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Wes Studi Biography

Wes StudiactorBorn: 12/17/1947Birthplace: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma Wes Studi is a full-blooded Cherokee who spoke only Cherokee until he went to school. After serving in Vietnam, he returned to…

The Southwest

Source: The U.S. Department of State The Southwest differs from the adjoining Midwest in weather (drier), population (less dense), and ethnicity (strong Spanish-American and Native-American…

Adam Beach Biography

Adam Beach actorBorn: 11/11/1972Birthplace: Ashern, Manitoba, Canada Adam Beach was born a Saulteaux Indian (part of the Ojibwa Nation) and lived on the Dog Creek Indian Reservation in…

What Style and Usage Guides Say

American Indian versus Native American by Borgna Brunner While many textbook publishers play it safe and use only Native American, the majority of style and usage guides state that American…

Kiowa

(Encyclopedia) KiowaKiowakīˈəwə [key], Native North Americans whose language is thought to form a branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The Kiowa, a nomadic…

Urdu Spoken Here

The U.S. is more multilingual than you might think by Borgna Brunner More than 300,000 Americans regularly speak Urdu in the home. Related Links American Indian Languages Spoken in U.S.Persons…

Apache

(Encyclopedia) ApacheApacheəpăchˈē [key], Native North Americans of the Southwest composed of six culturally related groups. They speak a language that has various dialects and belongs to the…

loom

(Encyclopedia) loom, frame or machine used for weaving; there is evidence that the loom has been in use since 4400 b.c. Modern looms are of two types, those with a shuttle (the part that carries the…

Carson, Kit

(Encyclopedia) Carson, Kit (Christopher Houston Carson), 1809–68, American frontiersman and guide, b. Madison co., Ky. In 1811 he moved with his family to the Missouri frontier. After his father's…