A Few Fast Facts For You

1.  There are 566 recognized Indian tribes, but there might be more unrecognized ones
2. Almost 30% of Indians live below the poverty line
3. Over 8,000 Indians served in WWI
4. 3/4 of the people on Indian Reservations aren't Indians
5. Native American babies are over 50% more likely to die than white babies
6. Native Americans are more likely to be overweight
7. Dakota is an Indian word that means allies
8. Barbecue is an Indian word that means framework of sticks
9. Avocado is an Indian word that means testicle
10. Indians probably came to America 20,000 years ago on the land bridge
11. Indians helped Lewis and Clark explore America
12. Some Indians thought that corn was actually a female goddess.
13. Indians are almost 3 times as likely to die of diabetes
14. Indians got horses from the Spaniards and quickly began to use them
15. The first treaty with Indians was in 1787
16. More Native Americans serve in the military per capita than any other race
17. Navajo has the greatest population of Indians in the United States.
18. An Indian tribe constructed 700 miles of irrigation during Roman times.
19. Log Cabins were a derivative from an Indian cabin
20. Smallpox brought a population of Indians from 1,600 to just 130