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After the colonies
revolted against the United Kingdom and established the United
States of America, the ideology of Manifest destiny became integral
to the American nationalist movement. In the late 18th century,
George Washington and Henry Knox conceived of the idea of
"civilizing" Native Americans in preparation of American
citizenship. Assimilation, (whether voluntary as with the Choctaw,
or forced) became a consistent policy through American
administrations. In the early decades of the 19th century, Native
Americans of the American Deep South were removed from their
homelands to accommodate American expansion. By the American Civil
War, many Native American nations had been relocated west of the
Mississippi River. Major Native American resistance took place in
the form of "Indian Wars," which were frequent up until the 1890s.
Native Americans today
have a unique relationship with the United States of America. They
can be found as members of nations, tribes, or bands of Native
Americans who have sovereignty or independence from the government
of the United States. Their societies and cultures still flourish
amidst a larger immigrated American populace of African, Asian,
European, and Middle Eastern peoples. Native Americans, who were not
already U.S. citizens, were granted citizenship in 1924 by the
Congress of the United States.

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Ak-Chin Indian Community
- Background information on the creation of the community,
statistical data, and description of the area.
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Alaska
Native Online - Alaska native online
discussion community.
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Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw of Louisiana
- History of the Indians of Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes,
including the Bayou Lafourche Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha, Grand
Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha, Isle de Jean Charles
Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha, and the Biloxi-Chitimacha
Confederation of Muskogees, Inc.
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Clatsop-Nehalem
Confederated Tribes - Membership and
photo gallery for the Clatsop, Nehalem and Tillmook tribes in
Oregon.
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The
Curtis Collection - Comprehensive
20-volume work of fact sheets and images for 80 Native American
tribes collected by Edward Sherrif Curtis from 1890 to 1930.
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Flags of the
Native Peoples of the United States -
Images of and information about Native American tribal flags.
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Four Corners Postcard -
Portal to fact sheets about the Navajo, Hopi, Jicarilla Apache,
Ute Mountain and Southern Utes. Articles and links to Native
American periodicals, and large directory of other sites.
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Geographical Index to the Tribes of the United
States and Canada - Map-based index
with Locations and links to websites--if available--for US and
Canadian Native Tribes.
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Indian
Canyon - Native created and managed
site about Central California tribes. News, articles, photos and
links.
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Indigenous
Nations of North America - Portal to websites for Native
Nations of Canada and the United States.
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Learn About Native Americans
- A clickable map with information about many Indian tribes,
arranged by culture group.
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Montana Reservations -
Tourism and background information about the seven Indian
reservations of Montana.
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Native American Tribes
- Links to websites about individual tribes and nations.
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Native American Tribes and Cultures -
Indexed links for more than a hundred different nations.
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Native Population in the United States
- Raw number and percentage of total native population for the
30 largest tribes in the United States, according to the 1990
census.
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Pacific Northwest Coastal Indians
- Describes the daily life of the Puget Sound Indian tribes in
prehistoric times.
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Quebec History: Algonquin family of Indians
- Article on the different Algonquian tribes from the Handbook
of Indians of Canada.
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Texas
Indians - Information on history and
origins, religion and ceremony, oral literature, territories,
and treaties of the 25 Native American tribes of Texas. Also a
curriculum for teachers and information for children.
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Tribal Website Directory
- A comprehensive collection of links to tribal websites in
North America. In English and German.
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United States Indian Tribes: Index by State
- Clickable map for state reservations, tribal web links,
general information. Nonstatus tribes included by
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