Indigenous peoples of the Americas
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
| Revision as of 09:10, 3 November 2013 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" | ||
| + | | style="text-align: left;" | | ||
| + | "[[I'm an Indian Too]]" (1946) by Irving Berlin | ||
| + | <hr> | ||
| + | ''[[Inventing the Indian ]]'' (2012), presented by Rich Hall | ||
| + | <hr> | ||
| + | "The great changes in practically every phase of the [[Indian]]'s life that have taken place, especially within recent years, have been such that had the time for collecting much of the material [...] been delayed, it would have been lost forever [...] consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of [[future generations]], respecting the mode of life of [[one of the great races of mankind]], must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost for all time." --''[[The North American Indian]]'' (1907) by Edward S. Curtis | ||
| + | |} | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | 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 American name controversy|Native Americans]]''', '''[[First Nations]]''' and by [[Christopher Columbus]]' historical mistake '''Indians''', modernly disambiguated as the '''American Indian [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]]''', '''American Indians''', '''Amerindians''', '''Amerinds''', or '''Red Indians'''. | + | The '''Indigenous peoples of the Americas''' are the inhabitants of the [[Americas]] before the arrival of the [[European colonization of the Americas|European settlers]] in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples. |
| + | |||
| + | Many [[Indigenous peoples]] of the Americas were traditionally [[hunter-gatherer]]s and many, especially in the [[Amazon basin]], still are, but many groups practiced [[aquaculture]] and [[agriculture]]. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * [[Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas]] | * [[Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas]] | ||
Current revision
|
"I'm an Indian Too" (1946) by Irving Berlin Inventing the Indian (2012), presented by Rich Hall "The great changes in practically every phase of the Indian's life that have taken place, especially within recent years, have been such that had the time for collecting much of the material [...] been delayed, it would have been lost forever [...] consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of mankind, must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost for all time." --The North American Indian (1907) by Edward S. Curtis |
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples.
Many Indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are, but many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture.
See also
- Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Origins of Paleoindians
- Alaska Natives
- History of the west coast of North America
- Hyphenated American
- Indigenous arts of the Americas
- Indigenous languages of the Americas
- Indigenous Movements in the Americas
- Indigenous rights
- List of American Inuit
- List of Greenlandic Inuit
- List of indigenous artists of the Americas
- List of indigenous people of the Americas
- List of traditional territories of the indigenous peoples of North America
- List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
- Native American Languages Act of 1990
- Native American religion
- Native American weaponry
- Native Hawaiians
- Pacific Islander
- Population history of American indigenous peoples
- Uncontacted peoples
- Zambo
