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  • User:Redfoxx, southeastern archaeological cultures, primarily Woodland Period Florida
  • David A. Victor, contribute biographical material on Michigan indigenous peoples (have written entries or stubs on John Okemos, Andrew Blackbird, Shavehead, Mecosta, Shaw-shaw-way-nay-beece and Wosso, and contributed or hyperlinked to others)
  • Phaedriel
  • User:ish ishwar (languages, linguistics)
  • Rockero Culture, history, and Bios. I've got my hands pretty full with the Mex-Am/Chicano wikiproject, but this really needs to be done. Please check my user page for my position on Native American-related articles. Hope I can help.
  • Johntex\talk - pow-wow, Gourd Dance and related.
  • MONGO I'll help in any way I can.
  • Luiginazasi - with northern issues, especially the Yukon
  • Aaron Walden - archaeology, Cherokee Nation, other matters.
  • pschemp | talk - Whatever I can do.
  • Bookofsecrets - I grew up hearing that our family had ties to Native Americans, but it never went beyond that. After doing genealogy research for the past 27 years I have come to discover that I have a tremendous amount of Native American blood. I'm in the process of learning about my Native American heritage, culture, and language. I'm also in the process of learning about my own nv-wa-ti.
  • Dlayiga
  • James Crippen – I do linguistics, particularly the Na-Dené languages. I also do stuff on northern Northwest Coast, including Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Eyak, and their neighbors.
  • Dalbury(Talk) 12:28, 11 February 2006 (UTC) - I've done some work on pre-Seminole tribes in southern Florida (see User:Dalbury/Projects#Florida tribes). I'm also working a little on captivity narratives, which can be sources on culture and practices.
  • Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 19:57, 11 February 2006 (UTC) - I haven't really worked on these topics, but I do have a bit of background knowledge and would be interested in providing help/input on some pages.
  • Jaedglass - I substantially rewrote the page on Chief John Ross from a research paper on his life. I have also contributed to related pages including Pathkiller, Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Worchester v. Georgia, and William Wirt.
  • Gflores Talk, won't be active, but am supportive of this project and will check back here occasionally.
  • Bkwillwm I did Economy of the Iroquois, and I'd like to expand Wikipedia's coverage fo Native Americans further
  • This won't be my primary project, and I don't know much but did want to add a little. My wife is part Odawa through her maternal grandmother. I'm impressed at how well organised/structured it is, congrats Phaedriel! ++Lar: t/c 03:44, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Reisio 12:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Walter Siegmund (talk) 23:24, 16 February 2006 (UTC) — I thought about joining before, in part because I'm so impressed with the organization of this page, but was reluctant to make further commitments. But, then the project came to one of the pages that I already edit, Devils Tower National Monument. So count me in.
  • Ganymead I work mostly on articles relating to theatre, but I have a special affinity for the Mandan and the Cherokee.
  • TriNotch 23:49, 17 February 2006 (UTC) Okay, I'm in. I'm an Eastern United States archaeologist specializing in the Mississippian culture. I'll be focusing on pre-Columbian Native America.
  • Buckboard 11:38, 19 February 2006 (UTC) Not sure how much I can contribute but will be around to add input
  • Tim Q. Wells I will help with linguistics.
  • Skookum1 17:39, 23 February 2006 (UTC) British Columbia and PacNW native languages/groups; knowledgeable in pre-Oregon Treaty history and infra-aboriginal conflicts. Not a linguist but semi-fluent in the Chinook Jargon.
  • cjllw 08:01, 3 March 2006 (UTC). Particularly Mesoamerican and central Mexican peoples, pre-Columbian history, archaeology and palaeoanthropology of the region, indigenous peoples' rights and concerns.
  • Bill 05:11, 5 March 2006 (UTC) I am a linguist who has worked extensively on Dakelh since 1992. The languages that I know best structurally are Athabaskan, but I am also quite familiar with language status, documentation status, language boundaries and so forth in British Columbia. I am the webmaster for the Yinka Dene Language Institute.
  • --Emb021 16:05, 17 March 2006 (UTC) - my interests are in order: Seminole/Creek/Mikasuki tribe(s) of Florida, pre-contact tribes of Florida, pre-contact southeastern cultural groups, southeastern cultural groups, 'mound builder' cultures of the eastern woodland. Have made a few minor edits and additions in this area, and will try to continue. Am also a long-time 'seminole re-enactor'.
  • Asarelah
  • Charon9 History Buff - Indian Rights - Occaneechi Saponi / Ojibwa Indian (Cherokee / Chippewa as a simple translation)
  • Gentgeen - I am a singer on the oldest intertribal drum in Northern California.
  • Mannypr My main emphasis is on tribes, nations, and groups of northern Mexico. Besides that I try to improve articles concerning people of Mesoamerica & the Southwest.
  • Tyler I'm a linguist who works on the Tsimshianic languages and would be happy to check them out/update them.
  • Wootking I am always happy to contribute.
  • CJLippert — Issues dealing with Anishinaabe and Dakota Sioux cultures, histories and languages. Geographic emphases on the Great Lakes region. Due to the real world job working for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, Tribal sovereignty, treaty and constitutional issues are given weight, balanced with oral history common to the region. As one of the editors to the Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary, can often provide insight to Anishinaaabemowin.
  • Somena I am an Indigenous Person, former journalist, activst. I am deeply & passionatly involved in Sovereignty movement of Indigenous Tribes and Nations in Canada, particularly those "Tribes or Nations" (per Royal Proclamation 1763) which have not signed a Treaty with the Crown.
  • JuanMuslim 1m 18:27, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
  • User:Rewinn: married into Siletz, hope to get some of the kids interested in the history!
  • User:davidzukovny: interested in the history and culture of the Mi'kmaq (who strangely, do not seem to be listed below as a nation!). I would also like to help add more content on indigenous peoples to some of the pages on hitoric events (e.g the Seven Years War), many of which are not very balanced right now.
  • User:Vizjim. I've been studying contemporary literature in English by Native Americans for the best part of a decade and will be trying to flesh out the pages related to this topic. I'm particularly proud of my work on the Gerald Vizenor article. On my user page is a huge list of redlinks I would like to turn blue. Anyone fancy doing a Joy Harjo article? Vizjim 08:33, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Kafziel - I live in New York's Hudson Valley, and there's a lot of native history here from the 17th and 18th centuries. I'll help however I can. There's not much left to photograph around here, but pretty good records were kept on a lot of the Indian Wars and I've been trying to fill in some gaps here. Let me know if there's anything I can help you with.
  • RyGuy17 I'm pretty sure I can help with some of the cultural and linguistic stuff, I'm no college graduate or anything but I'm really interested in this subject
  • User:Schwael Although I'm pretty ignorant on the subject, it's an important one, and I'll do my best to help out! Schwael 00:21, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
  • User:Daghaalsuii - I'm a linguist and can help with Navajo and Athabaskan grammars:)
  • User:James_Possamai In the past I spent around 15 years buying and selling basketry, rugs, beadwork, pottery, jewelry etc. Would like to add to the art aspect. Also to influences ie. art changing from utilitarian to tourist type stuff. by the way, mostly specialize in Southwest tribes
  • CQ • I am 3/16 Cherokee and a founding member of WikiProject Community.
  • Wichitalineman - expertise in language & to a lesser extent culture & cultural history, & also Native American literature.
  • Basser_g - I will try to help edit some articles, mostly historical issues pertinent to Canada
  • Somerset219 - Pascua Yaqui Tribe/ tucson tribes
  • Thε Halo Θ - I'll mostly be putting the NorthAmNative template, and learning a lot :)
  • Red Newt - Amateur linguist with a special interest in Native American languages (and I'm learning Ojibwe), so that's the area I can probably be of most help. I'll also do my best to help with anything else that's needed, though. --Red Newt 21:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • User:Shy1520. I am a Native American Studies major with an interest in midwest tribes, though I can help with most in north america.
  • Cuchullain - Mostly historical information, particularly about the East Coast.
  • Fertar - Particulary about the indians wars and battles and about the Indians chiefs.
  • Himasaram - Flags of Native Americans; both historical and of modern-day tribal entities.
  • Smmurphy(Talk) - Music and current issues dealing mostly with tribes in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa.
  • Vampyrecat 03:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC) - I will focus primarily on Northern California coastal indigenous groups.
  • Karmikon - I'll contribute to the Metis portion of the project. Paying due attention to the regional organizations and the like.
  • Lynette_Warren - I'm a member of The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and will focus mainly on the Pacific NW.
  • Amerique 11:38, 24 September 2006 (UTC): Interested in language and culture, history, activism.
  • RedMan11 08:19, 3 October 2006 (UTC): I am a citizen of the Anishinaabek Confederacy. I will focus mostly on the Anishinaabek history, culture/language, nationality status, spirituality and lifestyle past & present.
  • Leo1410 01:05, 7 October 2006 (UTC) I mostly work on articles about the Ojibwe and other Anishinaabe peoples.
  • Alarob 18:28, 11 October 2006 (UTC): Mvto! I'm actively studying southeastern American Indian history. Interested in studying the Mvskoke/Creek language.
  • John Hill 23:32, 15 October 2006 (UTC) : I have a particular interest in the "extinct" Beothuk - or original inhabitants of Newfoundland who were among my ancestors and some of the peoples of Alaska with whom I worked and lived many years ago. I am also very interested in the study of ancient migrations to the Americas and Australia. I have contributed to the article on the Beothuk.
  • Canuckman55 18 October 2006 (UTC): I have a great interest in the Aboriginal peoples of Northwestern Ontario. I live in Thunder Bay, Ontario and thus have great access to resources about the peoples in this region.
  • Qyd 16:52, 19 October 2006 (UTC): trying to organise articles related to First Nations in Alberta
  • KenWalker 04:46, 22 October 2006 (UTC): reading, fixing anything I can as I go along.
  • Marialadouce 18:27, 26 October 2006 (UTC) : I can help translate articles to and from English, French and Spanish. I may need help with vocabulary specific to the topic, but I am eager to contribute in any way I can. Please do not hesitate to ask me to translate something!
  • Rcollman 12:41, 18 November 2006 (UTC) :interested in southwest in the 1800s and oral and written history of that time, and cross cultural interaction and perceptions. Another hobby is my families genealogy and contributing to the moodle.org wiki.
  • --Dtwarren 19:46, 24 November 2006 (UTC) - I will help edit some articles, mostly pertinent to the New York nations/tribes
  • BruceHallman 21:32, 4 December 2006 (UTC) - My special interest includes the Northwest Coast, and California.
  • FEastman 16:06, 7 December 2006 (UTC) - New England region
  • Korenyuk 01:45, 12 December 2006 (UTC): As an ethno-linguist, I'm really eager to contribute about Lakhota (a language I learned and still learn), translating articles from/to English, Ukrainian, French, bokmål, Swedish, German... and still impatient to get a Lakhota Wiki edition started!
  • Efrafra 06:31, 19 December 2006 (UTC): I'm not a expert or a scholar, but I'm particularly interested in seeing more well-developed articles on influential Native people in history. This can be tough to accomplish here as so many of the cross-references for various historical entries on wikipedia contain misinformation (or just a serious lack of Native perspective). I'm a professional writer/editor (although remember--I'm not a scholar!), so I can help with style and making sure an article is balanced and communicates the big picture.
  • Ndnguy 08:23, 24 December 2006 (UTC) - I'm currently working on the articles relating to my tribe, Confederated Tribes of Siletz, relating mostly to history, and tradition. I'm willing to help, where help is needed, be it in research, writing articles, or in proofing.
  • OldManRivers 02:34, 7 January 2007 (UTC) - Northwest Coast histories, mostly Salishan and Kwakwaka'wakw, both historical, political, and cultural.
  • Richiar I'm very interested in the Native American culture and history, in specific, central plains and southwest, but willing to develop the whole topic.
  • on camera 06:55, 15 January 2007 (UTC) - Can help clean up random pages and remove vandalism, particularly pertaining to the Dakota, Lakota, Nakota tribes articles.
  • Miskwito 03:15, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Virginia Confederate (anything to do with the Cherokee Nation and the Cherokee Braves in the War Beween The States)
  • Al95521 Thanks for the honor of being invited to join. Yurok, Wiyot, Miwok, and other indigenous people of present day Northern California.--al95521 08:44, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
  • trwier native languages, and Algonquian languages in particular.
  • --Toussaint 16:07, 21 February 2007 (UTC) - Although I'm currently stuck on writing articles on slavery in specific U.S. states, I hope to contribute towards articles concerning Indigenous Americans and relations between them and Afro-Americans. This WikiProject should be fun to engage.
  • --JStripes 17:49, 6 March 2007 (UTC) Scholar of American Indian history and literature, especially Northern Plains and Pacific Northwest.
  • -- MarcoTolo 04:23, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Yksin 19:11, 14 March 2007 (UTC) - Can do some improvement on articles relating to Alaska Natives.
  • Wiki Raja 08:18, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
  • --Billiot 07:13, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Lojah 22:36, 3 April 2007 (UTC) - I am a traditional Muskogee Creek Stomp Dancer with training and experience in anthropology. I have a lot to contribute about contemporary and historical Native cultures, especially in the Southeast. I am currently especially engaged in the Stomp Dance and Shadowyze articles. I added a much needed article on Tom Bee and plan to approach the Green Corn Ceremony and Native American Music Award articles soon. Relatively new to Wikipedia, so constructive advice is welcomed.
  • Lisapollison My expertise and field work were in Iroquoian Languages, Culture and Archaeology. I also did some fieldwork in Iroquian Folklore, Folk Medicine and the use of Entheogens, the Pan-Indian movement and the documentation of conflicts over the move towards Gaming. I also studied Nahautl. My interests are pretty varied.
  • Miss Mondegreen talk
  • User:Jeffrey Vernon Merkey Cherokee Nation Citizen, Cherokee Speaker, Aniyvwiya Religious Organization, US Army Veteran, Black War Shield Gourd Society Member.
  • Psdubow 19:20, 25 May 2007 (UTC) I'll help however and where-ever I can.
  • Duff I am a recent reader of Gale Ontko's massive and heavily referenced works on Oregon's indigenous history. I am an avid learner and If I can help in any way, I shall.
  • Murderbike Try when I can to add stuff. Started Upper Skagit (tribe) (to expand when I'm back in Washington) to differentiate from Lower Skagit (tribe) (that's next), and currently working on Yavapai people (while in Arizona) in my sandbox.
  • DieWeisseRose - Started Fred Begay and Skins (film) articles and have worked on Adrian C. Louis, Joy Harjo and other American Indian-related articles. --DieWeisseRose 20:41, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
  • User:Carla - I am researching my own indigenous heritage, and am always driven to correct errors, lies of commission, and lies of omission in our history record.
  • User:Tea and crumpets - I can help. I don't know much about Native Americans, but I am interested. I can help clean up articles and create maps locating reservations.
  • Cgingold 14:59, 15 October 2007 (UTC) Long time supporter of Indigenous Rights; professional writer/editor; most familiar with culture/history/current issues of Sioux/Lakota, Navajo/Dine, and various California tribes.
  • RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 15:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC) Long-time supporter of the rights of indigenous peoples everywhere. My interests are varied, but I am particularly intrigued (being of "mixed-blood") by the Métis, Maroons, and other peoples in No. America and the Caribbean that mixed Indian, European, and/or African.
  • PEPSI2786talk -- I am interested in working for the WikiProject due to my own Cherokee heritage.
  • Rosiestephenson December 27, 2007 - I've been working on articles within this scope for the last few months and decided to join the wikiproject now.
  • Hyacinth (talk) 01:29, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
  • User:Tillman: I know a fair amount about pre-Conquest SW cultures. Recently wrote Fred Kabotie, and am gradually improving Hopi. Longtime Arizona resident. Pete Tillman (talk) 18:55, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • User:BradMajors: North-eastern United States prior to 1783.
  • ·Maunus· ·ƛ· 17:57, 28 February 2008 (UTC) Mesoamerica.
  • User:Shanbhag.rohan
  • Reedmalloy talk
  • Blueelectricstorm talk Aleut from Naknek, Alaska
  • Rob Focus primarily on Choctaw and associated topics. Professional--history, information systems, and writer.
  • Quartermaster, Eastern Washington, the Yakama, Klickitat, Palouse, Yakima War and have been regularly beefing up the Kamiakin article.
  • Ζρς ι'β' ¡hábleme! -- I will help work on articles relating to the Lakota tribe.