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101Alaska — Alaskan, adj., n. /euh las keuh/, n. 1. a state of the United States in NW North America. 400,481; 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Cap.: Juneau. Abbr.: AK (for use with zip code), Alas. 2. Gulf of, a gulf of the Pacific, on the coast of S… …
102Chiricahua — For other uses, see Chiricahua (disambiguation). Apachean tribes ca. 18th century (Ch – Chiricahua, WA – Western Apache, N – Navajo, M – Mescalero, J – Jicarilla, L – Lipan, Pl – Plains Apache Chiricahua ( …
103bison — bisontine /buy seuhn tuyn , zeuhn /, adj. /buy seuhn, zeuhn/, n., pl. bison. 1. Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North …
104Little Arkansas Treaty — The Little Arkansas Treaty was a set of treaties signed between the United States of America and the Kiowa, Comanche, Plains Apache, Southern Cheyenne, and Southern Arapaho at Little Arkansas River, Kansas in October 1865. On October 17, 1865 the …
105Flathead — /flat hed /, n. 1. a member of a tribe of Salishan Indians of northwest Montana. 2. a Chinook Indian. [1530 40; so called from their supposed practice of flattening their children s heads] * * * North American Indian people living in Montana, U.S …
106Missouri River — Coordinates: 38°48′49″N 90°07′11″W / 38.81361°N 90.11972°W / 38.81361; 90.11972 …
107Kiowa — Infobox Ethnic group group=Kiowa caption=Two hatchet poptime=14,000 [http://www.census.gov/statab/www/sa04aian.pdf] popplace=United States (Oklahoma) rels=Christianity and Native American Church langs=English, Kiowa related=Linguistic affiliation …
108Montana — Montanan, adj., n. /mon tan euh/, n. a state in the NW United States. 786,690; 147,138 sq. mi. (381,085 sq. km). Cap.: Helena. Abbr.: MT (for use with zip code), Mont. * * * State (pop., 2000: 902,195), northwestern U.S. Bordered by Canada and… …
109Native American music — American Indian music is the music that is used, created or performed by Native North Americans, specifically traditional tribal music. In addition to the traditional music of the Native American groups, there now exist pan tribal and inter… …
110Iowa — /uy euh weuh/; sometimes /uy euh way /, n., pl. Iowas, (esp. collectively) Iowa for 3. 1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 2,913,387; 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Cap.: Des Moines. Abbr.: IA (approved esp. for use… …
