Amerindians
First Nations peoples
Amerindians are the indigenous peoples of the Americas—the inhabitants of North, Central, and South America before European colonization and their descendants.
The term combines American and Indian, distinguishing these populations from the Indians of South Asia.
It appears more frequently in academic and anthropological contexts than in everyday speech: The genetic history of Amerindians suggests migration from Asia across the Bering land bridge.
Pre-Columbian Central American region
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
- OlmecAncient Gulf Coast people
Toltec · Mississippian · Anasazi · Nazca · Zapotec · Hopewell · Clovis · mound-builders
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
- SiouxPlains Indigenous nation
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
Ojibwe · Cree · Lakota · Hopi · Comanche · Mohawk · Seminole · Choctaw
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
potlatch · kiva · ritual · moccasins · headdress · beadwork · pictographs · petroglyphs
Spanish colonial soldiers
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
treaties · assimilation · exploitation · settlers · invasion · subjugation · encomienda · disease
Mesoamerica
Pre-Columbian Central American region
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
Olmec · Toltec · Mississippian · Anasazi · Nazca · Zapotec · Hopewell · Clovis · mound-builders · Tenochtitlan
Cherokee
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
- SiouxPlains Indigenous nation
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
Iroquois · Ojibwe · Cree · Lakota · Hopi · Comanche · Mohawk · Seminole · Choctaw · Blackfoot
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
drumming · potlatch · kiva · ritual · moccasins · headdress · beadwork · pictographs · petroglyphs · regalia
conquistadors
Spanish colonial soldiers
- missionariesReligious workers abroad
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- displacementRemoval from usual location
reservations · treaties · assimilation · exploitation · settlers · invasion · subjugation · encomienda · disease · epidemics
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- genealogyStudy of family descent
bloodline · descent · kinship · clan · forebears · progenitors · roots · family · traditions · legacy
AmerindiansEuropean settlers
Migrants from Europe establishing colonies
colonizers · conquistadors · settlers · colonists · white settlers
AmerindiansEuropeans
People from that continent
Africans · Asians · Caucasians
Amerindianscolonizers
Those who establish foreign control
conquistadors · colonists · imperialists · colonial powers · Spanish Empire