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tribes of Israel
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Zebulun
Zebulun , in the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Its allotment was in N Palestine W of Mt. Carmel. The judge Elon was from this tribe. Apart from their bravery in the battle against Sisera, the Zebulunites played a minor part in Israel's history.... Read more |
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Ordovices
Ordovices. Indigenous British tribe of the Iron Age and Roman periods whose territory covered much of mid-Wales. The Ordovices were the northern neighbours of the Silures and the southern neighbours of the Degeangli. After the Claudian invasion the Ordovices and the Silures were stirred into... Read more |
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A Tribe Called Quest
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Gad
Gad in the Bible, son of Jacob and Zilpah and eponymous founder of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Its allotment was half of Gilead ; this was the land best suited to the pastoral life, which Gad, like Reuben, continued after the years in Egypt. The "people of Gad" are mentioned on the Moabite... Read more |
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Sachem of the Wampanoags Philip
Metacom Metacom (1640-1676) was a Native American chief (sachem) whose tribe, the Wampanoags, waged the most devastating war against the Engish in early American history. King Philip/Metacom was the son of Massasoit and the younger brother of Wamsutta, all three of whom were at one time... Read more |
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Kickapoo
Kickapoo , Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ) and who in the late 17th cent. occupied SW Wisconsin. They were closely related to the Sac and Fox . The culture of the Kickapoo was... Read more |
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Cherokee
Cherokee , largest Native American group in the United States. Formerly the largest and most important tribe in the Southeast, they occupied mountain areas of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. The Cherokee language belongs to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan... Read more |
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Mohegan
Mohegan , Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). Also called the Mohican, they were the eastern branch of the Mahican . In the early 17th cent. the Mohegan occupied most of SE Connecticut,... Read more |
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Indian wars
Indian wars in American history, general term referring to the series of conflicts between Europeans and their descendants and the indigenous peoples of North America. Early Conflicts Each of the colonial powers in North America met and overcame Native American resistance. In the Southwest the... Read more |
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Winnebagos v. Kansas
...Blackhawk said the tribe would file an injunction...Revenue wants the tribe to pay $1...threeKansas tribes by HCI Distribution, a company owned by Ho...hasfiled civil suits for personal assets against ... |
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Kansas threatens Winnebagos with extradition
...its four tribes and the Winnebago...Another company, Davies...Winnebago Tribe has a legal...is itself against the law...and Fox, Kickapoo and Iowanations...wereissued against a corporation...tribe should ... |
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Kansas Threatens Winnebagos with Extradition from Nebraska over Untaxed Oil.
...the parent company of HCI Distribution...three Kansas tribes. Mark Ohlmeier...six counts against the HCI and...and its four tribes and the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska...force is itself against the law...Sac and Fox, ... |