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Native American

[ney-tiv uh-mer-i-kuhn] / ˈneɪ tɪv əˈmɛr ɪ kən /
NOUN
aboriginal American
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To not only have the African-oriented or African American music, but music from Mexico, Indigenous Native American music, Asian music, so people can be exposed to different forms of spiritual music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

A group of Native American activists occupied the land during a period between 1969 and 1971, and in 1972, Alcatraz became a national recreation area under National Park Service management.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Stewart continued to find audiences in Texas dance halls, as well as on the Native American reservations of the Southwest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"It drew on his Native American heritage and his ties to and love of the Southwest."

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Today the most numerous Native American tribe in the United States is the Navajo, who on European arrival were just one of several hundred tribes.

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