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  • 71native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called  American Indian,  Amerindian,  Amerind,  Indian,  Aboriginal American,  or  First Nation… …

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  • 72Native American — Indian (def. 1). Usage. See Indian, Eskimo. * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called  American Indian,  Amerindian,  Amerind,  Indian,  Aboriginal A …

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  • 73umiak — /ooh mee ak /, n. an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers. [1760 70; < Inuit umiaq women s boat] * * * ▪ boat       boat used by the&#8230; …

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  • 74Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower&#8230; …

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  • 75Iceman Teacheth — ▪ 1994       On Sept. 19, 1991, two German hikers wandered off a trail on the Similaun Glacier in the Tyrolean Alps, near the border between Austria and Italy, and happened upon one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century …

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  • 76voršud — ▪ spirit and receptacle       among the Finno Ugric Udmurt (Votyak) people, a family spirit, literally “luck protector”; the term also designates a birchbark container kept in the family shrine, or kuala, as a receptacle for offerings and&#8230; …

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  • 77Montagnais Indians (Quebec) —     Montagnais Indians (Quebec)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Montagnais Indians (Quebec)     French for Mountaineers .     The collective designation of a number of bands speaking dialects of a common language of Algonquian stock, and ranging&#8230; …

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  • 78McGulpin House — The McGulpin House is a historic house museum, located in a structure originally built before 1780 and now located at the corner of Fort Street and Market Street on Mackinac Island, Michigan. It is owned, operated, and opened to the public during …

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  • 79Music of Canadian cultures — Music of Canada General topics Portal Genres …

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  • 80Nanai people — Na people Alternative names: Hezhen, Nanai, Hezhe; Golds, Samagir nanio, nabəi, nanai, kilən, χədʑən Nanai children Total population …

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