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Montagnais and Naskapi
(Encyclopedia) MontagnaisMontagnaismŏntənyāˈ [key] and NaskapiNaskapinăsˈkəpē [key], aboriginal peoples originally from Labrador, Canada. Because they both spoke almost identical Algonquian languages…Yenisei
(Encyclopedia) YeniseiYeniseiyĕnĭsāˈ, Rus. yĕnyĭsyāˈ [key], chief river of Siberia, c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) long, central Siberian Russia. It is formed at Kyzyl, Tuva Republic, by the junction of the…Yakima, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) YakimaYakimayăkˈəmô, –mə [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages…Wyeth, Nathaniel Jarvis
(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, Nathaniel Jarvis, 1802–56, American explorer and trader in the far West, b. Cambridge, Mass. A businessman in Boston, he was fired with a desire to go to Oregon by the eloquence…Olympia, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Olympia, city (1990 pop. 33,840), state capital, and seat of Thurston co., W Wash., at the southern tip of Puget Sound, on Budd Inlet; inc. 1859. A port of entry, it ships lumber…Brewer's: Fabila's sad Fate
The king Don Fabila was a man of very obstinate purpose and fond of the chase. One day he encountered a boar, and commanded those who rode with him to remain quiet and not interfere; but…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, August 14, 1805
Day 845 Day 847 Lewis, August 14, 1805 Wednesday August 14th In order to give Capt. Clark time to reach the forks of Jefferson's river I concluded to spend this day at the Shoshone Camp and…Helen P. CHENOWETH-HAGE, Congress, ID (1938-2006)
CHENOWETH-HAGE Helen P. , a Representative from Idaho; born in Topeka, Kans., January 27, 1938; graduated Grants Pass High School, Grants Pass, Oreg.; attended Whitworth College, Spokane, Wash.;…Henry P. SMITH, III, Congress, NY (1911-1995)
SMITH Henry P., III , a Representative from New York; born in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y., September 29, 1911; attended the public schools and the Nichols School of Buffalo; graduated…d'Amboise, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) d'Amboise, Jacques d'Amboise, Jacques zhäk dămbwäzˈ [key], 1934–2021, American dancer and choreographer…Trending
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