Why do many native americans have non-native american names?

In the United States, Native American names and symbols appear on many company products. Jeep Cherokee, Pontiac cars, Shawmut Bank, Mohawk Paper Company, Crazy Horse Malt Liquor and Sioux Industries are just a few examples. read more

So many parents will choose a name that is easier for their kids. Although in the past in places people were forced to have “American” names, today anyone can have any name. They choose for the same reasons other people do. In some traditions there is a private Native American name that is given. read more

In 1956, Aldous Huxley wrote a letter in which he thanks his correspondent for "your most interesting letter about the Native American churchmen". The use of Native American or native American to refer to peoples indigenous to the Americas came into widespread, common use during the civil rights era of the 1960s and 1970s. read more