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Klamath, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) KlamathKlamathklămˈəth [key], Native North Americans who in the 19th cent. lived in SW Oregon. They speak a language of the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (…

Erie, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) ErieErieĭrˈē [key], indigenous people of North America of the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the Iroquoian language the word…

Huron, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) HuronHuronhy&oobreve;rˈänˌ [key], confederation of four Native North American groups who spoke the Wyandot language, which belongs to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan…

Illinois, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) IllinoisIllinoisĭlˌənoiˈ, –noizˈ [key], confederation of Native North Americans, comprising the Cahokia, the Kaskaskia, the Michigamea, the Moingwena, the Peoria, and the Tamaroa…

Iowa, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) IowaIowaīˈəwə, –wāˌ [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages); also called the…

Navajo, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) Navajo or NavahoNavahoboth: näˈvəhō [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Athabascan branch of the Nadene linguistic stock (see Native American languages). A…

Omaha, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) OmahaOmahaōˈməhä, –hô [key], Native Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They, with the Ponca,…