Terms and Facts on Indigenous People

Relating to kinship through the mother's line.

A formal agreement between two or more countries that is governed by international law and is binding on the parties involved

A group of people who share a common language, culture, and history, and who live together in their own society.

Originating or living naturally in a specific region or environment.

A gathering of Indigenous people to celebrate their culture through singing, dancing, and honoring their ancestors' traditions.

What does Duyuktv mean?

Believe that all elements of nature—plants, animals, rivers, rocks, and the earth itself—have spirits or life forces.

• Giving back to the earth or others what one takes, ensuring the environment is preserved for future generations.

A common way of doing things, or a habitual practice, that has been established for a long time.

A group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor.

Tuscarora

Cherokee

Catawba