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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. people
  3. nationalities and ethnic groups
  4. indigenous peoples
  5. American Indians

Preferred term

American Indians

Type

  • Topic

Definition

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Synonyms

  • American Indians (non-Alaskan)
  • Amerindians
  • Amerinds
  • Native Americans
  • Native Americans (non-Alaskans)

Scope note

  • For peoples indigenous to Alaska USE Alaska Natives. Consider using a geographic descriptor for the location of the people being studied.

In other languages

  • indígenas americanos

    Spanish

  • aborígenes americanos (no nativos de Alaska)
  • amerindios
  • indígenas de Estados Unidos (no nativos de Alaska)
  • pueblos nativos de América

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5979

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