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Native American baby names...
Native
American
Baby Names! See below for the complete selection of
nearly 600 name's to choose from! Still
unsure? Then check out over 50,000
others available via the
Index.
A Major Life event!
If you have searched for 'Native
American Baby Names' then "Congratulations" must be in order. Whether you are the mother or father of a new baby, a member of the family or a close friend you are sharing in a major life event and taking a serious interest in choosing a special babyname from one of the thousands of that are available.
The
Importance of First Names!
Some Native Americans have two names, one of which is never made public because of the power it would give another person over them.
The Ojibway Indians of North America once considered it dangerous to speak the
name of their own husbands and wives.
Traditional
Languages and Culture Navajo
is the most widely spoken followed by Cherokee. This language is
spoken by over 225,000 people. There are
approximately 175 different languages and dialects but most of
theses are only spoken by a few people.
We have included some interesting information regarding the
importance of family and such cultural traditions such as the
Totem Pole to the Native Americans.
Native
American people were once referred to as Indians At
the time of Christopher Columbus Native American people were
referred to as Indians. This term was used because it was
believed that South and North America were connected to the East
Indies.
Cultural
areas of the people The
culture of the Native American people dates back to pre-historic
times. The different cultures of are divided
into several main regions: Plains, Plateau, Northern, Southwest,
Northern Coast and Eastern Woodlands.
The
importance of Genealogy Family
and ancestors have always been of major importance to the Native
American. The history of each family would be passed down from
one generation to another and would include details of the good deeds, important events, and
honours of the family. The totem pole played an important role
in this tradition.
The
tradition of the Totem Pole and the North Coast Native
American Family history was
visually displayed outside the home of every North Coast
Native American via a Totem Pole. The Totem Pole would
immediately illustrate the importance and history of each
family. Totem poles were made of logs which were carved
with various symbols including animals, birds, and
religious spirits. The North Coast Native American Family
Tree was, literally, exactly that.
The
Origins and Native
American naming traditions The origins of these include place names,
those related to
mythology and history, origins from colours, plants and
other types of nature, Fictional origins, historical origins, characteristic
and religious origins. We then move on to the
genre which can be classed as Descriptive, Place, Speciality and finally unique (or created
name's)
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