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American Indian Movement
(Encyclopedia) American Indian Movement (AIM), Native American civil-rights activist organization, founded in 1968 to encourage self-determination among Native Americans and to establish…Otomí
(Encyclopedia) OtomíOtomíōtōmēˈ [key], a Macro-Otomanguean language spoken by Native Americans of W central Mexico. See Native American languages.wampum
(Encyclopedia) wampumwampumwämˈpəm [key] [New England Algonquian,=white string of beads], beads or disks made by Native Americans from the shells of mollusks found on the eastern coast or along the…Penutian
(Encyclopedia) PenutianPenutianpən&oomacr;ˈshən [key], linguistic family, or stock, of Native Americans of North and Central America. See Native American languages.Thames, battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Thames, battle of the, engagement fought on the Thames River near Chatham, Ont. (Oct. 5, 1813), in the War of 1812. Gen. William H. Harrison led an American force of about 3,000…Kiowa
(Encyclopedia) KiowaKiowakīˈəwə [key], Native North Americans whose language is thought to form a branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The Kiowa, a nomadic…Smohalla
(Encyclopedia) SmohallaSmohallasmōhălˈə [key], c.1815–1907, Native American prophet, chief of a small tribe (the Wanapun) of the Columbia River valley. He preached a religion based on a vision of…Hokan-Siouan
(Encyclopedia) Hokan-SiouanHokan-Siouanhōˈkən-s&oomacr;ˈən [key], linguistic stock, or family, whose member languages are spoken by Native Americans in North and Central America. See Native…Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt, 1830–85, American writer whose pseudonym was H. H., b. Amherst, Mass. She was a lifelong friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1863, encouraged by T. W. Higginson…Raisin, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Raisin, river, 115 mi (185 km) long, rising in S Mich. and flowing E to Lake Erie at Monroe, Mich. After Detroit's surrender in the War of 1812, U.S. troops under Gen. James Winchester…Trending
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