Indigenous cultures of North America
The Indigenous Peoples of North America, also known as the First Nations or American Indians, are the tribes and nations in North America whose ancestors first arrived on the continent in 10,000 BC or earlier.
Understand
Cultural areas of North America at time of Spanish contact
There have been hundreds of indigenous nations and tribes; some extinct, others alive today. Here are some main categories, based on geographic locations.
- Inuit — Predominantly in Alaska, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Greenland.
- Northwest Coast — At the coast of southern Alaska, British Columbia, Washington (state) and Oregon.
- Plateau — Southeastern British Columbia, eastern Washington (state).
- Southwestern — In the Soutwestern United States and northern Mexico.
- Great Plains — In the Great Plains and northern Texas.
- Northeastern — In the Mid-Atlantic and eastern Canada.
- Southeastern — In the Southern United States.
- Mesoamerican — In Mexico and Central America.
Destinations
Southwest US and Northern Mexico
- Anasazi Heritage Center (near Cortez, Colorado).
- Aztec Ruins National Monument (near Aztec, New Mexico).
- Bandelier National Monument (near Los Alamos, New Mexico).
- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Southwestern Colorado. Contains more than 6,000 archaeological sites, representing Ancestral Puebloan and other Native American cultures.
- Copper Canyon (In the Mexican state of Chihuahua).
- Hovenweep National Monument (near Cortez, Colorado).
- Mesa Verde National Park directions=near Cortez, Colorado.
- Navajo Nation
- New Mexico Pueblos
- Yucca House National Monument (near Cortez, Colorado).
Itineraries
See also
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