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Native American

[nay-tiv uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈneɪ tɪv əˈmɛr ɪ kən /
NOUN
aboriginal American
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It also would have directed state officials to seek agreements with Native American tribes to integrate their traditional knowledge into managing the land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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

The Native American Afro-Latina actor said the cultural nuances brought by the diverse cast were celebrated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 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

Atahuallpa’s capture symbolizes the European conquest of the Americas, because the same mix of proximate factors that caused it was also responsible for European conquests of other Native American societies.

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



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