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Original Tribal Names of Native North
American People We've
been asked for a list of the original names (in their own languages) of Indian
tribes and nations so many times now, that I'm simply starting a chart of them
for everyone's use. Please note that this chart is not complete--we have
included only the names of North American nations (not of every band or village
within a nation), and only those nations whose original names are known. For a
more complete listing of tribal names (without the etymology) see Native
American tribes. With the exception of Cree
and Cherokee, American Indian languages do
not have their own writing systems, so the names must be written using English
characters. I have not even tried to include every spelling variation this
causes (for example, some Anishinaabe people spell the word Anishinabe, or
Anishnaabe, or use the plural Anishinaabeg, or spell that Anishinabeg or
Anishinabek or...) You can find out more information by clicking on the links we
provide, this page is just a place to quickly see what the names are in the
original languages of this continent. Comments and additions are welcome!
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