So I do not know all that much about Native American culture. Basically, all the knowledge I've learned, I got from the movie Pocahantas. I do know that they live, and still live on reservations, which also allows many different casinos to pop up on the Indian reservation. They received the name "Indians" from Columbus, who thought he was going to India, so he named them "Indians." Also, they tend to be extremely tan and some still do live on the reservations. Native Americans did not use technology or any form of electronics, cause hey, they were not invented yet. Native Americans were very intelligent and came up with various types of ways to survive. They had to use spears which used arrow heads for the points. In addition, bows and arrows were invented by the Indians, I think.
When I hear the name "Indians" I think of Chief Illiniwek, Twilight, and Indiana Jones. I think it sounds kinda corny, but it is. Although I do not know the origin of the Indians in those three areas, or if they were even somewhat historically correct, I still think of them. I was fortunate to see Chief Illiniwek before he was asked to leave as the U of I's mascot. I did read a book on Chief Illiniwek, but I do not remember the logistics of it. With Twilight, Jacob Black is a Quilete Indian who just happens to turn into a wolf. However, the members of the Quilete clan live on a reservation, named La Push. So at least that aspect in the extremely fictional series was somewhat accurate. As for Indiana Jones, in the first movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana is exploring an old temple which was in Peru. I do not know once again who exactly built the temple, but it was interesting to watch.
So although I do not know that much about the Native American culture, I hope to learn more as I read various stories about the culture.
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