
	Where results make sense

Topic: List of famous Indian Americans

Related Topics

Asian American

Jhumpa Lahiri

Chinese American

Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

Bobby Jindal

List of famous Indians

Norah Jones

Kim Thayil

Amartya Sen

Kalpana Chawla

Sabeer Bhatia

Mira Nair

India

Laura Ingraham

Kerala

In the News (Thu 24 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	List of Indian Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following is a list of Indian Americans who are famous, have made significant contributions to the American culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:
		By Indians, we are referring to individuals with some portion of ancestry from the Indian Subcontinent.
		Categories: Lists of American people by ethnic or national origin
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_famous_Indian_Americans (809 words)

	Benjamin Franklin
		When this unyielding temper had driven the Americans to declare their independence of Great Britain, Franklin was one of the committee of five chosen by congress to draw up a document worthy of the occasion.
		This difficulty was enhanced by the fact that, if this point were conceded to the Americans, it would transfer the conduct of the treaty from the colonial secretary, Shelburne, to the foreign secretary, Fox; and these two gentlemen not only differed widely in their views of the situation, but were personally bitter enemies.
		On the part of the Americans the treaty of 1783 was one of the most brilliant triumphs in the whole history of modern diplomacy.
	famousamericans.net /benjaminfranklin (8123 words)

	List of Chinese Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following is a list of Chinese Americans who are famous, have made significant contributions to the American culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:
		Whether Taiwanese Americans are consider Chinese American is a controversial political issue.
		Lists of American people by ethnic or national origin
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_famous_Chinese_Americans (903 words)

	Compact Histories
		Years after the leading tribes with the famous names were gone, the Kickapoo were still in the midst of the struggle to preserve native America.
		Francois Indians, the Bcancour Abenaki, and the Vermont Abenaki.
		The Indians "went to water" often, considering water, the sun, and fire to be three holy gifts of the Great Spirit...
	www.tolatsga.org /Compacts.html (4403 words)

	CMMR - Native American Resources
		The Bureau of Indian Affairs' mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.
		The mission of the National Indian Education Association is to support traditional Native cultures and values, to enable Native learners to become contributing members of their communities, to promote Native control of educational institutions, and to improve educational opportunities and resources for American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.
		The Native American History Archive is designed for use by K-12 students using the Web for classroom projects, in the spirit of the Native American History Archive Inquirer, a model for collaborative group projects in History, offered as a starting point for teachers seeking authentic uses of the World Wide Web in their classrooms.
	www-rcf.usc.edu /~cmmr/Native_American.html (4318 words)

	Shawnee
		American soldiers constructing the meeting house at Fort Harmar were attacked in July by an Ottawa-Ojibwe war party.
		Americans were children of an evil spirit, the Great Serpent, and anyone who disagreed with him was likely to be killed as a witch or traitor.
		William Henry Harrison was given command of the American army in the Northwest and launched a series of attacks which forced the Prophet and his followers to return to Canada.
	www.tolatsga.org /shaw.html (12385 words)

	All National Women's History Month Honorees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Famous for her stunning combination of technique and vision, her brilliant colors and simplicity of form, O'Keeffe ranks as one of our great contemporary American artists.
		Her most famous book, Journey to Topaz, like most of her 28 books, depicts the unique experiences of young Japanese Americans and how they developed the inner strength needed to deal with the conflicts they faced.
		Winnemucca, a Paiute Indian, was a liaison between the Paiutes in Nevada and the army in the 1870s.
	www.nwhp.org /whm/all-honorees.html (10878 words)

	Native Americans and Children's Literature
		The study of Native American people and their cultures is a challenge because of the stereotypes that exist, not only in the literature, but in our own minds and in those of the children we teach.
		Many studies of Indians leave students convinced that all Indians lived in tepees then and still do or that they were all wiped out, not that our ancestors didn't try.
		Out of Print.) is about an Indian girl fleeing from an outbreak of smallpox who has a vision which fills her with power.
	www.carolhurst.com /subjects/nativeamericans.html (1565 words)

	ArtNatAm - Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
		The list is updated from the notice published on March 13, 2000 (65 FR 13298).
		The listed entities are acknowledged to have the immunities and privileges available to other federally acknowledged Indian tribes by virtue of their government-to-government relationship with the United States as well as the responsibilities, powers, limitations and obligations of such tribes.
		We have continued the practice of listing the Alaska Native entities separately solely for the purpose of facilitating identification of them and reference to them given the large number of complex Native names.
	www.artnatam.com /tribes.html (2610 words)

	American West - Native Americans
		Leader of the Chiricahua tribe of North American Apache Indians, born in present-day Clifton, Arizona.
		He was a religious leader that organized and led the most successful Indian uprising in the history of the American West.
		A pioneer Ethnologist and friend of the Zuni Pueblo Indians, one of the most important white observers of Native American culture in the 19th century.
	www.americanwest.com /pages/pastldrs.htm (565 words)

	American Indian Facts for Kids: A Native American website for children and teachers
		We encourage students, especially older kids, to look through our main information on American Indian tribes to get the best feel for the cultures they are studying.
		Learn About Native American Cultures: Clickable US map with interesting facts about the American Indians of each region.
		Native American Flags: Pictures of flags used by American Indian tribes.
	www.native-languages.org /kids.htm (1447 words)

	Multnomah County Library Homework Center - Biographies - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library
		A list of the career highlights of one of the members of the gold medal women's olympic softball team.
		This site lists all of the Nobel Prize laureates and why they won, with a biography of each that includes their Nobel lecture.
		The Oregon Pioneer List is a list of settlers to Oregon who migrated to or were born in Oregon prior to 1900.
	www.multcolib.org /homework/biohc.html (5652 words)

	Bios of African Americans in History - EnchantedLearning.com
		Attucks was the American son of a native African father and a woman belonging to the Natick Indian tribe.
		The soldier who shot the Patriots were tried for murder, but most were acquitted (the future US President John Adams was the lawyer for the British soldiers); the acquittals further enraged the people of Boston.
		Drew, Charles R. Dr. Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was an American medical doctor and surgeon who started the idea of a blood bank and a system for the long-term preservation of blood plasma (he found that plasma kept longer than whole blood).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /history/us/aframer/bios (3311 words)

	Links to North American Indian Biography Sites by Phil Konstantin
		"Aspinet was the chief sachem of the Nauset Indians"
		principal chief of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians from 1970 to 1994
		principal chief of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians from 1936 to 1969
	americanindian.net /links11.html (2396 words)

	WikipedIA - Sepia Mutiny
		Perhaps our community is too young, but there's no mention of any south asian american or indian american history on the asian american page.
		I made the current outline structure for the Indian American article a few months ago (the article was 1 paragraph before), but left the sections blank.
		Oh, and not that it matters, but the Indian American article is actully 1 year old....
	www.sepiamutiny.com /sepia/archives/001802.html (836 words)

	Themed Reviews, Famous African-Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The life of Alice Walker, the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, is a perfect example of what one can achieve with the love and support of parents and family even though they have limited means.
		It is amazing when we look back on the silliness that we were involved in, calling people ugly names because of the color of their skin, refusing to play baseball because the opposing team had a fl player and sitting in the back of the bus.
		This inspiring biography includes photographs, a chronology of her life, chapter notes, a list of further reading, a list of Smiths honors and awards, and a comprehensive index and table of contents.
	www.childrenslit.com /th_af_famous.html (19332 words)

	Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes Of All Time
		The best line inspired by the affair came when White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale, and he responded that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold, though to a different corporation, and would now be known as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial.
		In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several semi-colon-shaped islands.
		The original article, which was intended as a parody of legislative attempts to circumscribe the teaching of evolution, was written by a physicist named Mark Boslough.
	www.museumofhoaxes.com /hoax/aprilfool (1251 words)

	[No title]
		Terry Brown was an All American at OSU and went on to play for the Minnesota Vikings.
		He went on to be an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their heyday in the 1970's.
		If you would like to list a craft show or event go to http://www.shopoklahoma.com/craftlist.php.
	www.shopoklahoma.com /famous.htm (3859 words)

	AILF Salutes Indian Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Indians in America have emerged as one of the most dynamic immigrant communities in American society today.
		The tremendous intellectual, business, political, and social contributions of Indian Americans have forever etched their place in the American mosaic.
		Although their migration was once thwarted by restrictive regulations, now, after years of stuggle, Indian Americans are finally being recognized for their lucrative talents and entrepreneurial spirit.
	www.ailf.org /awards/ahp_0203_index.asp (445 words)

	Popular Songs in American History
		A few tunes are listed more than once to make clear they were popular in several eras.
		These are songs that are American in subject or origin, or found in American songbooks.
		During the era of sailing ships, sea shanties were universal, so many of the work shanteys which were not specifically American in origin or topic, but sung on American ships, are not here and can be found on the Songs of the Sea page.
	www.contemplator.com /america (371 words)

	Native American Authors - Teacher Resources
		List of reference books for biographical research on Highwater.
		Analysis of technology and the the Native American using fiction, The Surrounded by McNickle and Love Medicine by Erdrich.
		Indians used to defend their land, culture, and way of life
	falcon.jmu.edu /~ramseyil/natauth.htm (1427 words)

	Mr Monkey's Index of Famous Monkeys
		This is just a list of famous monkeys.
		Mr Monkey does not make claims that this list is complete, so spare him your righteous outrage if you think of a simian which is not represented here.
		One-pound, long-tailed squirrel monkey born in the Peruvian jungle;" she & Able were the first Americans in outer space
	www.citizenlunchbox.com /monkey/famous (3224 words)

	NativeAmericans
		The Indians of the St. Lawrence Lowlands(Algonkin, Iroquois),
		Native American tribes, visited and photographed by Edward Sheriff Curtis from 1890 to 1930, taken from "The North American Indian", Curtis' massive lifework.
		"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.kidinfo.com /American_History/Native_Americans.html (299 words)

	Flare Sci-Fi Forums: Cultural diversity rant
		The only way that American TV will ever be diverse if someone with the capital and resources made it diverse.
		You should be complaining to the Hebrews if you don't like their names.
		Of course, all of them are Americans, which proves Bernd's point.
	flare.solareclipse.net /ultimatebb.php/topic/4/258/3.html (1637 words)

	Some Noteworthy Americans of Asian or Pacific Island Heritage
		This page is linked to Asian American Resources.
		The individuals listed are just a tiny sample of noteworthy Americans.
		American Samoa's Delegate to the House of Representatives
	falcon.jmu.edu /~ramseyil/asiabio.htm (743 words)

	Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Commandant of cadets, University of Nebraska, 1891-1895; founder, Pershing Rifles; service, Indian Wars, Cuba, Philippines; commander, Mexican Border, 1916; commander, American Expeditionary Forces, France, 1917-1919; General Armies of the United States, 1919; and Army chief of staff, 1921-24.
		Epic poet of the West, historian, philosopher and friend of the American Indian.
		A native Nebraskan internationally honored for her courageous and effective championship of children and mothers and for her promotion of pioneer social legislation of enduring benefit to Americans.
	info.neded.org /stathand/parttwo/hallfame.html (1599 words)

	Famous Leap Day Babies
		John Costigan, American regionalist printmaker, and a cousin of the noted American showman, George M. Cohan, whose parents brought the young Costigan to New York City and were instrumental in starting him
		between Native Americans and the expansionist Americans with their roots in the Old World.
		If you know of a famous Leap Year Day Baby that is not on this list, please email
	www.leapzine.com /FamousLeapies.htm (1161 words)

	Welcome to Webindia123.com, India's Premier Reference Portal
		Tour Packages, Shopping, Indian Hotels, International Hotels, Flights, Cruise, World Time, Currency Converter
		Indian Music, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Music Festivals, Music as a career
		Himalayan sub- region, Tropical rain forest, Indian Peninsular, National Parks, Wild Animals, Common Birds...
	www.webindia123.com (346 words)

	Famous Baptists
		Among denominational families, only Episcopalians, Presbyterians and Methodists have been represented by more U.S. presidents than the Baptists.
		Below are listed some of history's most famous and influential Baptists, along with notes regarding some of their relationships to Baptist churches.
		Jesse Jackson - fl activist; founder of the Rainbow Coalition; ran for U.S. President; widely regarded as an important leader of African-Americans, yet he is a controversial and widely disliked figure, seen by many as an adulterous, racist, divisive opportunist
	www.adherents.com /largecom/fam_bap.html (2263 words)

	Texas Advertising @ The University of Texas at Austin
		Below you will find a wide assortment of slogans that are (or were) famous.
		A few of them aren't all that famous, but they're...
		"In 1962, the starving residents of an isolated Indian village received
	advertising.utexas.edu /research/slogans (1629 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)