Native Hawaiians
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Native Hawaiians are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.
Native Hawaiians performing a hula (2005)
King Kamehameha II
Hawaiian man with his two children, c. 1890
A depiction of a royal heiau (Hawaiian temple) at Kealakekua Bay, c. 1816
Native Americans are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska. They may also include any Americans whose origins lie in any of the Indigenous peoples
Native Hawaiians
…amended to include Kānaka Maoli. This paved the way for Kānaka Maoli to become eligible for some federal assistance programs originally intended for continental Native Americans. Today, Title 45 CFR Part 1336.62 defines a Native Hawaiian as "an individual any of whose ancestors were natives of the area which consists of the…
Shriver Circle Earthworks and the Mound City Group (on the left), c. 200 BCE to c. 500 CE, depicted in a 2019 portrait
The Discovery of America (1844) sculpture, depicting a triumphant Columbus and a "female savage" (Native woman)
Native peoples are concerned about the effects of abandoned uranium mines on or near their lands.
National Indian Youth Council demonstrations, March 1970, Bureau of Indian Affairs Office