Special Features
- American Indian Heritage Month Origins
It's origins go back to 1915, when the first "American Indian Day" was celebrated
- American Indian versus Native American New!
A once-heated issue has sorted itself out
- American Indian Quotes
From Sitting Bull to Sherman Alexie
- Glossary of American Indian Terms
AIM, potlatch, ghost dance, travois, kachina, coup, hogan, and more
- American Indian Place Names
About half of states' names come from Native American words
- American Indian Loan Words
Bayou, chipmunk, pecan, and squash are derived from American Indian words
- Notable American Indians
Native Americans bios, from Alexie to Wovoka
- Selected American Indian Tribes
From the Abenaki to the Yurok
- Navajo Code Talkers
The code that was never broken
- American Indians by the Numbers
Nearly 6-in-10 American Indian and Alaska native households own their own home
- Sacajawea Golden Dollar
The Golden Dollar coins debuted in January 2000
Fun Stuff
Crossword: American Indian Heritage
5 Across: Member of an indigenous people of northeastern Nebraska
Quiz: Notable American Indians
What Shoshone woman acted as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark?
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