Do you know any Native Americans in person? How do they live?
361912
I can safely say that people indigenous to North America have assimilated to the Euro-centric culture that dominates society in the United States thanks to government programs designed to kill various tribal cultures.
47271
I live in AZ. and the benefits for Native Americans are mind blowing!!! There are sooooo many.Free health care, including dental(there is a hospital one goes to for all their medical needs), free schooling, and cash benefits. As for loans, anyone can apply for a loan. It doesn't matter what race one is. Hope this helps.
339787
Technically there is no such thing as a Native American.  The Native American Immigrated here too just long before the Europeans Discovered the Americas....  \n\nScience has actually traced the roots of Native Americans back to Asia.  They crossed the Land Bridge at the Berring Straight  about 3 to 4 thousand years ago.
1008415
Native Americans did just fine in the world they lived in.  The white man moved in and upset their culture.  The white man spread disease and killed them outright.  The natives were lied to just to swindle them out of the land that was theirs to begin with.
433743
Why won't you write to me about this so we can have an intelliegent discussion about this?  Or even a debate about this?\nYou've read one writer's opinion in a Readers' Digest magazine, now you think you're an expert in the behaviors, lifestyles, and traditions within ALL the American Indian tribes.\nI've posted responses in your 3 previous questions/rants about my ancestors, and still you haven't responded.\nI've written to you through Yahoo mail inviting you to discuss your views in a rational manner, but you won't respond.\nI even have posted a question titled  "Zeepogee, why won't you contact me about your words about American Indians".\n\nI'll go to the library tomorrow to try and find this book you want everyone to read. If I can find it, I'll read it and get back to you. If I can't find it, I'd like a link from you where I can check out your source of opinion.\n\nYour "questions" are just rants. You ignore my open invitation for a friendly discussion, now you post this rant on here.\n\nYou can say I'm calling you out to talk about your views in front of all the readers on here.
724316
I'm also Native American, half breed lol  !I know my mom lives in New Mexico,Alberque and she wanted my daughter who has an IEP to go to school there bec. it's really good area. They have helped a lot of kids overcome there disabilities. I know my mom who is poor can make it in NM and still live nicely.  \n       AZ Phoenix is really a costly area and lots of drugs. I would stay away from surrounding area of Phoenix , AZ but move there only if  you can afford a house and stay away from  way from the apartments. I lived there and I saw lots of drug use on the streets every where and I lived in a normal area in Mesa.\n I would also stay away from Colorado. I'm here right now and it's a fight to get any help for kids even with an IEP. You probably saw it on the news, there always getting sued for not helping kids.
1163251
Look up Native Americans on the net. You can find specific tribal groups, treaties, customs and spirituality. \n\nTry  elkdreamer.com  ... look for his Culture section of the site.\n\nRead  "Soul of An Indian" by Alexander Eastman.\nRead  "Black Elk Speaks" by Black Elk.\n\nThanks for the question. I'm Lakota Sioux ...  Ya Ta Hey, mita kola!  That means, "Take care my friend!"
369323
Start here: http://www.native-languages.org/blackfoot_culture.htm\n\nAmerican Indians relied on oral traditions, so you will have to identify your particular tribe and see if anyone knows its oral history. You will not find much useful help on Yahoo Answers about your particular family history.
534461
Ask your local native indians. You should get a thing or 2 from them...
965241
well as a real native american (creek & cherokee) I can tell u life would of been good. our family was great warriors, the Red Cloud warriors. and native american ppl are still around n live by the old ways & do somethings spiritual to this day. have u ever been to pow wow? if not u should really go. heres a site to help u learn the cherokee language if u like.\n\nhttp://www.native-languages.org/cherokee.htm
197914
Yes.\n\nNative Americans were a part of this great nation long before the English took over. Native Americans proudly established communities that promoted togetherness and unity and respect for the land.
419192
do your own homework.\nalso... you might get docked for not calling them native americans.
141055
The Native American Tribe you are refering to is the Osage Indian Tribe.\n\n"the Ingalls family encounters a French-speaking Osage chief, Soldat du Chene. The Indian tribes who lived in the territory the Ingalls and other white settlers were occupying had decided to make war on the settlers. Soldat du Chene and his tribe came to plead with the other tribes not to kill the white people. He told the tribes that if they began to massacre the settlers, he and his strong Osage would fight them. This persuaded the other tribes to go away peacefully. Soldat du Chene thus saved the Ingalls family's lives."
1099980
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
202305
I am .8 percent Native American. I just missed the amount you need to be to get all education free. My grandpa got college completely free though! I think the tribe was not well known so I can't tell you w/o lying.
1044298
Many Native folks choose to stay on the rez, and many choose to leave for jobs or education.\n\nI teach many Native young folks at a non-Native institution, and it's really hard for many of them, especially since the academic calendar is not geared to deal with the needs of traditional religion and traditional family demands.  \n\nHowever, lots of these Native young folks who have opted for education off-rez, plan to (and do!) return to the rez to reconnect with family, and to offer themselves as workers for the benefit of the community.\n\nThere are also lots of Native folks who leave home and don't come back, often because of greater economic (and other) opportunities off the rez.\n\nI must say that in truth, I most admire those who return home (or work in off-rez national Native advocacy organizations and such) after receiving higher education elsewhere (including Native colleges).  I appreciate their values, and their determination to serve their people in whatever capacity they can.   If I were in their shoes, I really hope I'd have the strong community orientation, the conviction, the idealism, the guts and the determination to do the same.
231984
Before anyone came to america, the native americans had their own tribes, and tribal rulers.\n\nHere's the Wikipedia entry for indigenous populations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_history_of_American_indigenous_peoples\n\nHowever if you are doing research, be sure to check several sources of information and don't  rely on just one source for all your information and conclusions.