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(Encyclopedia) MuskogeanMuskogeanməskōˈgēən [key], branch of Native North American languages belonging to the Hokan-Siouan linguistic family, or stock, of North and Central America. See Native…Sitting Bull
(Encyclopedia) Sitting Bull, c.1831–1890, Native American chief and spiritual leader, Sioux leader in the battle of the Little Bighorn. He rose to prominence in the Sioux warfare against the whites…Arguedas, Alcides
(Encyclopedia) Arguedas, AlcidesArguedas, Alcidesälsēˈᵺās ärgāˈᵺäs [key], 1879–1946, Bolivian writer and diplomat. His essays and novels, which have social and moralizing tendencies, are a reaction…Parker, Quanah
(Encyclopedia) Parker, QuanahParker, Quanahkwänˈə [key], c.1852–1911, Native American chief, b. Texas; son of a Comanche chief, Peta Nocone, and Cynthia Ann Parker, a survivor of a massacre. In 1867…Yuman
(Encyclopedia) YumanYumany&oomacr;ˈmən [key], branch of Native American languages belonging to the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock, or family, of North America (including Mexico) and Central…Pará, state, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) ParáParápəräˈ [key], state (1996 pop. 5,552,783), 474,896 sq mi (1,229,981 sq km), N Brazil, in the lower Amazon River basin bordering on the Guianas and the Atlantic Ocean. Belém is…peyotism
(Encyclopedia) peyotism, religion of some Native North Americans in which the hallucinogenic peyote button is used as the sacramental food. It is the most widespread indigenous contemporary Native…Ypsilanti, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) YpsilantiYpsilantiĭpsĭlănˈtē [key], city (1990 pop. 24,846), Washtenaw co., SE Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1832. It is a residential, commercial, and farm-trade center. There is…Jenkins, John, American pioneer, 1728–85
(Encyclopedia) Jenkins, John, 1728–85, American pioneer, b. probably Connecticut. In 1753, Jenkins explored the Wyoming Valley for the proposed Susquehanna Company. A settlement (1762) under his…2000-2001 Professional and College Football Season: Reserves
51st NFL Pro Bowl Game and 31st AFC-NFC contest (NFC leads series, 16-15). Date: Feb. 4, 2001 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Coaches: Dennis Green, Min. (NFC) and Jon Gruden, Oak. (AFC). Most…Trending
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