Native / We Are Still Here

25/02/2026

America 🤎
Wisdom passed down.
Love passed forward.
When we protect both,
we protect our future.

22/02/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨'𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 native forever 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬.

21/02/2026

Where the Eagle Carries the Quiet

He sits on a high rock
as if the mountain asked him to stay.

Clouds pile up like old stories
soft at the edges, heavy in the middle,
holding their thunder back.

His hair runs behind him in the wind,
a dark river that never stops moving,
even when his body does.

Fringe hangs from worn sleeves,
small strands counting the hours
without making a sound.

The sun breaks open on the horizon,
a bright coin pressed into the sky,
lighting the ridge like a promise
that does not need words.

An eagle cuts across the blue,
wide wings steady,
not rushing, not showing off,
just true.

He lifts his face into that light,
eyes half closed,
as if listening for one clear note
inside all that wind.

The cliff beside him is rough and honest,
no comfort, no softness,
only a place that says
stand on your own.

Below, the world falls away
into layers of cloud and distance,
a reminder that life is bigger
than any single worry.

He does not ask the sky to change.
He lets it be.

He does not chase the eagle.
He watches it pass
and feels the lesson land
in his chest.

Some mornings are not for speaking.
Some mornings are for sitting still
until the heart remembers
how to be steady.

20/02/2026

America 💛
When Indigenous stories are heard
and our loved ones are supported with care,
our shared tomorrow grows stronger.

11/02/2026

America 💛
Unity grows when we respect,
center Indigenous voices
and stand strong with our sisters.

08/02/2026

America 💛
From Indigenous roots
to future generations,
we rise together.

07/02/2026

America 💛
When we listen to one another
and support our loved ones,
true unity is built.

06/02/2026

Why Isn’t This Map in the History Books?
Native Tribes of North America Mapped
🛒 Order poster from here🧡⤵️
(https://nativerites.com/native-american-map)
The ancestors of living Native Americans arrived in North America about 15 thousand years ago. As a result, a wide diversity of communities, societies, and cultures finally developed on the continent over the millennia.
The population figure for Indigenous peoples in the Americas before the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus was 70 million or more.
About 562 tribes inhabited the contiguous U.S. territory. Ten largest North American Indian tribes: Arikara, Cherokee, Iroquois, Pawnee, Sioux, Apache, Eskimo, Comanche, Choctaw, Cree, Ojibwa, Mohawk, Cheyenne, Navajo, Seminole, Hope, Shoshone, Mohican, Shawnee, Mi’kmaq, Paiute, Wampanoag, Ho-Chunk, Chumash, Haida.
Below is the tribal map of Pre-European North America.
The old map below gives a Native American perspective by placing the tribes in full flower ~ the “Glory Days.” It is pre-contact from across the eastern sea or, at least, before that contact seriously affected change. Stretching over 400 years, the time of contact was quite different from tribe to tribe. For instance, the “Glory Days” of the Maya and Aztec came to an end very long before the interior tribes of other areas, with some still resisting almost until the 20th Century.
At one time, numbering in the millions, the native peoples spoke close to 4,000 languages.
The Americas’ European conquest, which began in 1492, ended in a sharp drop in the Native American population through epidemics, hostilities, ethnic cleansing, and slavery.
When the United States was founded, established Native American tribes were viewed as semi-independent nations, as they commonly lived in communities separate from white immigrants.
🛒 Order poster from here🧡⤵️
(https://nativerites.com/native-american-map)

06/02/2026

02/02/2026

Half of all U.S. states, 25 to be exact, carry Native American names. Today we will be taking a look at the 25 states and the meanings of their names. They will be listed in alphabetical order.
1. Alabama: Named after the Alabama, or Alibamu tribe, a Muskogean-speaking tribe. Sources are split between the meanings 'clearers of the thicket' or 'herb gatherers'.
2. Alaska: Named after the Aleut word "alaxsxaq", which means "the mainland"
3. Arizona: Named after the O'odham word "alĭ ṣonak", meaning "small spring"
4. Connecticut: Named after the Mohican word "quonehtacut", meaning "place of long tidal river"
5. Hawaii: Is an original word in the Hawaiian language meaning "homeland"
6. Illinois: Named after the Illinois word "illiniwek", meaning "men"
7. Iowa: Named after the Ioway tribe, whose name means "gray snow"
8. Kansas: Named after the Kansa tribe, whose name means "south wind people"
9. Kentucky: Origins are unclear, it may have been named after the Iroquoian word "Kentake", meaning "on the meadow"
10. Massachusetts: Named after the Algonquin word "Massadchu-es-et," meaning "great-hill-small-place,”
11. Michigan: From the Chippewa word "Michigama", meaning "large lake"
12. Minnesota: Named after the Dakota Indian word “Minisota” meaning “white water.”
13. Mississippi: Named after the river which was named by the Choctaw, meaning “Great water” or “Father of Waters.”
14. Missouri: Named after the Missouri tribe whose name means "those who have dugout canoes.
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01/02/2026

Why isn't this map in history books?
Before 1492, the Americas were far from "empty."
Over 70 million indigenous people lived on the continent, with hundreds of tribes, thousands of languages, each with its own territory and culture.
The map below shows North America before the invasion – when the indigenous tribes were at their peak.
After 1492, war, disease, and forced displacement wiped out much of those civilizations.
This is more than just a map.
This is a forgotten history.
❤️ If you haven't seen this map before, take a moment to look again.
Native American Map: 👇
(https://nativerites.com/native-american-map)