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... latitude , almost the whole of the territory contained in the United States and in British and Russian America is or was occupied by only eight great families , each speaking a distinct language , subdivided , in most instances , into a ...
... latitude , almost the whole of the territory contained in the United States and in British and Russian America is or was occupied by only eight great families , each speaking a distinct language , subdivided , in most instances , into a ...
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... latitude , the islands and the narrow tract of land contained between the Pacific Ocean and the continuation of the Californian chain of mountains , as far south as the forty - seventh degree of north latitude . Six of the remaining ...
... latitude , the islands and the narrow tract of land contained between the Pacific Ocean and the continuation of the Californian chain of mountains , as far south as the forty - seventh degree of north latitude . Six of the remaining ...
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... latitude . ESKIMAUX . The name of Eskimaux , given to the Indians of this family , is derived from the Algonkin word " Eskimantick , " " Eaters of raw fish . " They are the sole native inhabitants of the shores of all the seas , bays ...
... latitude . ESKIMAUX . The name of Eskimaux , given to the Indians of this family , is derived from the Algonkin word " Eskimantick , " " Eaters of raw fish . " They are the sole native inhabitants of the shores of all the seas , bays ...
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... latitude , to the Straits of Belleisle and within the Gulf of Saint Law- rence , almost as far south as north latitude 50 ° . The western division of the nation extends without interrup- tion , along the shores of the Pacific , from the ...
... latitude , to the Straits of Belleisle and within the Gulf of Saint Law- rence , almost as far south as north latitude 50 ° . The western division of the nation extends without interrup- tion , along the shores of the Pacific , from the ...
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... ( latitude 59 ° , longitude 95 ° , ) who was the inter- preter of Captain Franklin , could converse with all the Eski- maux met with during his two expeditions . Of those found west of Mackenzie's River in 137 ° west longitude , Captain ...
... ( latitude 59 ° , longitude 95 ° , ) who was the inter- preter of Captain Franklin , could converse with all the Eski- maux met with during his two expeditions . Of those found west of Mackenzie's River in 137 ° west longitude , Captain ...
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Abenakis adjectives Algonkin Algonkin-Lenape American amongst animate appear Athapasca belonging Boston called Capt Captain Carolina Catawbas Charlevoix Cherokee Chicasas Chippeways Choctaw Christian Indians colony conjugation Creeks degree of north Delawares dialects dual east eastern enemy English ermikp Eskimaux father Five Nations French Gookin Grammar hundred Hurons Indian languages inflections inhabitants Island Lake lands Lenape living lungiha Massachusetts mentioned Miamis miles Mississippi Mohawks Mountains mouth Muskhogee Nanticokes Narragansets neen north latitude nouns object plural possessive praying Indians prefixed principal probably pronouns Red River respect Sachem Sauks second person settlements Shawnoes sing singular Sioux Six Nations South Carolina southern speak Susquehannocks tenses termination territory thee third person thou thousand souls tion tokchě transitions treaty treaty of Easton tsheeng Tuscaroras Tuteloes verb vicinity villages vocabulary wadchan warriors western Woccons wonni words Wyandots Yamassees