Why were a lot of US states and places were named after Native American names if they were seen lesser to Europeans back in the time?

Tried r/AskHistorians with no avail, maybe someone knows it here.

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Local Native Americans release zine celebrating the indigenous cultures of "Bulbancha," the original name for the Greater New Orleans area. bulbanchaisstillaplace.or…
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TIL that North American turkeys were sort of named after the country of the same name. Europeans referred to the Guinea Fowl as "turkeys" due to their origin in Turkish regions. When European settlers arrived in North America, they called the new bird a "turkey" as well, due to the resemblance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tur…
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Were places like New Jersey, New York, New South Wales, etc. so named because of a resemblance in climate/topography to Jersey, York, Wales, etc., or because the original settlers were from those regions of the British Isles?
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Eugene Palmer is an American fugitive, wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his daughter-in-law on September 24, 2012, in Stony Point, New York. Palmer is the 523rd and most recent fugitive to be placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug…
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Jacob Trouba and his wife: "We each wrote down the places we would want to be & then shared them with each other. The Rangers were first on both of our lists. So I’d say it worked out pretty good for both of us that we ended up in New York. That was the place. We couldn’t be happier." twitter.com/NYRangers/sta…
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#3 on the New York Times list of 52 Places to go in 2019: Santa Barbara! nytimes.com/interactive/2…
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Mark Twain - Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Colorized - Golorization The real name of the American author Mark Twain was Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910). A portrait of the American writer Mark Twain taken by A. F. Bradley in New York, 1907
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TIL that a book claiming that sunscreen, not the sun, is the number one cause of skin cancer, and that AIDS is "one of the greatest hoaxes and deceptions ever perpetrated on the American public" was #1 on the New York Times best-seller list and sold 5 million copies in the U.S. abcnews.go.com/Nightline/…
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Without European Colonization of North America, what would modern Native America look like? Would the land we know as the U.S.A be multiple countries, each controlled by separate Native tribes? Would there be huge Native American cities like how we have New York City/Chicago/Los Angeles? Ect ect.
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DescriptionChristopher Lee Rios, better known by his stage name Big Pun, was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in The Bronx borough of New York City in the early 1990s, he came to prominence during the latter half of the decade for his work with Fat Joe and the T-Squad.
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Need help identifying origin of this piece. Native American? Indian? Junk? Sold as necklace, info on origin or where to take it for more info would be great. More images in comments.
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TIL that Copacabana is a real place, a town in Bolivia. The town lends its name in turn, to the patron saint of Bolivia, a neighborhood and hotel in Rio de Janeiro, a nightclub in New York City, a song by Barry Manilow, a film, and a musical. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop…
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Interesting new research on origins of Native Americans including similarities to recent Australasian ancestors bbc.com/news/science-envi…
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The horse was reintroduced to North America in 1519. What are the myths Native Americans told about the origin of the horse in North America?
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TIL the origin of "jumbo" meaning "large" in English is an African Bush Elephant named Jumbo who grew to an exceptionally large size, and was featured in zoos across Europe before being bought by P.T. Barnum and being displayed in New York City en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jum…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Alaishana
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Native American heritage behind the names of Beaver County places timesonline.com/progress/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ladyeesti
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TIL that there were hundreds of originally French place names in the USA. They were replaced with directly translated English names once English-speaking American settlers became dominant. For example, the town of La Petite Roche came to be called 'Little Rock'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
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Is there a slang or more native way to say β€œhangout” rather than β€œpasar el tiempo?” If it is native to a country please include the origin/place of use.
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People often talk about race history in America, but almost always talk only about the slavery of black people. Why are native American so often completely forgotten of history in place of black people?
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TIL the poorest place in the US is 96% Native American and the median income of men is $0 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All…
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This is a real list of prohibited items for a venue in Chicago. It includes such ridiculous things as "Native American Headdress" and "ATVs"...

Not only is it very long but it's got things that I would never think anyone would bring to a show. Here's the full list:

THESE ITEMS ARE PROHIBITED β€’ NO glass in any form β€’ NO weapons of any kind β€’ NO paint of any kind including paint markers and spray paint β€’ NO pens or markers β€’ NO fireworks β€’ NO illegal substances of any kind (including medical marijuana) β€’ NO illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia β€’ NO oils or salts β€’ NO cannabis
β€’ NO prescription drugs that are being shared with others β€’ NO products that are being used or may be used for an unintended purpose that could be hazardous to your health or the health of others β€’ NO opened or unsealed cigarettes β€’ NO opened or unsealed tobacco or tobacco products β€’ NO electronic cigarettes or vapor cigarettes β€’ NO large chains β€’ NO metal spikes β€’ NO laser pens, pointers or similar light device β€’ NO large umbrellas β€’ NO frisbees β€’ NO opened tampons - MUST be factory sealed β€’ NO pacifiers β€’ NO opened/ unsealed over the counter medications/vitamins or eye drops * Can request certain OTC from on-site medical
β€’ NO vending without permit allowed β€’ NO bicycles, scooters, go carts, or ATVs β€’ NO skateboards, roller blades or skates
β€’ NO animals or pets * Service Animals/ Guide dogs okay with valid credentials β€’ NO coolers β€’ NO outside food or beverage β€’ NO Kandi bracelets, necklaces or mask β€’ NO open containers β€’ NO Camelbacks/ bota bags β€’ NO aerosol cans, regardless of content β€’ NO flammable products or materials β€’ NO projectiles or explosives β€’ NO knives or sharp objects (including spiked jewelry) β€’ NO water guns or misters β€’ NO chairs β€’ NO flyers, stickers, posters β€’ NO Flags, flag poles or totems β€’ NO drones and/or other similar flying apparatus β€’ NO blankets or plastic tarps
β€’ NO sleeping bags β€’ NO Professional Cameras (detachable lenses) audio/ video recording equipment including GO Pros β€’ NO selfie sticks β€’ NO tactical gear β€’ NO musical instruments of any kind including whistles β€’ NO LED of any kind β€’ NO glow items or products * Including but not limited to glasses, jewelry or sticks β€’ NO totems or flag poles (flags are allowed) β€’ NO Native American Headdresses β€’ NO inflatables furniture or balls β€’ NO Balloons β€’ NO item that can be used as a means to disturb the peace, endanger the safety of the crowd and/or inflict damage to people.

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Blue dicks. It was on the list of plant species I might find in this Native American thing I went to.
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What's the name of that place in New York that serves cookie dough like ice cream?
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'They're Conditioned to Just Ignore or Erase Us': Native Americans in New York Fear Another Census Undercount gothamgazette.com/state/9…
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I found these β€œhooks” next to where my gf found this arrowhead. Are these of Native American origin as well or more modern.
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TIL David Bowie was stalked by a 5ft 3in pink rabbit during his North American tour. Even though he disregarded at first, the rabbit showed up on his same flight out of New York in the same costume. Later it was found that it was a woman from Canada named Isabelle Guns but never formally confirmed. independent.co.uk/voices/…
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@ezralevant: RT @HouseDemocrats: Who is this guy and why is he explicitly singling out a Native American woman of color? Her name is Congresswoman Davids, not Sharice. She is a phenomenal new member who flipped a red seat blue. KeepπŸ‘πŸΎHerπŸ‘πŸΎNameπŸ‘πŸΎOutπŸ‘πŸΎOfπŸ‘πŸΎYourπŸ‘πŸΎMouth. https://t.co/k4sV5hsbQl mobile.twitter.com/ezrale…
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Some kind of shark carved from wood my mom bought from the local pawn shop (Norway). Its engraved in the back with a name and place of origin. Picture and info in comments
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Any ideas on what the symbols under the horse/next to the woman mean, or what language this is? Potentially of Southwestern/Native American origin.
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15 years ago today - Jul 26, 2004: Associated Press article about DNA research into the origins of Native Americans

Associated Press article about DNA research into the origins of Native Americans. Conclusion that Native Americans migrated from Mongolia/Siberia and not from Jerusalem leads apologetic Mormon scholars to contradict long-standing teaching and even scriptural references that Lamanites are the "principal ancestors" of Native American peoples and suggest that entire Book of Mormon concerns only a small, localized population that eventually died out.

Former LDS bishop and geneticist Simon Southerton is featured in article. He says, "given the state of DNA research and increasing lay awareness of it, church leaders ought just to own up to the problems that continued literal teachings about the Book of Mormon present for American Indians and Polynesians. . . They should come out and say, 'There's no evidence to support your Israelite ancestry;' I don't have any problem with anyone believing what's in the Book of Mormon. Just don't make it look like science is backing it all up." The article is printed in many newspapers across the United States and around the world.

[On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com, based on Michael Quinn's Mormon Hierarchy vols 1 & 2

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People of Reddit, anyone knows the name of the movie where there’s an Native American statue in front of a store and that store owners got murdered by robbers and then the robbers got killed by some events made by the statue?
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