Native Americans and Christmas 

Many Native Americans are Christian and as such celebrate Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ the son of God, the Savior and the Messiah. Natives believe that in giving you then receive so the giving of gifts during Christmas is not a foreign concept.

AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH -NOVEMBER 

November was designated American Indian Heritage Month and signed under official order in 1990, although efforts to establish a “First Americans Day” began in 1915. Several other Native American heritage recognition designations have been made since then. Similarly February is designated as Black History Month. It gained recognition in 1926 as it was initially proposed as Negro History Week.

Sugarcane

It is a little known fact that the sugars utilized by historic Native Americans came in the form of maple syrup and sugarcane. These two sources of sugar provided a sweet additive to teas, breads, grains, berries, vegetables, and some stews. The use of maple syrup or sugarcane was dependent upon the location of the tribe.

New Mexico Native Americans 

Visiting New Mexico is a real treat. It is a time when large majorities of the people you see and come in contact with are Native Americans. Specifically, the Pueblo and Navaho Indians are a large majority of its residents. The Pueblo and Navaho seem to have characteristics very similar to people of Black Red Roots ancestry.

 The Caribbean Indians were known as the Taino. These natives were the indigenous people of the Bahamas, Haiti/Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bimini, Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands. The Taino were a seafearing community of peoples based on the land environment and ability to fish and grow crops on the lush land.

NATIVE SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS