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Wichita, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Wichita wĭchˈĭtô [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Caddoan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly occupied central Kan...Utah , indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Utah, Native North Americans: see Ute. ...Teton , indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Teton: see Sioux.Yakima, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Yakima yăkˈəmô, –mə [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the earl...Pueblo, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Pueblo, name given by the Spanish to the sedentary Native Americans who lived in stone or adobe communal houses in what is now the SW United States. The term pueblo is also used for the villages occup...Puyallup, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Puyallup: see Coast Salish under Salish. ...Yankton, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Yankton and Yanktonnai: see Sioux. ...Yuma, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Yuma yo͞oˈ mə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Yuman branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Also known as the Quechan, they formerly...Shawnee, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Shawnee shôˈwənō [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Their earliest known hom...Santee, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia)Santee: see Sioux.Browse by Subject
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