Questions?

There are quite a few questions have about Native Americans. I do not have a thorough background in this content area and the little bit of information I have was acquired in high school. So, at this point my bit of information may be skewed. There are a lot of questions on my mind that have been coming up at infrequent times when I’m reading. Here are a few that I remember off the top of my head.

-How many Native American tribes exist in America today?
-Are Native Americans still allowed to hunt the animals and wear their furs?
-What percentage of Native Americans living on reservations are below poverty level?
-Are the Aztecs and Native Americans similar in cultures?
-What, if any, kind of religion was present during their time?
-What was the symbolism behind scalping an enemy?
-Why is Indian such a negative label?
-In the movie, The Last of the Mohicans, is that a real tribe or Hollywood fantasy?
-What tribes were really considered savages and which ones were peaceful?
-Are there still Native American chiefs living on the reservations?
-How does one become a chief?
-Is there really a possibility, in the future, to have a state devoted to entirely the Native American culture.
-Why do some tribes require a certain blood percentage to be considered a member of their tribe?

I know there are many more questions floating around in my head, but I will be updating this post whenever I have a fresh one.