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Shortly after contact, the Spanish kidnapped and enslaved Lucayans with the displacement culminating in the complete eradication of the Lucayan people from the Bahamas by 1520. The name "Lucayan" is an Anglicization of the Spanish Lucayos , itself a hispanicization derived from the Lucayan Lukku-Cairi , which the people used for themselves ...
Probably from agutí, agoutí, or acutí, names for the animal, via French. In Brazilian Portuguese acutí is pronounced acuchí. [citation needed] Agouti (Dasyprocta) rodent: Guarani or Tupi: From agutí, agoutí, or acutí, names for the animal. [6] Ahytherium † ground sloth: Tupi: From Ahy ("sloth") and Greek therion ("beast") [7] Aivukus ...
A map of California tribal groups and languages at the time of European contact. The Indigenous peoples of California are the Indigenous inhabitants who have previously lived or currently live within the current boundaries of California before and after the arrival of Europeans.
In the 21st century, language revitalization began among some California tribes. [13] The Land Back movement has taken shape in the state with more support to return land to tribes. [14] [15] [16] There is a growing recognition by California of Native peoples' environmental knowledge to improve ecosystems and mitigate wildfires. [17]
Many places throughout the U.S. state of California take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these indigenous languages.
Bahamian Americans have retained much of their cultural heritage. Bahamian Americans listen to and perform Junkanoo and rake-and-scrape music, engage in the classic art of West Indian storytelling about characters like Anansi, and create Bahamian-style art, especially straw weaving and canvas art.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Bahamas. Of the mammal species in the Bahamas, two are endangered, three are vulnerable, and one is considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Indigenous tribal and languages regions of California. This is a category for federally recognized tribes, bands, governments, and rancherias of Indigenous peoples of California. See also: Classification of Native Americans: California Region tribes and groups list