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Klamath, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Klamath klămˈəth [key], Native North Americans who in the 19th cent. lived in SW Oregon. They speak a language of the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American l...Iowa, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Iowa īˈəwə, –wāˌ [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages); also called the Ioway. They, wi...Arkansas, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Arkansas, Native North Americans: see Quapaw. ...Erie, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Erie ĭrˈē [key], indigenous people of North America of the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the Iroquoian language the word erie means “lo...Flathead, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Flathead: see Salish.Yuma, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Yuma yo͞oˈ mə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Yuman branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Also known as the Quechan, they formerly...Catawba, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Catawba kətôˈbə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They have for centuries occupied a r...Utah , indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Utah, Native North Americans: see Ute. ...Yakima, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Yakima yăkˈəmô, –mə [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the earl...Yankton, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Yankton and Yanktonnai: see Sioux. ...Browse by Subject
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