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Featured Article: Mohegan Indians

Mohegan Indians became a powerful tribe in New England during colonial times. See more »

Cayuga Indians

Cayuga kay YOO guh or ky YOO guh, Indians, are a tribe of Iroquois Indians who once occupied an area near Cayuga Lake in central New York.

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Cherokee Indians

Cherokee, CHEHR uh kee, Indians are the largest Indian tribe in the United States, according to the 2000 census.

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Chickasaw Indians

Chickasaw Indians are a tribe that originally lived in the Southern United States.

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Choctaw Indians

Choctaw, CHOK taw, Indians are a tribe that originally lived in what is now Alabama and Mississippi.

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Creek Indians

Creek Indians are a Native American people who once occupied the Georgia and Alabama area.

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Delaware Indians

Delaware Indians is the English name of a tribe that lived in what are now Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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Five Civilized Tribes

Five Civilized Tribes is a name for the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Indians.

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Illinois Indians

Illinois Indians, ihl uh NOY, were expert archers and continued to use bows and arrows long after most tribes had adopted guns.

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Iroquois Indians

Iroquois, IHR uh kwoy, Indians formed a federation of tribes that once occupied most of what is now New York state.

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Kickapoo Indians

Kickapoo Indians are a tribe who lived in the Great Lakes region of the United States before white settlers arrived there.

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Lumbee Indians

Lumbee Indians are the largest Indian tribe in the United States east of the Mississippi River.

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Mahican Indians

Mahican, muh HEE kuhn, Indians were important in the fur trade in North America during the 1600's.

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Menominee Indians

Menominee, muh NOM uh nee, Indians are a tribe that has lived in the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan region for over 5,000 years.

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Miami Indians

Miami Indians are a tribe that lived in several areas near the Great Lakes.

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Mohawk Indians

Mohawk Indians are a tribe of Iroquois Indians who once occupied an area near the Mohawk River in central New York.

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Mohegan Indians

Mohegan Indians became a powerful tribe in New England during colonial times.

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Munsee Indians

Munsee, MUN see, Indians formed the Wolf clan of the Delaware Indian tribe.

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Narragansett Indians

Narragansett, nar uh GAN siht, Indians were a tribe that lived on the west side of Narragansett Bay, in what is now Rhode Island.

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Natchez Indians

Natchez, NACH ihz, Indians were a tribe in North America whose important chiefs had total power over their subjects' lives and property.

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Potawatomi Indians

Potawatomi Indians, pot uh WAHT uh mee, belonged to the Algonquian language group of eastern forest tribes.

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