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Choctaw
Choctaw , Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). They formerly occupied central and S Mississippi with some outlying groups in Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. Choctaw culture was similar to that... Read more |
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King Philip
Philip Philip (died 1676), Native American chief, led his Wampanoag tribe and their allies in a losing fight against the encroachments of New England colonists. Philip was born probably at the tribal village of the Wampanoag Indians at Mount Hope, R.I. His father, Massassoit, sachem (chief)... Read more |
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Philip the Arabian
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Philip Nolan
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Philip James De Loutherbourg
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John Philip Kemble
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Philip St. George Cooke
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Canonchet
Canonchet (Or Conanchet) (D. 1676), Narragansett chief, signed a treaty with the English during the early part of King Philip's War, but later violated it, was captured by the English, and was executed by the Pequots and Mohicans. He figures in Hubbard's Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians... Read more |
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Philip the Good
Philip the Good 1396-1467, duke of Burgundy (1419-67); son of Duke John the Fearless. After his father was murdered (1419) at a meeting with the dauphin (later King Charles VII of France), Philip formed an alliance with King Henry V of England. Under the Treaty of Troyes (1420; see Troyes,... Read more |
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Proclamation of 1763
...Quebec.)The fear of native hostilities—underscored by the uprising known as Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1765)—encouraged...Virginia and Kentucky, and dealings with the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, and Chickasaws led to other modifications. Quarrels among... |
 "Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL)")
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Choctaw's playoff run ends: No. 4 Pace blanks Indians 3-0 to advance to 5A...
...in the last three innings. Choctaw had its chances, but was unable...slammed the door on the Indian uprising. Neal held the Tribe to just...three times," she said. "Choctaw's a much improved team...the future looks bright for Choctaw softball. "The seniors ... |
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In Bitterness and in Tears: Andrew Jackson's Destruction of the Creeks and...
...American militia against their tribesmen. The Choctaws and Chickasaws also sided with the Americans...west of the Mississippi (Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Cherokees). The final Creek uprising was in the 1830s before their removal west... |
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Herhold: Bay Area sidelights to Bulger drama
...inmate Clarence Carnes, known as "the Choctaw Kid." Two years older than Bulger...infamous 1946 Battle of Alcatraz, an inmate uprising that resulted in the deaths of two guards...rented a Lincoln Continental and took the Choctaw Kid's body home to Oklahoma in a $4... |
 "Indian Country Today (Oneida, NY)")
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Nuui Cunni Center sparks rebirth of river valley life
...weekday afternoon, Administrative Assistant Debbie Terry (Choctaw)showed Harlan Bowers of Kernville how to obtain proof of...35Kern River Valley Indians that they suspected were planning an uprising;those Indians, however, were reportedly innocent - they... |
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Cemetery photos unearth another Whitey puzzle.(News)
...Clarence Carnes, aka "the Choctaw Kid"? Here is what Whitey...story between Whitey and the Choctaw Kid, it dates back to the...took part in the famous prison uprising, when Army troops had to storm...at Jacques. Meanwhile, the Choctaw Kid was finally ... |
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Lake Isabella, Calif., American Indian Center Sparks Cultural Rebirth.
...Administrative Assistant Debbie Terry (Choctaw) showed Harlan Bowers of Kernville how to obtain proof of his Choctaw ancestry. Helping Indians find proof...that they suspected were planning an uprising; those Indians, however, were reportedly... |
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The British Are Coming; How a ragtag corps of backwoodsmen, pirates and...
...country's southwestern frontier - - first to crush an Indian uprising known as the Red Stick rebellion in the Mississippi Territory...needed all the help he could get, so he accepted the service of Choctaw Indians and free African Americans and employed hundreds of... |
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Billy Bowlegs LII: Michael Gates, Beverly Crews head up new band of...
...the Okaloosa-Walton College Arts Center as their "Pirate Uprising" began. Master of Ceremonies Tom Conner was responsible for...the law firm of Cotton, Gates and Cotton, and an owner of Choctaw Title Inc. in Shalimar. Michael is a graduate of Choctawhatchee... |
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