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Ten Largest American Indian Tribes

2010 Census Data Do you know which American Indian tribes are near you? The Navajo tribe is the most populous, with 308,013 people identifying with the group. The Cherokee tribe is…

The Largest Native American Tribes Quiz

Are you fascinated by Native American history and culture? Test your knowledge with this quiz about the largest Native American tribes in North America. From the Navajo Nation to the Cree people,…

Five Civilized Tribes

(Encyclopedia) Five Civilized Tribes, inclusive term used since mid-19th cent. for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes of E Oklahoma. By 1850 some 60,000 members of these…

Ephraim

(Encyclopedia) EphraimEphraimēˈfrēəm [key], in the Bible, younger son of Joseph and Asenath and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. His tribe occupied the rugged country around…

tribe

(Encyclopedia) tribe [Lat., tribus: the tripartite division of Romans into Latins, Sabines, and Etruscans], a social group bound by common ancestry and ties of consanguinity and affinity; a common…

Nootka

(Encyclopedia) NootkaNootkan&oobreve;tˈkə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Wakashan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).…

Abramoff scandal

(Encyclopedia) Abramoff scandal, in U.S. history, political corruption scandal resulting from criminal conduct on the part of lobbyist Jack Abramoff (1959–) and his associates. Abramoff was a…

Attica

(Encyclopedia) AtticaAtticaătˈĭkə [key], region of ancient Greece, a triangular area at the eastern end of central Greece, around Athens. According to Greek legend, the four Attic tribes were founded…