American Indian Heritage Month: History and Biographies

American Indian Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about famous firsts by American Indians, read about the origins of American Indian Heritage Month, and view slideshows about American Indian life.

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

History & Biographies

• American Indian Heritage Month Origins
• Notable American Indians
• Slideshow: Native American Life on the Great Plains
• Slideshow: Native American Tribes of the Great Plains
• Navajo Code Talkers
• Indian Wars
• American Indian Place Names
• American Indian War History Quiz
• Sacajawea Golden Dollar
• North American Natives
• National Museum of the American Indian
• Major Pre-Columbian Indian Cultures in the U.S.

Main American Indian Heritage Month page.

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