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Indigenous Peoples of the World
The World's Underappreciated Diversity By Logan Chamberlain When we discuss the world's indigenous peoples, we're often talking about populations in decline: the diseases that devastated the…Odawa
(Encyclopedia) Odawa: see Ottawa, indigenous people of North America.repartimiento
(Encyclopedia) repartimientorepartimientorāpärtēmyĕnˈtō [key], in Spanish colonial practice, usually, the distribution of indigenous people for forced labor. In a broader sense it referred to any…Las Casas, Bartolomé de
(Encyclopedia) Las Casas, Bartolomé deLas Casas, Bartolomé debärtōlōmāˈ dā läs käˈsäs [key], 1474–1566, Spanish missionary and historian, called the apostle of the Indies. He went to Hispaniola with…San Blas Islands
(Encyclopedia) San Blas IslandsSan Blas Islandssän bläs [key], formerly MulatasSan Blas Islandsm&oomacr;läˈtäs [key], archipelago off the northeast coast of Panama. It consists of 332 coral…Colville, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) ColvilleColvillekŏlˈvĭl [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Salishan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…mestizo
(Encyclopedia) mestizomestizomāstēˈsō [key] [Span.,=mixture], person of mixed race; particularly, in Mexico and Central and South America, a person of European (Spanish or Portuguese) and indigenous…Dias, Antônio Gonçalves
(Encyclopedia) Dias, Antônio GonçalvesDias, Antônio Gonçalvesəntôˈny&oobreve; g&oobreve;nsälˈvəs dēˈəs [key], 1823–64, Brazilian poet and dramatist. A leading writer of the romantic school,…Alabama, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) AlabamaAlabamaăləbămˈə [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).…Corrientes
(Encyclopedia) Corrientes Corrientes kôryĕnˈtās [key], city, capital of Corrientes prov., NE Argentina, a port on the…Trending
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