Coyote, who is the creator of all of us, was sitting on his cloud the day after he created Indians. Now, he liked the Indians, liked what they were doing. This is good, he kept saying to himself. But he was bored. He thought and thought about what he should make next in the world. But he couldn't think of anything so he decided to clip his toenails. ... He looked around and around his cloud for somewhere to throw away his clippings. But he couldn't find anywhere and he got mad. He started jumpin
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― The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
― The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
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Children, language, lands: almost everything was stripped away, stolen when you weren’t looking because you were trying to stay alive. In the face of such loss, one thing our people could not surrender was the meaning of land. In the settler mind, land was property, real estate, capital, or natural resources. But to our people, it was everything: identity, the connection to our ancestors, the home of our nonhuman kinfolk, our pharmacy, our library, the source of all that sustained us. Our lands
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― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
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