Recent questions tagged native american

Description : Are online whimsical pseudonyms simliar to native americans names that change over time?

Last Answer : My indian name changed when I became a man but will never change again.

Description : My father's parents were both half Native American but from different tribes. My mother has no Native American claims. What percentage NA am I?

Last Answer : ~10–20% you could end up with more or less because genetics is more complicated than simple percentages.

Description : Help with Native American tribal beads and colors?

Last Answer : answer:Tribes of the Pacific northwest are Kwakiutl, Tlingit and Haida. I took an art history class in college - it was something like Art of the Pacific Northwest and we learned about the ... sure but perhaps an art history professor who specializes in this area might know, or try googling.

Description : How long has the Jersey Devil legend been around?

Last Answer : answer:Going from my memory on what I've heard from growing up on the northern fringes of the Pine Barrens, I only recall hearing about the demon-spawn being born to pre-revolutionary settlers ... encounters while out in the woods. One resource you might find helpful would be www.WeirdNJ.com

Description : From which Native American tradition is this story about the First Warrior and the Great Spirit (see details)

Last Answer : answer:A google search turned up your question and a site by an Oklalhoma Native American with this response to the same queation: Hi, Joe - I hope someone else helps my hypothesis out, but I ... than individualism, and that loyalty is one of the truest defining attributes of love. ~ RDK Source

Description : Does anyone know the name of this Native American chief?

Last Answer : According to this, he is named “Little Hawk”.

Description : How did blacks get an entire Black History Month, and Native Americans not even get one N A Day?

Last Answer : Under-representation? I can’t think of even one NA politician.

Description : Is it true that the Native American's can't grow beards?

Last Answer : Yes, it is. My late husband was half Native American and half Spanish, and he had very little facial hair. He could grow a mustache and a goatee, but the sides of his face was smooth as a baby’s bum.

Description : Can anyone point out a treaty the US hasn't broken with the Native Americans?

Last Answer : answer:“They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it.” Red Cloud (1822 – 1909)

Description : Can the United States government enforce any laws on Native American reservations?

Last Answer : answer:I found this on Wikipedia and it might help as an Land Tenure and Federal Indian Law With the establishment of reservations, tribal territories diminished to a fraction of original ... authority over other forms of economic development such as ranching, agriculture, tourism, and casinos.

Description : How do you register yourself as a Native American?

Last Answer : Seem like this is a good place to start.