Native Americans (also called Indians, American Indians, First Americans, and Indigenous Americans) are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska.

Mar 26, 2026 · November is the traditional time of harvest, gathering, and celebration in Native communities. The ancestors of the contemporary Indigenous peoples of the Americas were …

There are more than nine million Native Americans living in the United States, representing hundreds of tribal nations with diverse languages, cultures and traditions. From goggles to kayaks...

List of Native American Tribes in the United States with links to articles and information.

The NMAI fosters a richer shared human experience through a more informed understanding of Native peoples.

Aug 21, 2023 · The Native Peoples of North America (also known as American Indians, Native Americans, Indigenous Americans, and First Americans) are the original inhabitants...

In the early twenty-first century, Native American communities remain an enduring fixture on the United States landscape, in the American economy, and in the lives of Native Americans.

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This collection of educational resources offers a snapshot of the historical and present-day stories of some Native American communities. Readers in North and South America are encouraged to …

During the last three decades of the 20th century, scholars of ethnohistory, of the "new Indian history," and of Native American studies forcefully demonstrated that to understand American history and the …