Indigenous peoples in what is now the contiguous United States, including their descendants, are commonly called "American Indians", or simply "Indians" domestically, or "Native Americans" by the USCB. In Alaska, indigenous peoples belong to 11 cultures with 11 languages. These include the St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Iñupiat, Athabaskan, Yup'ik, Cup'ik, Unangax, Alutiiq, Eyak, Haida, Tsimshian, and Tlingit, who are collectively called Alaska Natives. Indigenous Polynesian peoples, which include Marshallese, Samoan, Tahitian, and Tongan, are politically considered Pacific Islands American but are geographically and culturally distinct from indigenous peoples of the Americas. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where are the indigenous peoples referred to as "American Indians"? ANS1 the contiguous United States QSN2 Eyak and Tlingit are some of the peoples who are collectively called what? ANS2 Alaska Natives QSN3 How many cultures and languages do the indigenous peoples of Alaska have? ANS3 11 QSN4 Tahitian and Tongan are two examples of indigenous peoples of what descent? ANS4 Polynesian QSN5 How are Pacific Islands Americans distinct from the indigenous peoples of the Americas? ANS5 geographically and culturally