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First Americans

malthaussen

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35. It's incomplete, and some of the names are wrong.

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Wed Aug 21, 2013, 08:42 AM

Aug 2013

It's a bit of an interesting question whether the names of Indian nations should be in "white-boy speak" or their own tongue, eh?

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Map That Should Be In School Books? [View all] KittyWampus Aug 2013 OP

Yes, indeed. NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #1

That is an interesting map. Jenoch Aug 2013 #2

Absolutely pscot Aug 2013 #3

Absolutely. madamesilverspurs Aug 2013 #4

it would be nice to see a map of Africa rurallib Aug 2013 #5

And the Palestianians as well. Rozlee Aug 2013 #39

Of course A Little Weird Aug 2013 #6

I like it! Martin Eden Aug 2013 #7

Similar maps were in a lot of my school books. mysuzuki2 Aug 2013 #8

I wonder why humans feel the need to be separate from each other? CarrieLynne Aug 2013 #9

It's a funny human trait Hydra Aug 2013 #11

it seems to be somehow wrapped up in language. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #15

I don't think this is division, separation, etc. DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #18

It was in my American History book. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #10

Wish that had been in my history book Hydra Aug 2013 #12

great map, but with the anti-actual facts cretins in charge of the textbook committees, this won't niyad Aug 2013 #13

Would be interesting to see a historical representation RVN VET Aug 2013 #14

Yes! Yes! Yes! ANOIS Aug 2013 #16

Very enlightening DissidentVoice Aug 2013 #17

These are language *families*, which may have several members each. eppur_se_muova Aug 2013 #27

How did Apache get so lost from rest of Athabaskan? ErikJ Aug 2013 #19

The Navajos and the Apaches (both Athabaskan languages) dbackjon Aug 2013 #31

My father has a map Iliyah Aug 2013 #20

Do you have a link for this? jimlup Aug 2013 #21

It's off facebook but comported w/what I remembered from Anthropology days (one of my majors in U.) KittyWampus Aug 2013 #22

Googling "Native American Linguistic Groups" here's another map. I'd suggest doing similar search KittyWampus Aug 2013 #23

One more from an .edu website KittyWampus Aug 2013 #25

Excellent - thanks - these are very helpful /nt jimlup Aug 2013 #28

Be sure to attach a date to it ... those boundaries shifted plenty before whites immigrated. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2013 #24

VERY good point! KittyWampus Aug 2013 #26

It came down to resources...... AnneD Aug 2013 #29

That was going to be my comment dbackjon Aug 2013 #32

It was in mine Fearless Aug 2013 #30

Big K&R defacto7 Aug 2013 #33

There is a Native American map that has been produced by Aaron Carapella.... xocet Aug 2013 #34

Thanks! good find ...nt dougolat Aug 2013 #38

It's incomplete, and some of the names are wrong. malthaussen Aug 2013 #35

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #36

how to reconcile this guilt with some other guilt GaribaldiB5 Aug 2013 #37

It's just an interesting, educational map. secondvariety Aug 2013 #40

This is a map of Linguistic Groups; greiner3 Aug 2013 #41

"Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, tclambert Aug 2013 #42

absolutely !!!! unionthug777 Aug 2013 #43