The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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After some years in social service work , in 1923 he became executive secretary of the American Indian Defense Association . In 1933 he was appointed U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs , serving until 1945.
After some years in social service work , in 1923 he became executive secretary of the American Indian Defense Association . In 1933 he was appointed U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs , serving until 1945.
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Surely no more than 20 % are of un- mixed European ancestry , while the National In- digenous Council states that 1 % are " pure - blooded " Indians . Probably no more than 4 % are pure black . Therefore the predominant strain is the ...
Surely no more than 20 % are of un- mixed European ancestry , while the National In- digenous Council states that 1 % are " pure - blooded " Indians . Probably no more than 4 % are pure black . Therefore the predominant strain is the ...
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The American Indians represent two branches of the Ute tribes - the Southern Ute and the Ute Mountain . They occupy adjoining lands in southwestern Colorado . The Southern Ute Indian Reservation is wholly within Colorado .
The American Indians represent two branches of the Ute tribes - the Southern Ute and the Ute Mountain . They occupy adjoining lands in southwestern Colorado . The Southern Ute Indian Reservation is wholly within Colorado .
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