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| American Indian |
a member of any of the native peoples of North America, Central America, South America, or the West Indies, except for Eskimos. American Indians are also called Native Americans. |
| Apache |
a member of a North American Indian people living mostly in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. |
| Creek |
a member of a group of American Indian peoples formed from groups who lived in Alabama and Georgia, but are now mostly in Oklahoma. |
| Erie |
a member of an American Indian people that lived in the region south of this lake. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hopi |
a member of a tribe of Pueblo American Indians of northeastern Arizona. |
| Indian |
a member of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere, or a living relative of such a person. The only native peoples who are not included among Indians are the Inuits, Aleuts, and Yupiks. Indians are also referred to as American Indians or Native Americans. [2/4 definitions] |
| Iroquois |
a member of a large, united group of American Indian peoples of New York State. The Iroquois confederacy is made up of six different Indian nations. |
| medicine man |
a person who heals, or is thought to have spiritual powers, among North American Indians and some other peoples. |
| moccasin |
a soft leather shoe or slipper without a heel. Moccasins were first made and worn by American Indians. |
| Ojibwa |
a member of an American Indian people living around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada. |
| papoose |
a North American Indian baby or young child. |
| Seminole |
a member of a North American Indian people that now live mostly in Florida and Oklahoma. |
| tepee |
a tent shaped like a cone and made with skins or bark. Tepees were used by some North American Indian peoples who lived on the plains. |
| wampum |
white and dark beads made from polished shells. Some American Indian peoples used wampum as money or decoration. |
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