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The history of Native Americans in the United States began before the founding of the country, tens of thousands of years ago with the settlement of the Americas by the Paleo-Indians. Anthropologists and archeologists have identified and studied a wide variety of cultures that existed during this era.
Apr 5, 2010 · Sacagawea was a Shoshone Indian woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804‑06, exploring the lands procured in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
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Sacagawea (also spelled Sacajawea, Sakakawea) is ultra famous in North American history for her pivotal role as the early 19th century young female American Indian translator and guide that accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) to discover the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.
Jul 5, 2022 · The Indian Census Rolls are searchable by name and keyword (e.g., tribe) on Ancestry, Fold3, and FamilySearch. The records can be browsed by microfilm roll on the Internet Archive. Find the National Archives research facility nearest to you.
[5] The United States and Native Americans, 1776–1860. Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins demonstrating European methods of farming to Creek (Muscogee) on his Georgia plantation situated along the Flint River, 1805.
This U.S. Census Bureau map depicts the locations of differing Native American groups, including Indian reservations, as of 2000; present-day Oklahoma in the Southwestern United States, which was once designated as an Indian Territory before Oklahoma's statehood in 1907, is highlighted in blue.
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2 days ago · American Indian, member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere. The ancestors of contemporary American Indians were members of nomadic hunting and gathering cultures. These peoples traveled in small family-based bands that moved from Asia to North America during the last ice age.
