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- A'ane (Aane,
A'ananin),
Abenaki (Abanaki,
Abinaki, Abenaqui),
Abnaki-Penobscot,
Absaaloke (Absaalooke,
Absaloke, Absaroke, Absalooke, Absarokee, Absaroka),
Achumawi (Achomawi),
Acjachemen (Acjachemem,
Acjachamen),
Acoma,
Agua Caliente,
Ahahnelin,
Ahe,
Ahtna (Ahtena,
Atna),
Ajachemem (Ajachemen, Ajachamem, Ajachmem),
Akainawa,
Akimel
O'odham,
Akwa'ala (Akwaala, Akwala),
Alabama-Coushatta,
Algonquians (Algonkians),
Algonquin
(Algonkin),
Aliklik (Alliklik),
Alkansea,
Alnobak (Alnôbak,
Alnombak, Aln8bak),
Alsea (Älsé,
Alséya),
Amalecite,
Anishinaabe (Anishinabe,
Anishinabemowin, Anishinabeg, Anishinabek, Anishnabay),
Aniyunwiya,
Antoniaño,
Apache,
Apalachee
(Appalachee, Apalachi),
Applegate,
Apsaaloke (Apsaalooke,
Apsaloke, Apsaroke, Apsarokee, Apsaroka),
Apwaruge (Apwarugeyi,
Apwarugewi),
Arapaho
(Arapahoe, Arrapaho, Arrapahoe),
Arikara (Arikari),
Arkansas,
Asakiwaki,
Assiniboine (Assiniboin),
Atakapa,
Atfalati,
Atikamekw
(Atikamek, Attikamek, Attimewk),
Atsina,
Atsugewi (Atsuge,
Atsugeyi, Atsukeyi, Atsuke),
Araucano (Araucanian),
Atzinca (Atzinteco,
Atzintec),
Ayisiyiniwok,
Aztec
B
- Babine,
Bahwika (Bhawika),
Bannock,
Barbareño,
Bear River,
Beaver,
Bella Bella,
Bella Coola,
Beothuks (Beothuck,
Betoukuag),
Bettol,
Biloxi,
Black Carib,
Blackfoot
(Blackfeet),
Blood
Indians,
Bode'wadmi
C
- Cabanapo,
Caddo (Caddoe),
Cahita,
Cahto,
Cahuilla,
Calapooya (Calapuya,
Calapooia),
Carolina
Algonquian,
Carquin,
Carrier,
Caska,
Catawba,
Cathlamet,
Catlotlq,
Cayuga,
Cayuse,
Celilo,
Central Pomo,
Chahta,
Chalaque,
Chappaquiddick (Chappaquiddic, Chappiquidic),
Chawchila (Chawchilla),
Chehalis,
Chelan,
Chemehuevi,
Cheraw,
Cheroenhaka,
Cherokee,
Cheyenne (Cheyanne),
Chickamaugan,
Chickasaw
(Chikasha),
Chilcotin,
Chilula-Wilkut,
Chimariko,
Chinook,
Chinook
Jargon,
Chipewyan
(Chipewyin, Chippewyin),
Chippewa,
Chitimacha (Chitamacha),
Chocheno,
Choctaw,
Cholon,
Chontal de
Oaxaca,
Chontal de Tabasco (Chontal Maya),
Choynimni (Choinimni),
Chukchansi,
Chumash,
Clackamas (Clackama),
Clallam,
Clatskanie (Clatskanai, Clackstar),
Clatsop,
Cmique,
Coastal Cree,
Cochimi,
Cochiti,
Cocopa (Cocopah,
Cocopá),
Coeur d'Alene,
Cofan,
Columbia
(Columbian),
Colville,
Comanche,
Comcaac,
Comox,
Conestoga,
Coos (Coosan),
Copper River
Athabaskan,
Coquille,
Cora (Corapan),
Coso,
Costanoan,
Coushatta,
Cowichan,
Cowlitz,
Cree,
Creek,
Croatan (Croatoan),
Crow,
Cruzeño,
Cucupa (Cucupá,
Cucapá),
Cupeno (Cupeño, Cupa)
D
-
Dakelh,
Dakota,
Dakubetede,
Dawson,
Degexit'an
(Deg Xit'an, Deg Hit'an, Deg Xinag),
Delaware,
Dena'ina (Denaina),
Dene,
Dene Tha,
Diegueno,
Dine (Dineh),
Djimaliko
(Djimariko),
Dogrib,
Dohema (Dohma),
Duhlelap,
Dumna,
Dunne-za
(Dane-zaa, Dunneza)
E
- Eastern
Inland Cree,
Eastern Pomo,
Ecclemachs,
Eel River
Athabascan,
Eenou (Eeyou),
Eskimo (Esquimaux),
Esselen,
Etchemin (Etchimin),
Etnemitane,
Euchee,
Eudeve (Eudebe,
Endeve),
Excelen,
Eyak
F
-
Fernandeno (Fernandeño),
Flathead
Salish,
Fox,
French Cree
G
-
Gabrielino (Gabrieleño),
Gaigwu,
Galice,
Garifuna,
Gashowu,
Gitxsan (Gitksan, Gitsken, Giklsan, Gityskyan),
Goltsan,
Gosiute (Goshute),
Gros Ventre,
Guarijio (Guarihio,
Guarijío),
Gulf,
Gwich'in (Gwichin,
Gwitchin)
H
- Haida,
Haisla,
Halkomelem (Halqomelem, Halqomeylem),
Han (Hän,
Hankutchin, Han Hwech'in),
Hanesak,
Hanis,
Hare,
Hatteras,
Haudenosaunee,
Havasupai,
Hawaiian,
Heiltsuk,
Heve,
Hiaki,
Hichiti,
Hidatsa (Hinatsa),
Hinonoeino,
Hitchiti,
Hocak
(Ho-Chunk, Hochunk),
Hochelagan,
Holikachuk,
Holkomelem,
Homalco,
Hoopa,
Hopi,
Hopland Pomo,
Hualapai,
Huarijio (Huarihio,
Huarijío),
Huelel,
Huichol (Huichola),
Huichun,
Hupa,
Huron,
Hutyeyu,
Hwech'in
I
- Illini
(Illiniwek, Illinois),
Inca,
Ineseño (Inezeño),
Ingalik (Ingalit),
Innoko,
Innu,
Inuktitut
(Inuit, Inupiat, Inupiaq, Inupiatun),
Inuna-Ina,
Iowa-Oto (Ioway),
Iroquois
Confederacy,
Ishak,
Isleño,
Isleta,
Itza Maya (Itzaj,
Itzah),
Iviatim,
Iynu
J
- James
Bay Cree,
Jemez,
Juaneno (Juaneño),
Juichun
K
-
Kabinapek,
Kahwan,
Kainai (Kainaiwa),
Kalapuya (Kalapuyan,
Kalapooya, Kalapooia, Kalapooian, Kalapooyan),
Kanenavish,
Kanien'kehaka
(Kanienkehaka),
Kalispel,
Kansa (Kanza,
Kanze),
Karkin,
Karok (Karuk),
Kashaya,
Kaska,
Kaskaskia,
Kathlamet
(Katlamet),
Kato, Kaw,
Kawaiisu (Kawaisu),
Kechan,
Kenaitze
(Kenai),
Keres (Keresan),
Kichai,
Kickapoo (Kikapoo,
Kikapu),
Kikima,
Kiksht,
Kiliwa (Kiliwi,
Ko'lew),
Kiowa,
Kiowa Apache,
Kitanemuk,
Kitsai (K'itsash),
Klahoose,
Klallam,
Klamath-Modoc,
Klatskanie (Klatskanai, Klaatshan),
Klatsop,
Klickitat,
Koasati,
Kolchan,
Konkow (Konkau),
Konomihu,
Kootenai (Ktunaxa,
Kutenai),
Koso,
Koyukon,
Kuitsh,
Kulanapo (Kulanapan,
Kulanapa),
Kumeyaay/Kumiai,
Kupa (Kupangaxwichem),
Kusan,
Kuskokwim,
Kutchin (Kootchin),
Kwaiailk,
Kw'al,
Kwakiutl (Kwakwala),
Kwalhioqua,
Kwantlen,
Kwapa (Kwapaw),
Kwedech,
Kweedishchaaht
(Kweneecheeaht),
Kwikipa,
Kwinault (Kwinayl)
L
- Laguna,
Lakhota
(Lakota),
Lakmiak (Lakmayut),
Lassik,
Latkawa,
Laurentian (Lawrencian),
Lecesem,
Lenape (Lenni
Lenape),
Lillooet,
Lipan Apache,
Listiguj (Listuguj),
Llaamen,
Lnuk (L'nuk,
L'nu'k, Lnu),
Loucheux (Loucheaux),
Loup,
Lower
Chehalis,
Lower Coquille,
Lower
Cowlitz,
Lower Tanana,
Lower Umpqua,
Luckiamute
(Lukiamute),
Luiseno,
Lumbee,
Lummi,
Lushootseed,
Lutuamian
M
-
Mahican,
Maidu,
Makah,
Maliseet (Malecite, Malécite, Maliceet, Malisit, Malisset),
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy,
Mamaceqtaw,
Mandan,
Mangoac,
Mapuche (Mapudungun,
Mapudugan),
Maricopa,
Massachusett (Massachusetts),
Massasoit
(Massassoit, Mashpee),
Mattabesic
Mattole,
Maumee,
Matlatzinca (Maklasinca, Maklatzinca),
Mayan,
Mayo,
Mengwe,
Menominee
(Menomini),
Mescalero-Chiricahua,
Meskwaki (Mesquaki-Sauk, Mesquakie),
Metis Creole,
Mewoc,
Miami-Illinois,
Miccosukee,
Michif,
Micmac (Micmaq,
Mickmack, Mi'gmaq),
Migueleño,
Mikasuki,
Mi'kmaq (Mikmaq,
Mikmak, Mikmaw, Mi'kmaw, Mi'kmawi'simk, Mikmawisimk, Míkmaq,
Míkmaw, Míkmawísimk),
Miluk,
Mingo,
Minsi,
Minto,
Miskito (Miskitu,
Misquito, Mosquito),
Missouria,
Mitchif,
Miwok (Miwoc,
Miwuk),
Mixe,
Mobilian Trade Jargon,
Modoc,
Mohave,
Mohawk,
Mohegan,
Mohican,
Mojave,
Molale
(Molalla, Molala, Molele, Molel),
Monache (Mono),
Montagnais,
Montauk,
Moosehide,
Multnomah,
Munsee (Munsie,
Muncey, Muncie),
Muskogee
(Muscogee, Mvskoke),
Musqueam,
Mutsun
N
-
Nabesna,
Nabiltse,
Nadot'en (Nadoten, Natooten, Natoot'en, Natut'en),
Nahane (Nahani,
Nahanni, Nahanne),
Nahuat,
Nahuatl,
Naklallam,
Nakoda (Nakota),
Nambe,
Nanticoke,
Nantucket,
Narragansett,
Naskapi,
Nass-Gitxsan,
Natchez,
Natick,
Naugutuck,
Navajo
(Navaho),
Nawat,
Nayhiyuwayin,
Nde,
Nee-me-poo,
Nehiyaw (Nehiyawok),
Netela,
Nevome,
New
Blackfoot,
Newe,
Nez Perce,
Niantic,
Nicola,
Niitsipussin (Niitsitapi),
Nimipu (Nimiipuu,
Nimi'ipuu, Nimi'ipu),
Nipmuc,
Nisenan (Nishinam),
Nisga'a (Nisgaa, Nisgha, Nishga, Niska, Nisk'a),
Nlaka'pamux
(Nlakapamux, Ntlakapamux, Ntlakapmuk, Nklapmux),
Nomlaki (Nomalaki),
Nooksack (Nooksak),
Nootka (Nutka),
Nootsack (Nootsak),
Northeastern
Pomo,
Northern Carrier,
Northern
Cheyenne,
Nottoway,
Nsilxin,
Nuooah,
Nutunutu,
Nuxalk,
Nuxwstlayamutsen,
Nxak'amxcin
O
-
Oaxaca Chontal,
Obispeño,
Ocuiltec (Ocuilteco),
Odawa,
Ofo (Ofogoula),
Ogahpah (Ogaxpa),
Ohlone,
Ojibwa (Ojibway,
Ojibwe, Ojibwemowin),
Oji-Cree,
Okanagan
(Okanogan),
Okwanuchu,
Old
Blackfoot,
Omaha-Ponca,
Oneida,
Onondaga,
O'ob No'ok
(O:b No'ok),
O'odham (Oodham),
Opata,
Osage,
Otchipwe,
Otoe,
Ottawa
P
- Pai,
Paipai,
Paiute,
Palaihnihan (Palaihnih,
Palahinihan),
Palewyami,
Palouse,
Pamlico,
Panamint,
Panoan,
Pantlatch
(Pantlach),
Papago-Pima,
Pascua Yaqui,
Passamaquoddy,
Patuxet,
Patwin,
Paugussett (Paugusset),
Paviotso,
Pawnee,
Peigan,
Pend
D'Oreille,
Penobscot
(Penobscott, Pentagoet),
Pentlatch
(Pentlach),
Peoria,
Pequot,
Peskotomuhkati,
Picuris,
Piegan (Piikani,
Pikani, Pikanii, Pikuni),
Pima,
Pima Bajo,
Pipil,
Pit River,
Plains Indian
Sign Language,
Pojoaque,
Pomo (Pomoan),
Ponca,
Poospatuck (Poosepatuk,
Poospatuk, Poosepatuck),
Popoluca (Popoloca),
Porcupine
Indians,
Potawatomi (Potowatomi, Pottawatomie, Potawatomie),
Powhatan (Powhattan,
Powhaten, Powatan),
Pueblo,
Puget
Sound Salish,
Puntlatch
(Puntlach),
Purisimeño,
Putún
Q
- Quapaw
(Quapa),
Quechan,
Quechua,
Quilcene,
Quileute,
Quinault,
Quinnipiac (Quinnipiack),
Quiripi
R
-
Raramuri (Ralamuli),
Red Indians,
Restigouche,
Rumsen,
Runasimi
S
-
Saanich,
Sac,
Sahaptin,
Salhulhtxw,
Salinan,
Salish,
Samish,
Sandia,
Sanish (Sahnish),
San Felipe,
San Ildefonso,
San Juan,
Sanpoil,
Santa Ana,
Santa Clara,
Santiam,
Santo Domingo,
Saponi (Saponey),
Sarcee (Sarsi,
Sarsee),
Sastean (Sasta),
Satsop,
Savannah,
Sauk,
Saulteaux,
Schaghticoke
(Scaticook),
Sechelt,
Secwepemc (Secwepmec,
Secwepmectsin, Secwepemctsin),
Sekani,
Selkirk,
Seminoles,
Seneca,
Seri,
Serrano,
Seshelt,
Severn Ojibwe,
Sextapay,
Shanel,
Shashishalhem,
Shasta (Shastika,
Shastan),
Shawnee
(Shawano),
Shinnecock,
Shoshone (Shoshoni),
Shuar,
Shuswap,
Sierra
Chontal,
Siksika (Siksikawa),
Similkameen,
Sinkiuse (Sincayuse),
Sinkyone,
Sioux,
Siuslaw,
Skagit,
Skicin,
S'Klallam,
Skokomish,
Skraeling,
Skwamish,
Slavey
(Slave, Slavi),
Sliammon (Sliamon),
Sm'algyax,
Snichim,
Snohomish,
Songish,
Sooke,
Souriquois (Sourquois),
Southeastern
Pomo,
Southern Paiute,
Spokane (Spokan),
Squamish,
Sqwxwu7mish
(Sqwxwu7mesh),
Stadaconan,
St'at'imcets (St'at'imc, St'at'imx, Stl'atl'imc, Stl'atl'imx,
Stlatlimc),
Stl'pulimuhkl (Stlpulmsh, Slpulmsh),
Stockbridge,
Sto:lo,
Stoney,
Straits
Salish,
Suquamish,
Sulateluk,
Susquehannock,
Suwal,
Swampy Cree,
Swinomish
T
-
Tabasco Chontal,
Tachi (Tache),
Tahltan,
Tagish,
Tahcully,
Taino,
Takelma (Takilma),
Takla,
Taltushtuntede (Taltushtuntude),
Tamyen,
Tanacross,
Tanaina,
Tanana,
Tano,
Taos,
Tarahumara,
Tataviam,
Tauira (Tawira),
Teguima (Teguime),
Tehachapi,
Ten'a,
Tenino,
Tepehuan (Tepehuano,
Tepecano),
Tequistlateco (Tequistlatec),
Tesuque,
Tetawken,
Tete-de-Boule (Tetes-de-Boules),
Tewa,
Thompson,
Tigua,
Tillamook,
Timbisha (Timbasha),
Timucua,
Tinde,
Tinneh,
Tiwa,
Tjekan,
Tlahuica (Tlahura),
Tlatskanie (Tlatskanai),
Tlatsop,
Tlicho (Tlicho
Dinne, Thlingchadine),
Tlingit (Tlinkit),
Tohono
O'odham,
Tolowa,
Tongva (Tongvan),
Tonkawa,
Towa,
Tsalagi (Tsa-la-gi),
Tsattine (Tsa
Tinne, Tza Tinne),
Tsekani (Tse'khene,
Tsek'ehne),
Tsetsehestahese,
Tsetsaut (Ts'ets'aut),
Tsilhqot'in (Tzilkotin),
Tsimshian
(Tsimpshian),
Tsinuk,
Tsinuk Wawa,
Tsitsistas,
Tsooke,
Tsoyaha,
Tsuu T'ina (Tsuut'ina),
Tualatin,
Tubar (Tubare),
Tubatulabal,
Tukudh (Takudh),
Tulalip,
Tümpisa (Tumpisa,
Tümbisha, Tumbisha),
Tunica,
Tupi,
Tuscarora,
Tutchone,
Tutelo,
Tututni,
Tuwa'duxqucid,
Tuwa'duqutsid,
Twana,
Twatwa (Twightwee)
U
- Uchi (Uche,
Uchean, Uchee),
Ukiah (Ukian,
Uki, Ukia),
Ukomnom,
Umatilla,
Unami,
Unkechaug (Unquachog)
Upper
Chehalis,
Upper
Chinook,
Upper Cowlitz,
Upper
Kuskokwim,
Upper Tanana,
Upper Umpqua,
Ute
V
-
Vaniuki (Vaniuqui),
Varijio (Varihio,
Varijío),
Ventureño,
Virginian
Algonkin
-
W
-
Wabanaki,
Wailaki (Wailakki),
Wailatpu (Waylatpu),
Walapai,
Walla Walla,
Waluulapam,
Wampano,
Wampanoag,
Wanapam,
Wanki (Wangki),
Wappinger,
Wappo,
Warijio (Warihio,
Warijío),
Warm
Springs,
Wasco-Wishram,
Washo (Washoe),
Watiru,
Wazhazhe,
Wea,
Wenatchi
(Wenatchee, Wenachee, Wenachi),
Wendat,
Weott,
Western Pomo,
Whilkut,
White Clay
People,
Wichita (Witchita),
Wikchamni,
Wilewakiute,
Willapa (Willopah),
Winnebago,
Wintu (Wintun),
Wishram,
Witsuwit'en (Witsuwiten, Wits'uwit'en, Wets'uwet'en, Wetsuweten),
Wiyot (Wi'yot,
Wishosk),
Wobanaki,
Wolastoqewi
(Wolastoqiyik),
Wyandot
(Wyandotte),
Wynoochie
Y
- Yakama,
Yakima,
Yaquina (Yakwina,
Yakona, Yakonan, Yakon),
Yavapai,
Yawelmani,
Yaqui,
Yinka Dene,
Yneseño (Ynezeño),
Yocot'an,
Yokaya (Yokaia,
Yakaya),
Yokuts (Yokut, Yokutsan),
Yoncalla (Yonkalla),
Yowlumni,
Ysleño,
Ysleta del Sur,
Yucatec Maya (Yucateco,
Yucatan),
Yuchi (Yuchee)
Yuhaviatam,
Yukaliwa,
Yuki (Yukian),
Yuma,
Yurok (Yu'rok)
Z
-
Zapotec (Zapoteco),
Zia,
Zimshian,
Zoque,
Zuni
| Original Tribal Name In The People's Own
Language |
Tribal Names Today, And Their Origins |
| The following links are provided by
Native
Languages of the Americas, a small
non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and
promoting American Indian tribal languages, particularly through the
use of Internet technology. These links will take you
DIRECTLY
TO THEIR RESOURCES for each of the tribes identified below.
You will need to click your browser's BACK button to return to our
VOICES
Honoring American Indian Heritage Web. |
| A'aninin ("white clay people") |
Gros Ventre
(French word for "big belly," unclear why the French called them
this.) |
| Abenaki ("dawn people," or easterners), also Alnombak
("the people") |
Abenaki |
| Absaroke ("bird people") |
Crow
(English, from their tribal name) |
| Alabama ("cleared thicket") |
Alabama |
| Anishinaabe ("original people") |
Today the Anishinaabe have two tribes:
Ojibway/Ojibwe/Chippewa
(Algonquian Indian for "puckered," referring to their moccasin
style) and
Algonquin (origin uncertain.) |
| Aniyunwiya ("principal people") |
Cherokee/Tsalagi (from a Muskogee Indian word for "speakers of
another language.") |
| Asakiwaki ("yellow earth people") |
Sauk,
from tribal name. |
| Attikamekw ("whitefish people") |
Attikamekw, also Tête-de-Boule (French word for "ball head,"
unclear why the French called them this.) |
| Baxoje/Pahoja ("gray snow") |
Ioway
(from a word in their language meaning "sleepy," unclear how this
came to be a tribal name.) |
| Beothuk (possibly "kinfolk") |
Unfortunately the
Beothuk
are extinct today. They were more commonly known as Red Indians
(English, after their extensive use of red ochre dye.) |
| Bode'wadmi ("firekeepers," traditional religious role) |
Potawatomi, from tribal name. |
| Chahta (the name of a legendary tribal chief) |
Choctaw,
from tribal name. |
| Chikasha (the name of a legendary tribal chief) |
Chickasaw, from tribal name. |
| Dakelh ("water travelers") |
Carrier
(English translation of the Sekani name for them, referring to the
tribe's mourning ritual.) |
| Dakota ("the allies.") Band names include Sisseton
("marsh dwellers,") Wahpeton ("forest dwellers,") and Yankton
("living far away.") |
Dakota
Sioux ("Sioux" comes from an Ojibwe word meaning "little
snakes.") |
| Degexit'an ("people of this land") |
Ingalik
(from an Inuktitut word for "Indian people.") |
| Dena'ina ("the people") |
Tanaina,
from tribal name. |
| Dene ("the people") |
Chipewyan (from a Cree word for "pointed shirt," after a
traditional clothing style.) |
| Dene Tha ("true people") |
Slavey
(English, from the Cree name for them, which meant "servile ones.") |
| Dine'e ("the people") |
Navajo
(from a Tewa word for "planted fields.") |
| Dunne-Za ("real people") |
Beaver
(English translation of a clan name, Tsatinne) |
| Gaigwu ("principal people") |
Kiowa,
from tribal name. |
| Gayogohono ("swamp people") |
Cayuga,
also Iroquois (from an Algonquian word meaning "real snakes.") |
| Gwich'in ("the people") |
Gwich'in
or Kutchin. |
| Havasupai ("people of the blue-green water") |
Havasupai |
| Hinonoeino ("our people") |
Arapaho
(probably from a Pawnee Indian word for "traders.") |
| Ho-Chunk ("big voice") |
Ho-Chunk
or Winnebago (from an Algonquian word for "smelly water.") |
| Hopi ("peaceful person," "civilized person") |
Hopi |
| Hualapai ("people of the pine trees") |
Hualapai |
| Kalispel ("camas people") |
Kalispel
or Pend d'Oreilles (French for "ear pendants," which the people
wore.) |
| Kanza ("wind people") |
Kaw/Kansa,
from tribal name. |
| Kawchottine ("big hare people") |
Hare
(English, from tribal name.) |
| Illiniwek ("the best people"). A band name still in use
today is Peoria ("backpack people.") |
Illini
or Illinois Indians (English and French corruptions of tribal name.) |
| Innu ("the people") |
Innu,
also Montagnais (French word for "mountain people") and Naskapi
(band name, means "bad dressers" in the Innu language.) |
| Inuit ("the people") |
Inuit,
also Eskimo (from a Cree name for the Inuit meaning either
"raw meat
eaters" or "snowshoe lacers.") |
| Iyiniwok/Ininiwok ("the people") or Nehiyawok ("Cree
speakers") |
Cree
(from the French word for the tribe, Kristeneaux, of uncertain
origin.) |
| Kadohadacho ("true chiefs") or Hasinai ("our own
people") |
Caddo,
from tribal name. |
| Kanienkehaka ("people of the flint") |
Mohawk
(from an Algonquian word meaning "man-eaters,") also Iroquois (from
an Algonquian word meaning "real snakes.") |
| Kanonsionni ("league of united clans"), more recently
Haudenosaunee ("people of the longhouse.") |
Iroquois
Confederacy (from an Algonquian word meaning "real snakes.") |
| Karok ("upriver") |
Karok |
| Kiwigapawa ("wanderer," in Shawnee; the Kickapoos
split off from the Shawnee tribe.) |
Kickapoo,
from tribal name. |
| Lakota ("the allies") or Teton ("prairie
dwellers.") |
Lakota
Sioux ("Sioux" comes from an Ojibwe word meaning "little
snakes.") |
| Lenape ("the people"), Lenni Lenape ("true people") |
Delaware
(after the English name for the Delaware River, named after a
British nobleman.) |
| L'nu'k ("the people"), Mi'kmaq ("my friends") |
Mi'kmaq |
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| Maklak ("the people") |
Klamath (from unknown origins) |
| Mamaceqtaw ("the people") |
Menominee (from an Ojibwe word meaning "wild rice people.") |
| Meskwaki ("red earth people") |
Fox Indian
(possibly an English translation of a clan name). |
| Mikasuki ("boar clan") |
Miccosukee, from tribal name, also Seminole (from a Spanish word
meaning "wild.") |
| Minisink ("rocky land") |
Munsee,
from tribal name. |
| Mohingan ("wolf"--this was probably originally a clan
name and became a tribal name later) |
Mohegan,
sometimes mistakenly called Mohican by non-Indians. |
| Muheconneok ("Running Waters," name of a river in their
homeland) |
Mohican,
or Stockbridge Indians (the name of a town they settled in
temporarily). |
| Muskogee (meaning not known, may originally have been a
Muskogee chief's name) |
Creek
(after the English name for a river in their homeland), also
Seminole (from a Spanish word meaning "wild.") |
| Myaamia ("allies") |
Miami or
Maumee, from tribal name. |
| Nakoda ("allies") |
Assiniboine (from an Algonquian Indian word meaning "cooks with
stones," or
Stoney (English word with the same idea). |
| Nanigansek ("Small Point," a geographical location in
their homeland) |
Narragansett, from tribal name. |
| Nantego ("tidewater people") |
Nanticoke, from tribal name. |
| Ndee ("the people") |
Apache
(from a Zuni word for "enemy.") |
| Niukonska ("middle water") |
Osage
(from Wazhazhe, a band name.) |
| Numakiki ("people") |
Mandan
(from a Sioux word for "riverbank people.") |
| Numinu ("the people") |
Comanche
(from a Ute word meaning "they fight with us.") |
| Nuutsiu or Nunt’zi ("the people") |
Ute
(probably a corruption of their tribal name; it does not mean
"mountain" as is popularly believed) |
| Nuxbaaga ("original people") |
Hidatsa
(from the name of a village), also Gros Ventre (French for "big
belly," unclear why they called them this) and Minitari (from a
Mandan word for "across the water.") |
| Odawa ("traders") |
Ottawa,
from tribal name (the Canadian city is named after this tribe.) |
| Olekwo'l (the people) |
Yurok
(from a Karok word for "downriver.") |
| Onandowaga ("people of the mountain") |
Seneca
(possibly corrupted version of an Onandowaga village name, Osininka).
Also Iroquois (from an Algonquian word meaning "real snakes.") |
| Onundaga'ono ("people of the hills") |
Onondaga,
from tribal name. Also Iroquois (from an Algonquian word meaning
"real snakes.") |
| Onyota'aka ("people of the standing stone") |
Oneida,
from tribal name. Also Iroquois (from an Algonquian word meaning
"real snakes.") |
| Panawahpskek ("Rocks Spread Out," geographical location
in their homeland) |
Penobscot, from tribal name. |
| Pekwatawog ("destroyers," unclear whether this was their
own name for themselves or given by neighbors with a similar
language) |
Pequot,
from tribal name. |
| Peskotomuhkati ("pollock-spearers") |
Passamaquoddy, from tribal name. |
| Powhatan ("falling water," the name of their principal
village) |
Powhatan,
though many tribes of the old confederacy have returned to using
their own names (Pamunkey, Mattaponi, etc.) |
| Qwulhhwaipum ("prairie people") |
Klickitat
(from a Chinook word for "beyond the mountains.") |
| Sahnish ("original people") |
Arikara
(from a word in their own language meaning "horns," referring to a
tribal hairstyle.) |
| Schitsu'umsh ("the people found here") |
Coeur
d'Alene (French for "awl heart," unclear exactly why they called
them this.) |
| Shawanwa ("southerner") |
Shawnee,
from tribal name. |
| Shuyelpee (name of a village) |
Colville,
after the English name for a river in their territory. |
| Siksika ("black foot," referring to their moccasin
style.) Band names still in use today include Pikuni ("short robes")
and Kainai ("many chiefs.") |
Blackfoot/Blackfeet (English translations of the tribal name.)
The English also called the Kainai band the Bloods because of their
red face paint. |
| Skarooren ("hemp gathererers") |
Tuscarora, from tribal name. |
| Tetawken ("we people") |
Cayuse
(from a French word for "rocky.") |
| Thlingchadine ("dog flank people," from a traditional
legend) |
Dogrib
(English translation of tribal name) |
| Titcakhanotene (from a place name in their territory) |
Tahltan
(from the Tlingit name from their tribe, probably also a place name
in the Tlingit language) |
| Titska Watich ("civilized people") |
Tonkawa
(from the Waco name for the tribe, meaning "they keep together.") |
| Tse'khene ("people of the rocks") |
Sekani,
from tribal name. |
| Tsitsistas ("the people") |
Cheyenne
(from a Sioux Indian word for the tribe, probably meaning "relatives
of the Cree.") |
| Ugakhpa ("downstream people") |
Quapaw,
from tribal name. |
| Umon'hon ("against the current") |
Omaha,
from tribal name. |
| Wampanoag ("eastern people"), also Massachusett (range of
hills) and Pokanoket (name of their principal village) |
Wampanoag |
| Wendat ("islanders") |
Wendat/Wyandot
or Huron (from a French word for "wild boar.") |
| Wiyot (name of a river in their homeland) |
Wiyot |
| Wolastoqiyik ("Beautiful River," name of the river
running through their homeland) |
Maliseet
(from a Mi'kmaq Indian word meaning "talks imperfectly.") |
| Yavapai ("people of the sun") |
Yavapai |
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