Native Americans
Total population
American Indian and Alaska Native (2010 Census Bureau)[1]
One race: 2,932,248 are registered
In combination with one or more of the other races listed: 2,288,331
Total: 5,220,579
~ 1.6% of the total U.S. population.
Regions with significant populations
Predominantly in the Western United States; small communities also exist in the Eastern United States
Languages
Native American languages
(including Navajo, Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Dakota, Sioux, Western Apache, Keres, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Kiowa, Osage, Zuni, Ojibwe, O'odham[2])
English, Spanish, Danish, French, Russian
Religion
Native American Church
Protestant
Catholic
Russian Orthodox
Traditional Ceremonial Ways (Unique to Specific Tribe or Band)
Related ethnic groups
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous peoples of Siberia
Indigenous peoples of Mexico
Aboriginal peoples in Canada
Indigenous peoples of South Americans
Métis
Mestizo
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States, except Hawaii. There are over 500 federally recognized tribes within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations.
