Native American Heritage Month: Culture & Contemporary Issues

American Indian Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn the etymology of many English words that have American Indian origins, find a list of the best American Indian novels and insightful proverbs, and read a glossary of American Indian terms.

Featured Biography Will Rogers Actor and humorist Notable American Indians Elias Boudinot Geronimo Little Turtle Miantonomo Pocahontas Will Rogers Maria Tallchief More Notable American Indians American Indian Tribes Choctaw Hopi Kiowa Modoc Pawnee Tlingit Yakima Yokuts More American Indian Tribes

Culture and Contemporary Issues

• The R Word: Washington Redskins Controversy
• Native American Casinos
• Top Ten American Indian Novels
• Terminology: American Indian versus Native American
• Quotes by Famous Native Americans
• Native American Loan Words
• American Indian and Alaska Native Population in the 2010 U.S. Census
• Native Americans by the Numbers
• Facts About Native Americans Today
• Native Languages Spoken at Home
• Native American Languages
• Native American Music
• North American Native Art
• Native American Prophets
• Native American Church
• American Indian Movement (AIM)
• Bureau of Indian Affairs

Main American Indian Heritage Month page.