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Regional Overview Of Native American Clothing Styles

- Wednesday, 08 December 2010 00:00

Ever wonder what Native American men and women wore for clothing, shoes, headwear, and other garments? You can see drawings of their clothing based on their tribe and region in which they lived in the United States. Below is an example and you can SEE MORE NATIVE AMERICAN CLOTHES AT: http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/regions/regions.html

Southeast Region

Creek Natives

- Monday, 07 August 2006 10:00

The Creek are an American Indian people originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee (or Muskogee), the name they use to identify themselves today. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling.

Modern Muscogees live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Florida. Their language, Mvskoke, is a member of the Creek branch of the Muskogean language family. The Seminole are close kin to the Muscogee and speak a Creek language as well.

The Creeks are one of the Five Civilized Tribes.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.mongabay.com/indigenous_ethnicities/north_american/Creek.html

Nation, Tribe, and Band

- Thursday, 24 April 2008 00:00

NATION, TRIBE, AND BAND

When beginning a search for Native American ancestry there are several terms that are important to know. These terms are “Nation, Tribe, and Band”. Native Americans are generally associated with these three terms which are often confused. As you search for your Native American affiliation be sure to ask about your Nation, Tribe, and/or Band.

Recipes to share at Thanksgiving

- Monday, 19 November 2007 00:00

Indigenous Foods and Native American Recipes

Enjoy browsing a vast selection of Native American recipes. Foods from categories of beverages and teas, fruit and berries, grains and breads, plants and vegetables, seeds and nuts, fowl, fish, and meat. These indigenous, traditional and contemporary recipes from various regions.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND RECIPES: http://www.cookingpost.com/recipe.cfm

Cherokee Indians

- Sunday, 09 September 2007 00:00

Cherokee is pronounced "CHAIR-uh-kee," and it comes from a Muskogee word meaning 'speakers of another language.' The Cherokee originally called themselves Aniyunwiya, "the principal people," but they have generally accepted the name Cherokee, which is spelled and pronounced Tsalagi in their own language.

Federally Recognized Tribes

- Monday, 14 May 2007 07:02

Federally Recognized Tribes

What does it mean to be a federally recognized tribe? It simply means that the Federal Government of the United States has formally acknowledged a tribe as a sovereign entity which has exemptions from state and local jurisdiction.

Two Worlds

- Friday, 13 February 2009 00:00

Once exposed to Black and Indian or African American and Native American ancestry many people come to a conclusion that a choice must be made to cling to one and submerge the other. This need to choose is even recommended by some elders. It is a way of keeping a clear racial, cultural, and ethnic delineation.

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