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| - Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project. (WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at ).
- Native American is a term used to denote the Amerindian peoples that populated North and South America before its "discovery" by Europeans. European contact generally resulted in profound suffering for these peoples. European colonization began a process of outright land theft and disenfranchisement of the native peoples that continued into American history. Tribes such as the Cherokee and the Creek were forced off their ancestral lands in Georgia under President Andrew Jackson and forcibly relocated to Indian Territory.
- The Native Americans are first featured in the The Conquerors and consist of Central American natives: the Aztecs and the Mayans. Native Americans civilizations lack the ability to train cavalry units. Thus, they start the game with an Eagle Scout (an Eagle Warrior in The Conquerors), a fast infantry unit with an extensive Line of Sight, instead of a Scout Cavalry. Also, they lack gunpowder units. The Forgotten introduced the third Native American civilization: the South American Incas. Like the Aztecs and Mayans, they lack cavalry and gunpowder units.
- Native Americans were the indigenous people of North America. During the time period of the Red Dead series they were also referred to by the derogatory term "Indians", and primarily lived on reservations. Native Americans appear as minor characters in Red Dead Redemption and play a larger role in Red Dead Revolver.
- Many portrayals of Native Americans in pop culture are oversimplified caricatures based on old stereotypes. They are often depicted in fighting cowboys or in pageants befriending the pilgrims. Some of the most common Hollywood images of Native Americans include wearing feathers and face paint, living in teepees, smoking peace pipes, carrying tomahawks and speaking in broken English with such phrases as "ugh" and "how".
- The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples. They are often also referred to as Native Americans, First Nations and by Christopher Columbus' historical mistake "American Indians" or "AmerIndians".
- The existence of North America was known to witches and wizards long before European explorers came across the continent. Methods of magical travel such as brooms and Apparation allowed distant magical communities to maintain contact with each other from the Middle Ages onwards. Thus, before European colonists settled in North America in the 16th century, the magical communities of Africa and Europe were in contact with the Native American magical community. The magic of local Native American tribes played an important role in the construction of Ilvermorny, the North American school of magic.
- Native Americans, or "American Indians" for those who are older, are the people and their descendents who inhabited the land of the United States prior to the arrival of Europeans. Canada uses different terms; you can read about First Nations/Inuit/Metis in their article. Generally "Native Americans" refers only to groups living in the continental ("lower 48") U.S., with Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians normally viewed as separate groups with unique histories and cultures (plus they have very different relationships with the federal government). Because of this, Native Alaskans and Hawaiians will be grouped in their own state pages. Like most useful notes pages, this article is meant to inform and enlighten and hopefully be less boring than more traditional encyclopedias.
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| - Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project. (WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at ).
- Native American is a term used to denote the Amerindian peoples that populated North and South America before its "discovery" by Europeans. European contact generally resulted in profound suffering for these peoples. European colonization began a process of outright land theft and disenfranchisement of the native peoples that continued into American history. Tribes such as the Cherokee and the Creek were forced off their ancestral lands in Georgia under President Andrew Jackson and forcibly relocated to Indian Territory.
- The existence of North America was known to witches and wizards long before European explorers came across the continent. Methods of magical travel such as brooms and Apparation allowed distant magical communities to maintain contact with each other from the Middle Ages onwards. Thus, before European colonists settled in North America in the 16th century, the magical communities of Africa and Europe were in contact with the Native American magical community. Native American witches and wizards practised wandless magic. They were especially skilled when it came to animal and plant magic, and their potion-making knowledge was far more advanced than that of Europe. Sometimes, Native American witches and wizards were accepted members of their respective tribes, even attaining positions of prominence and respect as medicine men or skilled hunters. However, others faced ostracisation within their tribes, typically under the belief they were possessed by evil spirits. The legend of the skin-walker – an evil witch or wizard capable of changing into an animal – arose from Native American Animagi. To prevent themselves from being outed, unscrupulous No-Maj medicine men who were faking magical powers circulated malicious rumours about Animagi, and thus the false belief that people gained the ability to transform into an animal by sacrificing their own kin became widespread among Native Americans. In reality, however, most Native American Animagi used their powers to avoid persecution or hunt for their tribe. Real skin-walkers never existed, being nothing more than a story used to demonise wizards. The magic of local Native American tribes played an important role in the construction of Ilvermorny, the North American school of magic.
- The Native Americans are first featured in the The Conquerors and consist of Central American natives: the Aztecs and the Mayans. Native Americans civilizations lack the ability to train cavalry units. Thus, they start the game with an Eagle Scout (an Eagle Warrior in The Conquerors), a fast infantry unit with an extensive Line of Sight, instead of a Scout Cavalry. Also, they lack gunpowder units. The Forgotten introduced the third Native American civilization: the South American Incas. Like the Aztecs and Mayans, they lack cavalry and gunpowder units.
- Native Americans were the indigenous people of North America. During the time period of the Red Dead series they were also referred to by the derogatory term "Indians", and primarily lived on reservations. Native Americans appear as minor characters in Red Dead Redemption and play a larger role in Red Dead Revolver.
- Many portrayals of Native Americans in pop culture are oversimplified caricatures based on old stereotypes. They are often depicted in fighting cowboys or in pageants befriending the pilgrims. Some of the most common Hollywood images of Native Americans include wearing feathers and face paint, living in teepees, smoking peace pipes, carrying tomahawks and speaking in broken English with such phrases as "ugh" and "how". Sesame Street featured the character of Buffy (played by Buffy Sainte-Marie). According to Sainte-Marie, this provided the opportunity to show viewers that "Indians still exist". She regularly appeared on Sesame Street over a five-year period from 1976 to 1981, along with her son, Dakota "Cody" Starblanket Wolfchild. Buffy and the cast visited Pueblos in New Mexico in 1975 and the show aired a week of episodes from Buffy's home in Hawaii in 1978. In 1991, the show focused on the American Indian culture with a series of episodes visiting the Crow Nation in Montana so that viewers could see "how American Indian children live" and spotlight the cultural similarities and differences among Native Americans.
- The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples. They are often also referred to as Native Americans, First Nations and by Christopher Columbus' historical mistake "American Indians" or "AmerIndians". According to the still debated New World migration model, a migration of humans from Eurasia to the Americas took place via Beringia, a land bridge which formerly connected the two continents across what is now the Bering Strait. The minimum time depth by which this migration had taken place is confirmed at c. 12,000 years ago, with the upper bound (or earliest period) remaining a matter of some unresolved contention. These early Paleoamericans soon spread throughout the Americas, diversifying into many hundreds of culturally distinct nations and tribes. According to the oral histories of many of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, they have been living there since their genesis, described by a wide range of traditional creation accounts. Application of the term "Indian" originated with Christopher Columbus, who thought that he had arrived in the East Indies, while seeking India. This has served to imagine a kind of racial or cultural unity for the aboriginal peoples of the Americas. Once created, the unified "Indian" was codified in law, religion, and politics. The unitary idea of "Indians" was not originally shared by indigenous peoples, but many now embrace the identity. While some indigenous peoples of the Americas were historically hunter-gatherers, many practiced aquaculture and agriculture. The impact of their agricultural endowment to the world is a testament to their time and work in reshaping, taming, and cultivating the flora indigenous to the Americas. Some societies depended heavily on agriculture while others practiced a mix of farming, hunting, and gathering. In some regions the indigenous peoples created monumental architecture, large-scale organized cities, chiefdoms, states, and massive empires.
- Native Americans, or "American Indians" for those who are older, are the people and their descendents who inhabited the land of the United States prior to the arrival of Europeans. Canada uses different terms; you can read about First Nations/Inuit/Metis in their article. Generally "Native Americans" refers only to groups living in the continental ("lower 48") U.S., with Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians normally viewed as separate groups with unique histories and cultures (plus they have very different relationships with the federal government). Because of this, Native Alaskans and Hawaiians will be grouped in their own state pages. Like most useful notes pages, this article is meant to inform and enlighten and hopefully be less boring than more traditional encyclopedias. Census data consistently show Native Americans making up just over 1% of America's population of 310 million, though this varies by state, with the largest concentration being in the Southwest. Due to romanticism of the peoples and their largely lost lifestyles, they tend to be somewhat over-represented in media (but under-represented in having actual Natives portraying them). Shockingly considering the source, one of the most accurate representations - to a point - is Disney's Pocahontas (seriously). Of course, modern Natives can be just as urbane as anyone else. This article is also designed to correct assumptions and stereotypes.
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