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Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus
(Encyclopedia) Heckewelder, John Gottlieb ErnestusHeckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestushĕkˈəvĕldər [key], 1743–1823, Moravian missionary in the United States, b. Bedford, England. Settling (1754) in…Clark, George Rogers
(Encyclopedia) Clark, George Rogers, 1752–1818, American Revolutionary general, conqueror of the Old Northwest, b. near Charlottesville, Va.; brother of William Clark. A surveyor, he was interested…Poncha Pass
(Encyclopedia) Poncha PassPoncha Passpŏnˈchə [key], 9,012 ft (2,747 m) high, central Colo., in the northern tip of the Sangre de Cristo Mts. One of the lowest mountain passes in Colorado, it was…Puelche
(Encyclopedia) PuelchePuelchepwĕlˈchā [key], name for various hunting groups of nomadic Native Americans who roamed the Argentine Pampa, hunting guanaco and rhea. Little is known of the Puelche prior…Fort Riley
(Encyclopedia) Fort Riley, U.S. military post, 5,760 acres (2,331 hectares), NE Kans., on the Kansas River; est. 1852 to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail from attack by Native Americans.…Van Schaick, Goose
(Encyclopedia) Van Schaick, GooseVan Schaick, Goosegōˈsə văn skīk [key], 1736–89, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Albany, N.Y. He fought in the French and Indian War, becoming (1760) lieutenant…sun dance
(Encyclopedia) sun dance, ceremony typical of the Plains Indians of North America. The ceremony was performed in the summer and lasted from two to eight days. Some of the ceremony was secret. Smoking…St. Clair, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) St. Clair, Arthur, 1734–1818, American general, b. Thurso, Scotland. He left the Univ. of Edinburgh to become (1757) an ensign in the British army and served in the French and Indian…Wounded Knee
(Encyclopedia) Wounded Knee, creek, rising in SW S.Dak. and flowing NW to the White River; site of the last major battle of the Indian wars. The…The Supreme Court: Gambling Taxes Collected at Native American Reservations
Gambling Taxes Collected at Native American Reservations The Supreme Court Taxing the Populace Taxes on Employee's Tip Income Gambling Taxes Collected at Native American Reservations Sales Taxes on…Trending
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