Indians, American

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• INDIANS, AMERICAN —    the aborigines of America, and now gradually dying out; these aborigines were called Indians by Columbus, because when he discovered America he thought it was India.    See AMERICAN INDIANS …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• American Indians —     American Indians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► American Indians     GENERAL     When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492 he was welcomed by a brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed him in his opinion that… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• American Indian Movement — The American Indian Movement (AIM), is an Indian activist organization in the United States. AIM burst onto the international scene with its seizure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 1972 and the 1973 standoff… …   Wikipedia

• American Fork, Utah — Infobox Settlement official name = American Fork, Utah other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = City motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem… …   Wikipedia

• American Indian Wars — An 1899 chromolithograph of US cavalry pursuing Native Americans, artist unknown Date 1622–192 …   Wikipedia

• American Indian Religious Freedom Act — of 1978 Enacted by Congress of the United States Date enacted …   Wikipedia

• Indians De Cleveland — Cleveland Indians Fondation 1900 (en ligue majeure depuis 1901) …   Wikipédia en Français

• Indians de Cleveland — Fondation 1900 (en ligue majeure depuis …   Wikipédia en Français

• Indians de cleveland — Cleveland Indians Fondation 1900 (en ligue majeure depuis 1901) …   Wikipédia en Français

• American bison — B. b. bison Alternate image Historic drawing …   Wikipedia