INDIGENOUS

To be from a particular place; to be a Native of somewhere.

COLONIZATION

Settling with or gaining control of a local place and its people.

TURTLE ISLAND

What some Indigenous cultures refer to as North America.

RESERVATION

Land that is reserved for a Tribe under agreement with the government. There are 326 Indian reservations in the U.S.

APACHE

A collection of Native Americans in the southwestern United States.

NAVAJO

The Nation whose people live in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Navajo people often call themselves Diné, meaning “The People.”

OMAHA

A Tribe that originally lived in the Ohio River Valley. The Omaha people later settled in Nebraska and other neighboring states.