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Native Americans bios, from Alexie to Wovoka A-G | H-M | O-R | S-W Charles Curtis Sherman Alexie, writer Paula Gunn Allen, Pueblo-Sioux poet, novelist, critic Dennis Banks, Anishinabe…Natchez, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) NatchezNatcheznăchˈĭz [key], indigenous North American people who lived along St. Catherine's Creek east of the present-day city of Natchez in Mississippi. At the time of contact with…William Addison PHILLIPS, Congress, KS (1824-1893)
PHILLIPS William Addison , a Representative from Kansas; born in Paisley, Scotland, January 14, 1824; attended the common schools of Paisley; immigrated to the United States in 1838 with his…Wes Studi Biography
Wes StudiactorBorn: 12/17/1947Birthplace: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma Wes Studi is a full-blooded Cherokee who spoke only Cherokee until he went to school. After serving in Vietnam, he returned to…Morristown
(Encyclopedia) Morristown. 1 Town (1990 pop. 16,189), seat of Morris co., N N.J., on the Whippany River; settled c.1710, inc. 1865. Although chiefly residential, it has diverse manufactures,…John W.A. SANFORD, Congress, GA (1798-1870)
SANFORD John W.A. , a Representative from Georgia; born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., August 28, 1798; attended the Baldwin County schools, and Yale University; engaged in agricultural…Stanton WARBURTON, Congress, WA (1865-1926)
WARBURTON Stanton , a Representative from Washington; was born in Sullivan County, Pa., April 13, 1865; moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled in Cherokee in 1868; attended the public…George Butler TERRELL, Congress, TX (1862-1947)
TERRELL George Butler , a Representative from Texas; born in Alto, Cherokee County, Tex., December 5, 1862; attended the public schools, Sam Houston Teachers' College, Huntsville, Tex., and Baylor…Dan Heflin KUYKENDALL, Congress, TN (1924-2008)
KUYKENDALL Dan Heflin , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Cherokee, San Saba County, Tex., July 9, 1924; attended public schools at Cherokee, Tex.; B.S., Texas A.&M. University, 1947;…John Lawson BURNETT, Congress, AL (1854-1919)
BURNETT John Lawson , a Representative from Alabama; born in Cedar Bluff, Cherokee County, Ala., January 20, 1854; attended the common schools of the county, Wesleyan Institute, Cave Spring, Ga…Trending
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