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	The encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World
		American Indian healers routinely cleansed wounds with water that had been boiled and used botanical antiseptics on them, a practice not routine in Western medicine until the early 1900s.
		In addition to their expert use of botanical medications to treat medical conditions, American Indians from a number of culture groups were expert surgeons.
		A case can be made that contact with American Indians actually served as one of the catalysts for the Scientific Revolution in Europe.
	nativenewsonline.org /books/encyclopedia.html (1070 words)

	Native American: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
		The mississippian culture was a mound-building native american culture that flourished in the midwestern, eastern, and southeastern united states in the...
		In 2000 eight of ten Americans with Native American ancestry were of mixed blood.
		American corporations didn't like what they heard and by 1954 the CIA was involved in the overthrow of Arbenz and the installation of General Castillo Armas.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/native_american.htm (10792 words)

	American Indian Movement
		American Indian activists Russell Means, Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt plan to attend a rally Saturday (June 26, 1999) at Pine Ridge to protest the investigation into the deaths of two men, according to the organizer.
		The rate of violent victimization estimated from responses by American Indians is well above that of other U.S. racial or ethnic subgroups and is more than twice as high as the national average.
		For the past several months, the United States government has been engaged in an aggressive re-opening of the investigation of the 1976 murder of American Indian Movement (AIM) member Anna Mae Pictou Aquash.
	www.dickshovel.com /AIMIntro.html (1957 words)

	American Indian law - Wex
		Indian tribes are considered by federal law to be "domestic, dependent nations." This subordination to federal authority is said to be a "protection" from the power of states.
		To determine whether a group will be recognized, courts and legislatures examine such factors as the extent of Indian governmental control over individual lives and activities, the extent to which the group exercises political control over specific territory, and the continuity of the group's history.
		The term "tribe" is subject to some controversy, with Indian peoples increasingly preferring "nation" or "people." The terms used may vary from statute to statute and case to case as well.
	www.law.cornell.edu /topics/indian.html (409 words)

	AMERICAN INDIAN
		To further their claims to be American Indians, Chief Atkins, who was president of the Jamestown Association, involved members of all four groups in a powwow held annually Memorial Day weekend at the site of the Jamestown colony as a major tourist attraction.
		Though my focus has been on American Indians and the mixing of the various ethnic groups, I do not consider to be prejudice those individuals who reject one ethnic group or another as being part of their own particular Melungeon line.
		To demonstrate an American Indian identity, they had to borrow from other tribes which whites would recognize as "Indian." Thus, the regalia worn by the dancers is a mix of Eastern Woodland and Plains motifs.
	www.angelfire.com /tn3/youngeagle/AMERICAN_INDIANbook.htm (20090 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Native American Religion
		The origins of contemporary Native American religion, and that of their recent ancestors, can be traced back 30,000 to 60,000 years with the arrival of the first groups of people from northeast Asia.
		Native Americans, New Agers, and charlatans alike have radically augmented and revised the tenets of traditional Native American religions.
		To many Native Americans, as well as millions of Americans who came from all over the world, Christianity is associated with great tragedy and injustice to the indigenous peoples of North America.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/naspirit.html (2989 words)

	American Indian Movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Indian Movement (AIM), is a Native American activist organization in the United States that burst on the international scene with its seizure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 1972 and the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
		AIM has been the subject of much controversy, some of it centering around the 1977 trial of Leonard Peltier, the AIM member convicted of the 1975 Pine Ridge killings of two FBI agents.
		AIM argues that Thanksgiving should be a National Day of Mourning, and protests the continuing theft of indigenous peoples' territories and natural resources.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Indian_Movement (1410 words)

	Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian (American Memory, Library of Congress)
		The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis is one of the most significant and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced.
		Curtis said he wanted to document "the old time Indian, his dress, his ceremonies, his life and manners." In over 2000 photogravure plates and narrative, Curtis portrayed the traditional customs and lifeways of eighty Indian tribes.
		The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html (397 words)

	American Indian Library Association Home Page
		American Indian Law - "...to assist the scholar or student researching the law of the United States as it pertains to the American Indian." From the University of California, Berkeley, Law School.
		The American Indian Library Association announces the establishment of a scholarship award for American Indian/Alaskan Native students who are enrolled in, or have been accepted to and will enroll in a master's degree program in an American Library Association accredited library school.
		A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, For K-12 - from the Anthropology Outreach Office of the Smithsonian Institution.
	www.nativeculturelinks.com /aila.html (2683 words)

	The American West - Native Americans
		In these wars the Indian tribes were at a great disadvantage because of their modest numbers, nomadic life, lack of advanced weapons, and unwillingness to cooperate, even in their own defense.
		The conflicts led to the Indian Wars, the Indian Removal Act empowered by president Andrew Jackson in 1830 and other acts instituted by the Europeans in order to accomplish their objectives, as they viewed them at the time.
		The name "Indian" was first applied to them by Christopher Columbus, who believed, mistakenly, that the mainland and islands of America were part of the Indies, in Asia.
	www.americanwest.com /pages/indians.htm (1358 words)

	American Indian History Resources
		The North American Indian This page is a gateway to information concerning approximately 80 western Native American tribes, visited and photographed by Edward Sheriff Curtis from 1890 to 1930, taken from "The North American Indian", Curtis' massive lifework.
		Native American Constitution and Law Digitalization Project Tribal constitutions and codes are the heart of self-government for over 500 federally recognized tribes, and are the lifeblood of Indian sovereignty.
		The American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz 1969-1971 and The FBI Files on the American Indian Movement and Wounded Knee
	www.lang.osaka-u.ac.jp /~krkvls/history.html (2561 words)

	American Indian Movement of Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Indian Movement of Colorado (Colorado AIM) is a breakaway branch of the American Indian Movement.
		The Colorado AIM came to nationwide public attention in 2005 because of media attacks on Ward Churchill, who serves on the Leadership Council of the organization.
		Colorado AIM supports Ward Churchill and maintains an online petition in support of him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Indian_Movement_of_Colorado (142 words)

	American Indian Studies
		American Indian Studies programs were created at a number of universities throughout the United States beginning in the late 1960s.
		The American Indian Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1994 and is the oldest continuous existing program.
		Non-Federally Recognized Indian Tribes Provides a state by state listing of all non-federally recognized American Indian tribes in the United States.
	www.csulb.edu /projects/ais (1236 words)

	American Indian Scholarships
		Native American high school graduates are eligible to apply if they have been accepted by an institution of higher education, are U.S citizens, demonstrate financial need and provide information on tribal affiliation and grade point average.
		Awarded to Freshmen American Indians in Media Communication
		Native American students interested in pursuing a newspaper journalism career.
	www.ir.miami.edu /financial-assistance/Scholarship/amerind.html (1228 words)

	AIROS Native Radio Network
		The address took stock of the state of American Indian and Alaska Native nations in the U.S., relaying to the President, Congress, and the general public a comprehensive, contemporary picture of the challenges and opportunities before today's American Indian and Alaska Native nations.
		Newly elected President of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Joe Garcia, Governor of Ohkay Owingeh, (Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico) gives his first State of Indian Nations Address.
		AIROS is an international distributor of Native American programming through the Public Radio Satellite System.
	www.airos.org (405 words)

	American Indian Culture Research Center of the Dakotas
		The principal purpose of the Center is to inform the general public of the world view, the philosophy of life, the spiritual insight of Native Peoples.
		There are over five hundred distinct American Indian Nations in the present United States.
		In 1966 there evolved from the schools and from the inspiration of the students the AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE RESEARCH CENTER at Blue Cloud Abbey.
	www.bluecloud.org /dakota.html (236 words)

	Native American -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The term Native American was introduced in the (North American republic containing 50 states- 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States by anthropologists who considered Indian quaint, demeaning, or inaccurate.
		While Native Americans have traditionally remained primarily loyal to their individual tribes, ethnologists have variously sought to group the myriad of tribes into larger entities which reflect common geographic origins, linguistic similarities, and life styles.
		In 2000 eight of ten Americans with Native American ancestry were of mixed blood.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/native_american.htm (4836 words)

	American Indian Movement - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		The American Indian Movement (AIM), is a Native American civil rights group in the United States that burst on the national scene with its seizure of Alcatraz Island in 1968, the BIA headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 1972 and the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
		Another who contributed greatly to the AIM was Leonard Peltier, who is currently serving a prison term relating to his involvement in the hostage standoff with federal law enforcement agents at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975.
		AIM often has supported other native interests outside the United States, as well.
	www.music.us /education/A/American-Indian-Movement.htm (4836 words)

	AIM Arizona Chapter
		AIM was born out of the dark violence of the police brutality and voiceless despair of Indian people in the courts of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
		AIM people have known the inside of jails; the long wait; the no appeal of the courts for Indians, because many of them were there.
		AIM is first, a spiritual movement, a religious re-birth, and then the re-birth of dignity and pride of a people.
	www.geocities.com /aim_arizona_chapter (357 words)

	The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
		The National Center is the first national organization solely dedicated to developing American Indian economic self-sufficiency through business ownership.
		We are a non-profit organization, founded and directed by American Indians.
		Our services are designed to assist Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals in achieving their economic objectives through enhanced business management.
	www.ncaied.org (161 words)

	American Indian and Alaska Native Links
		All Census Bureau initiatives for American Indian and Alaska Native communities reflect the Commerce Department's 1995 American Indian and Alaska Native Policy (PDF - 593 KB).
		Characteristics of American Indians and Alaska Natives by Tribe and Language: 2000 - a two-volume report with data for the United States, regions, divisions, states, and selected metropolitan areas
		American Indian, Alaska Native Tables from the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004-2005 (PDF - 839 KB)
	factfinder.census.gov /home/aian (765 words)

	American Indian Policy Center
		Our mission is to provide government leaders, policy makers and the public with accurate information about the legal and political history of American Indian nations, and the contemporary situation for American Indians.
		By providing knowledge and education, we hope to foster better-informed and culturally-sensitive responses to the challenges of American Indian life.
		Welcome to the American Indian Policy Center's website
	www.airpi.org (95 words)

	Tribal Index
		INDEX OF This page is a gateway to information concerning approximately 80 western Native American tribes, visited and photographed by Edward S. Curtis from 1890 to 1930, taken from The North American Indian, Curtis' massive lifework.
		The Harriman Expedition-A precurser to The North American Indian?
		The North American Indian consists of 20 volumes of text, describing in detail all aspects of each Native American tribe's life and customs.
	www.curtis-collection.com /tribalindex.html (818 words)

	Phil Konstantin's Review of "Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World."
		The book is "Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World" (EAICW) by Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield.
		You can purchase a copy here: Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World
		"Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World"
	www.americanindian.net /surprise/reviewsencyclopedia.html (369 words)

	- American Indian Movement - AIM -
		The American Indian Movement has attempted to provide information on a variety of issues on our Website.
		Pledged to fight White Man's injustice to Indians, his oppression, persecution, discrimination and malfeasance in the handling of Indian Affairs.
		As we continue to build our site, we hope that the information will assist students in their quest for writing term papers, and other scholarly work.
	www.aimovement.org (255 words)

	Indians.org - Welcome . . .
		A portion of your purchase at our e-Trading Post helps to support the programs of the American Indian Heritage Foundation.
		Perspectives "Old and New" on Todays American Indian.
		You can Make A Donation to help support the ongoing programs of the American Indian Heritage Foundation
	www.indians.org (125 words)

	Encyclopedia of North American Indians - - Native American Church
		The 1918 charter of the Native American Church was changed through amendments in 1944 and a new charter in 1950, further amended in 1955.
		Native American Church leaders feel cautiously confident that federal law protects their religion even in states where they have no charter.
		In addition, the presidents or chairmen of the Native American Church of North America, the Native American Church of Navajoland, Inc., and the Native American Church of the State of Oklahoma have formed a national council to provide leadership for the entire membership.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_025000_natamch.htm (1086 words)

	Native American Indians
		American Indians came more and more into public attention in the late 20th century as they sought (along with other minorities) to achieve a better life.
		Indian leaders also expanded their sphere of influence into the courts; fishing, mineral, forest, casino gambling, and other rights involving tribal lands became the subject of litigation by the Puyallup (Washington state), the Northern Cheyenne (Montana), and the Penobscot and the Passamaquoddy (Maine), among others.
		The period from the early 1950s to the 1970s was one of increasing federal attempts to establish new policies regarding the Indians, and it was also a period in which Indians themselves became increasingly vocal in their quest for an equal measure of human rights and the correction of past wrongs.
	www.runningdeerslonghouse.com /webdoc253.htm (2933 words)

	The American West - Native Americans
		In these wars the Indian tribes were at a great disadvantage because of their modest numbers, nomadic life, lack of advanced weapons, and unwillingness to cooperate, even in their own defense.
		Native American Geometry, a physical, proportional geometry that originates from the simple circle.
		The Europeans were accustomed to owning land and laid claim to it while they considered the Indians to be nomads with no interest in claiming land ownership.
	www.americanwest.com /pages/indians.htm (1349 words)

	American Indian Movement creates Riverside County chapter North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News - NCTimes.com - Californian.com
		AIM Riverside opened its doors Dec. 3 with a meeting featuring presentations by various American Indian leaders, including Bellecourt, who is known worldwide for his work in connecting struggles of American Indian people with that of Palestinians, the Irish and all indigenous peoples.
		During the group's infancy in 1975, AIM was at the center of a shooting that rocked the American Indian Movement and created a firestorm of controversy.
		AIM also played a role in the 1969 Alcatraz takeover, which lasted 19 months and challenged a law promising American Indians first claims on abandoned federal land.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/12/30/news/top_stories/21_33_2812_29_05.txt (1251 words)

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