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The Cleveland Indians.

Not much is known about the Cleveland Indians, But here are a few things that have been documented by Haskell Indian Nations University in South Dakota.

What is known, is known through accounts of other Indian tribes in the surrounding areas like the Lakota and Sioux, who also lived in the North Dakota area. The Cleveland Indians were a small hunter-gatherer tribe that were unfortunately almost all but wiped out by small pox. Small pox devastated many indian tribes, but this tribe might have been the most affected by the small pox which was spread by the white settlers. The Clevelands and their neighbors relied on the buffalo, or American Bison, as their primary resource for meat, housing, tools, and clothing. Akecheta, a Sioux warrior called the Clevelands, "A very tough foe, not the strongest or most skilled with a bow, the Clevelands always find a way to be a challenge".

Features that set the Cleveland Indians apart from other Indians were redder cheeks and large heads, as the Lakota writer Hotah wrote (keep in mind that this was from the point of view of the enemy), "These Cleveland Indians have heads the size of bisons and and a red face as if they slept too close to the fire".

Unfortunately, we have no writing of Cleveland Indians as a rebuttal, in fact, as of right now, no writing or drawings have been found of this Indian tribe. But there is still hope as more exploration is going on in that area after the finding of more Sioux and Lakota art and arrowheads.

Interesting Facts: There are still some relatives of the Cleveland race, but no one has been found to be 100% Cleveland. The Indian translation of Cleveland is not like the English way, with the eve as in Christmas Eve. But they pronounce it like level.

I apologize for the lack of information, but I am still finding out about this Indian tribe myself, keep looking at this page if you are interested. Also, look at my other sites on the Sioux, Lakota, and Hopi tribes also on this site.