How come you never see any Indians and they where the original people in this country?

Question

You would think they would be every where....but you never see any.

Answer 1

They are here, just not carrying signs saying "I'm a Native American" There is a pow wow in my city park every year.
ps Woodson Terrace , St Louis County, MO.

Answer 2

Most got wiped out by whites, and they never populated in increasing increments like most others races do (they were more attuned with sacred space, then trying to receive a bunch of worker for a farms mentality). Not to mention that their life style is less satisfying then before the whites came, I could imagine, and most Natives live on reservations these days and don't come off of there lands unless they have too. and feel far from welcoming whites to their lands for to long, which I respect. (I'm white)

I actually grew up around the Chehalis Indians in Washington state, and have meet elders from all kinds of tribes. Most interesting experience I had was with a Hopi Indian in her 70's when I lived in San Diego, and she made me the feel I was on some kind of pedestal, and she was happy I was around, like I was someone really important to meet. This was at a class for natural contraceptive workshop, and I have learned more from the natives then I do from other, expect from the Tibetins. (I guess this had no really meaning toward your subject, sorry.)

Watch the movie 'Smoke Signals" to see a little bit of reservation life, cause it's a movie made by mostly natives who lives on reservations.

Answer 3

Look up Kennewick Man at the smithsonian and you will find some interesting ideas about whom it might have been that first trundled across the plains. Folks you call Indians, are all around, but many have made lives on and off the reserve system, had wives or husbands from other races/cultures, and their children, who are bi-racial may not appear to you as the typical phenotypical Indian.

Answer 4

We are everywhere. Not as numerous as we use to be, but we are still on this land that is rightfully ours. I use to think that reservations were a ''Indian prison'' and made to hide us from the world, to get ride of us but now I see that these reservation, although they are not a perfect solution, allow us to be together, to rebuild our communities, a place to share our culture and believes and to be ourselves.
Maybe you don't see us because you don't know what to look for ... I'm not calling you stupid, just that It seems a lot of people believe Indians all have black Hair, dark skin, dark eyes and are close to nature, and all those crazy stereotypes. I'm blond, green eyes, just like may Indian grandfather and my Indian great-great grandmother. my father looks Indians, but he refuse to acknowledge is heritage, but I do. Being Indian is not the way you look, but the you see life, feel life. It's not just the blood in your veins or your genes, it's a culture, a way of life and a great history. Unfortunately, this great history and all those amazing sub-cultures are slowly disappearing. We need to keep it alive, for our future generations.

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Answer 5

The reason you don't see any Indians, is you are looking for the Indians you see in the movies. Native Americans don't dress like that, they look and act like you do, and they have real jobs, and have real lives. There are REAL INDIANS everywhere. It's 2006, do you think Native Americans jump up and down and do rain dances?

Answer 6

you do. on indian reservations where they were forced to live and in the 1900s the government would take the children and send them to schools to make them "white". and a the population did decrease from horrific slaughters but also when a native american woman was having a baby the doctor would sterilize her so she couldn't have any more. sad how a ppl could do this to another.

Answer 7

we are here but don't walk around with signs saying that we are Native American. i am half Mi'kmaq and i'm unbelievably proud of it. if you really want to become part of the culture, go to a pow wow but you should check out powwows.com for proper etiquette first. there are many Native American ppl and I think that's a better word than Indian bcuz I am not what columbus had mistaken me for. if you want to know anything just e-mail me by clicking on the picture and contacting me or w/e.

Answer 8

Indians are everywhere...I think you are thinking of the traditional stereotype of what an indian would look like. Guess what? Not all indians wear buckskin and have long hair and wear war paint!

Answer 9

They're Native Americans and they live everywhere
Certain parts of the country are primarily populated with native Americans

Answer 10

Who are "you guys" ...I thought it was the dirty europeans that killed off everyone. Mostly the ones that spoke spanish.. Anyway lots of Native americans in the Armed Forces. The ones I have met hold it as a high honor to be a warrior.