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Native American

[ney-tiv uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈneɪ tɪv əˈmɛr ɪ kən /
NOUN
aboriginal American
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Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith has been accused of taking part in a scheme that allegedly scammed $2.5 million from a Native American investment firm.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

That population balance helps explain why most of the more than 7,000 artifacts recovered from the site since 2006 are fragments of Native American pottery.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Patterson wanted to center the film around a Native American woman who stops at nothing, he told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Many Native American names were modified over time by speakers of European languages.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Perhaps the histories of Native American wheels and writing exemplify the principles illustrated in a more extreme form by true island societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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