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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

Early artistic attempts were largely derivative of European art; Native American and folk art weren’t taken seriously until recent decades, and decorative objects were deemed “industrial arts” for a long time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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

While Mr. Marquis acknowledges that the Dutch were “aggressive mercantilists with a nose for profit,” he contrasts their trade-driven but fair-minded approach toward Native American peoples with the “bellicose and imperialistic English, French, and Spanish.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

They want to know what it means to be Native American.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day



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