Native Americans (United States)
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American Indian and Alaska Native (2010 Census Bureau) |
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| Predominantly in the Western United States; small communities also exist in the Eastern United States | |
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Native American languages (including Navajo, Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Dakota, Sioux, Western Apache, Keres, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Kiowa, Osage, Zuni, Ojibwe, O'odham) English, Spanish, French, Russian |
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American Indian and Alaska Native (2010 Census Bureau)
One race: 2,932,248 are registered
In combination with one or more of the other races listed: 2,288,331
Total: 5,220,579
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States. There are over 500 federally recognized tribes within the U.S., about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. The term excludes Native Hawaiians and some Alaska Natives.
The ancestors of modern Native Americans arrived in what is now the United States at least 15,000 years ago, possibly much earlier, from Asia via Beringia. A vast variety of peoples, societies and cultures subsequently developed. Native Americans were greatly affected by the European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, and their population declined precipitously due to introduced diseases, warfare, and slavery. After the founding of the United States, many Native American peoples were subjected to warfare, removals, and one-sided treaties, and they continue to suffer from discriminatory government policies today. Since the 1960s, Native American self-determination movements have resulted in many changes to the lives of Native Americans, though there are still many contemporary issues faced by Native Americans. Today, there are over five million Native Americans in the United States.
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