Search results for "Coastal Indians of Washington" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • (kwakwaka'wakw) continue the practice of potlatch. Illustrated here ... a potlatch, practiced among a diverse group of Northwest Coast Indians as ...
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  • [[Image:Salishan_langs.png|thumb|222px|Pre-contact distribution of ... The Coast Salish tribe consists of three geographically divided areas ...
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  • independent. The French referred to both of these tribes as the "Etchmins ... are being made to increase the number of children who speak the native ...
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  • who distinguished himself as a lieutenant of militia in an expedition against ... He and his men adopted many tactics used by the Indians he fought ...
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  • typically Western Redcedar, by a number of Indigenous cultures along the ... After the movement of European settlers to the region, cultural and ...
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  • is an island nation in the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, an island ... culture, as has its native peoples, East Indians, Africans, and the British ...
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  • and Prince Rupert, on the north coast of British Columbia and the southernmost ... prosperous relationship with settlers of European descent. However, ...
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  • 1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was the military ... naval superiority to capture and occupy coastal cities, but control of the ...
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  • stretch along the northern Pacific coast of California south of the Oregon ... The park system preserves nearly 45 percent of all Coastal Redwood ...
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  • The Aleuts (Unangax, Unangan or Unanga) are the indigenous people ... Despite this, an estimated 90 percent of the population died during ...
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  • approximately 186 miles (300 km) east of Puerto Rico. The island is ... shopping. Tourism accounts for 85 percent of the island's economy. ...
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  • Chief Dan George, (July 24, 1899–September 23, 1981) was a chief ... One of twelve children of the tribal chief, Dan George served as chief ...
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  • The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at 1,497 ... The Orinoco River region is home to over one thousand species of birds ...
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  • Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United ... Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory ...
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  • |image=[[image:taku.jpg|250px]]Chief Anotklosh of the Taku Tribe, ca. 1913 ... inaccurate) are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. Their ...
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  • Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelago ... to rule, dominating politics by its control of every aspect of the society ...
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  • Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (light brown) vs. other ... such a wide area has been the focus of much study and theorizing. ...
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  • The Seven Years War (1756-1763) involved all the major European powers ... France (including the North American colony of New France and the French East ...
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  • The Great Lakes region includes much of the Canadian province of Ontario ... power, recreation, and a host of other uses. The Great Lakes ...
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  • Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the ... Sheridan prosecuted the latter years of the Indian Wars of the Great ...
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