NATIONAL Native American HERITAGE MONTH
Native American Heritage month is celebrated during the month of November. This commemorative month aims to provide a platform for Native people in the United States of America to share their culture, traditions, music, crafts, dance, and ways and concepts of life. This gives Native people the opportunity to express to their community, both city, county and state officials their concerns and solutions for building bridges of understanding and friendship in their local area.
What does native or Indigenous Mean?
Indigenous peoples, also known as First peoples, Aboriginal peoples or Native peoples, are ethnic groups who are the original owners and caretakers of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or colonized the area more recently. Groups are usually described as indigenous when they maintain traditions or other aspects of an early culture that is associated with a given region. Not all indigenous peoples share this characteristic, as many have adopted substantial elements of a colonizing culture, such as dress, religion or language. Indigenous peoples may be settled in a given region (sedentary) or exhibit a nomadic lifestyle across a large territory, but they are generally historically associated with a specific territory on which they depend. Indigenous societies are found in every inhabited climate zone and continent of the world.
California Tribes
Ohlone tribe
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Yokus Washoe people Round Valley Indian Tribes Nomlaki Yuki People
Karuk Quechan Chilula Kumneyaay Tribe
Hupa Achomawi Moduc People Halchidhoma
Cupeño Salinan Timbisha Luiseño Indian
Karuk Quechan Chilula Kumneyaay Tribe
Hupa Achomawi Moduc People Halchidhoma
Cupeño Salinan Timbisha Luiseño Indian