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- “Native Americans” or “indigenous Americans” are often used for people in both Canada and America
- The term “Indian” originated with Christopher Columbus who thought he had landed in the East Indies. He called the indigenous people “Indians.”

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- Today there are no federally recognized Indian tribes in Ohio today
- Half of the names of U.S. states are derived from Amerindian words, such as Arizona, Connecticut, Kentucky, and Missouri.
- In both the U.S. and Canada, governments sought to eradicate Native cultures and identities both militarily and through the aggressive assimilation regimes of boarding schools.

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- The names of the Ohio tribes included the Iroquois, Chippewa, Delaware, Erie, Ottawa, and Potawatomi , Kickapoo, Kaskaskia, Miami, Huron (Wyandot) and Shawnee.
- Ohio means "beautiful river" from the  Iroquois Indian Language
- Indians live(d) in Wigwams and Longhouses