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Chimmesyan — Chimmesyan, Indianergruppe in Nordamerika, Tsimshian … Universal-Lexikon
Potlatch — Pot latch , n. [Chinook potlatch, pahtlatch, fr. Nootka pahchilt, pachalt, a gift.] 1. Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial distribution by a man of gifts to his own and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Classification schemes for indigenous languages of the Americas — This article is a list of different language classification proposals developed for indigenous languages of the Americas. The article is divided into North, Central, and South America sections; however, the classifications do not always neatly… … Wikipedia
Tsimshian — /chim shee euhn, tsim /, n., pl. Tsimshians, (esp. collectively) Tsimshian. 1. a member of an American Indian people of the coastal region of British Columbia. 2. the Penutian language of the Tsimshian. * * * One of the peoples of the Northwest… … Universalium
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
Human Race — Human Race † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Human Race Mankind exhibits differences which have been variously interpreted. Some consider them so great that they regard the varieties of the human race as distinct species; others maintain the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Tsimshian — [ tʃimʃ ], mitunter noch Chimmesyan, Stammesgruppe der Nordwestküstenindianer im nördlichen British Columbia und südlichen Alaska, aus der Penuti Sprachgruppe. Die etwa 6 300 eigentlichen Tsimshian, davon 1 200 in Alaska, leben v. a. an der… … Universal-Lexikon
