Native Americans

Long before the white man set foot on American soil, the American Indians, or rather the Native Americans , had been living in America. When the Europeans came here, there were probably about 10 million Indians populating America north of present-day Mexico. And they had been living in America for quite some time.

The oldest documented Indian cultures in North America are Sandia (15000 BC), Clovis (12000 BC) and Folsom (8000 BC)

The name "Indian" was first applied to them by Christopher Columbus , who believed mistakenly that the mainland and islands of America were part of the Indies, in Asia.
All the Indian names have meaning to them and are often reflected in the personality. Here are some names that Anna-marie research.

ENOLA: solitary
ETENIA: rich
EYOTA: great
ANGENI: spirit
TALA: wolf
WYANET: beautiful
APENIMON: worthy of trust
BEMOSSED: walker
HONOVI: strong
IYE: smokeJ
ACY: moon
NAYATI: he who wrestles

Living through forced moves, war, starvation, diseases, and assimilation, these strong and spiritual people managed to keep their many legends and stories alive. Passed down through the generations, these many tales speak of timeless messages of peace, life, death, and harmony with nature

While cultures and customs varied among the tribes, they all believed that the universe was bound together by spirits of natural life, including animals, water, plants, the sky, and the Earth itself.

Here is a quick little map of what our could scene could look like.


Here are some of the different objects that could be in the scene like guard towers, camp fire and a water well.