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Native American

[nay-tiv uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈneɪ tɪv əˈmɛr ɪ kən /
NOUN
aboriginal American
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We take full accountability for the weight of our harmful words, and we thank Columbia’s Native American Council, as well as other members of the community, for bringing this to our attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

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 project was called off in 2021 following a decade of legal challenges and protests from environmentalists, farmers, Native American groups and others who cited the threat of spills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

In this way I learned that archaeologists have aroused the ire of some Native American activists.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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