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Art Art glossary, definitions of art movements, biographies of notable artists, museum info, and more. Awards The history and all winners of the Nobels, Pulitzers,…

Neutral Nation

(Encyclopedia) Neutral Nation, group of Native North American tribes of the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the early 17th cent. they…

Internet Culture

ASCII Chart (8-bit) Top 10 Internet Fraud Complaints, 2007 Goodbye, Napster Top Selling Video Game Systems of 2007 Top 15 Countries in PCs-in-Use Top Web Brands (U.S. Home…

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

(Encyclopedia) Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793–1864, American ethnologist, b. near Albany, N.Y. He gave enormous impetus to the study of Native American culture and may be regarded as the foremost…

Makah

(Encyclopedia) MakahMakahmäkôˈ [key], Native North Americans who in the early 19th cent. inhabited Cape Flattery, NW Wash. According to Lewis and Clark they then numbered some 2,000. The Makah are…

Caddo

(Encyclopedia) CaddoCaddokădˈō [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Caddoan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). These people gave their…

Spokan

(Encyclopedia) Spokan or SpokaneSpokanboth: spōkănˈ [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Salishan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…

Cherokee, Native American language

(Encyclopedia) Cherokee, language belonging to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic family. See Native American languages.

Sheridan

(Encyclopedia) Sheridan, city (1990 pop. 13,900), seat of Sheridan co., N Wyo., on Goose Creek E of the Bighorn Mts., in a mineral, livestock, and irrigated farm region; inc. 1884. It is a regional…

What is Culture?

How we live In today’s society, words like corporate culture, popular culture, and culture shock are tossed around like candy but when you are looking for the definition of culture, you may find…