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Native Americans in the United States American Indians and Indian Americans People from India (and their descendants) who are citizens of the United States are known as Indian Americans or Asian Indians. Native Americans are also commonly known as Indians or American Indians, and have been known as Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, Colored First Americans, Native Indians, Indigenous, Original Americans, Red Indians, Redskins or Red Men. Native Americans Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous(土生土长的) peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as intact（完整无缺的） political communities. The terminology used to refer to Native Americans is controversial. The group of Native American The group of Native American known as the Woodland Indians is made up of several tribes. These are some of the major tribes. Delaware Wampanoag Huron Narraganset Powhatan Iroquois Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Cayuga Seneca Tuscarora Clothing Their clothing was made mostly from hides of animals. In the winter, the men wore shirts, leggings（裹腿，绑腿）, and （鹿皮鞋） made of buckskin. Buckskin is clothing made from the skins of animals, mainly deer. The women wore skirts they had woven from the wild grasses, covered with furs, with leggings underneath. In the summer, the men wore a breechcloth（腰布，短裤）, a short piece of buckskin that hung from the front to the back of the Indian. The women wore their grass dresses, and the children wore nothing at all. Wampum（贝壳念珠） Wampum belts and necklaces were made from wampum beads. These beads were actually white and purple shells. Wampum was used as money between white man and Indians. Wampum belts were used as a form of communication between Indian tribes. Wampum belts would be made into pictures showing the reason it was made. All India