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 Introduction Quechua women in Andahuaylillas, Peru The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian peoples of North, Central, and South America and their descendants. Although some indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers—and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are—many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture. The impact of their agricultural endowment to the world is a testament to their time and work in reshaping and cultivating the flora indigenous to the Americas. Although some societies depended heavily on agriculture, others practiced a mix of farming, hunting and gathering. In some regions the indigenous peoples created monumental architecture, large-scale organized cities, city-states, chiefdoms, states, kingdoms and empires. Among these are the Aztec, Inca and Maya states that until the 16th century were among the most politically and socially advanced nations in the world. They had a vast knowledge of engineering, architecture, mathematics, astronomy, writing, physics, medicine, planting and irrigation, geology, mining, sculpture and goldsmithing. Selected article Ohlone people, also known as the Costanoan, are a Native American people of the central and northern California coast. When Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the late 18th century, the Ohlone inhabited the area along the coast from San Francisco Bay through Monterey Bay to the lower Salinas Valley. At that time they spoke a variety of languages, the Ohlone languages, belonging to the Costanoan sub-family of the Utian language family, which itself belongs to the proposed Penutian language phylum. The term "Ohlone" has been used in place of "Costanoan" since the 1970s by some descendant groups and by most ethnographers, historians, and writers of popular literature. In pre-colonial times, the Ohlone lived in more than 50 distinct landholding groups, and did not view themselves as a distinct group. They lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering, in the typical ethnographic California pattern. The members of these various bands interacted freely with one another as they built friendships and marriages, traded tools and other necessities, and partook in cultural practices. The Ohlone people practiced the Kuksu religion. Before the Spanish came, the northern California region was one of the most densely populated regions north of Mexico. However in the years 1769 to 1833, the Spanish missions in California had a devastating effect on Ohlone culture. The Ohlone population declined steeply during this period. More... Selected images.mw-parser-output div.randomSlideshow-container>ul.gallery.mw-gallery-slideshow>li.gallerycarousel>div>div>div>span:nth-child(2){display:none}@media screen and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output div.randomSlideshow-container>ul.gallery.mw-gallery-slideshow>li:nth-child(n/**/+5){display:none}.mw-parser-output div.randomSlideshow-container>ul.gallery.mw-gallery-slideshow{padding-left:0;padding-right:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-around;align-items:flex-start}.mw-parser-output div.randomSlideshow-container>ul.gallery.mw-gallery-slideshow>li{width:initial!important;margin:0 0.5em}.mw-parser-output div.randomSlideshow-container>ul.gallery.mw-gallery-slideshow>li>div>div>div{margin:0.5em 0!important}}
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▼ Indigenous peoples of North America ► Indigenous peoples in Canada ► Indigenous peoples of Central America ► Indigenous peoples in Mexico ► Indigenous peoples in the United States ► Indigenous languages of North America ► Assimilation of indigenous peoples of North America ► Battle of the Little Bighorn ► Eskimos ► Fictional indigenous peoples of North America ► First Nations ► Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin ► Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains ► History of indigenous peoples of North America ► History of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest ► Indigenous peoples of Aridoamerica ► Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic ► Indigenous universities and colleges in North America ► Mestizo ► Métis ► Native American topics ► Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands ► Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau ► Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest ► Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast ► Plains tribes ► Indigenous politics in North America ► Anti-indigenous racism in North America ► Siouan peoples ► Southwest tribes ► Indigenous peoples of North America biography stubs ► Indigenous peoples of North America stubs ► North America indigenous peoples templates Selected biography Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated to Bright Path) (May 28, 1888 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete of mixed ancestry (mixed Caucasian and American Indian). Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals for the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, played American football (collegiate and professional), and also played professional baseball and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he was paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the amateurism rules. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored his Olympic medals. More... Outline of key topics
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Eskimo-Aleut 
Na-Dene
Algic 
Tsimshianic
Wakashan
Salishan
Chimakuan
Chinookan
Plateau Penutian
Kalapuyan
Alsean
Coosan
Shastan
Palaihnihan
Wintuan
Yuki-Wappo
Pomoan
Maiduan
Utian
Chumashan
Uto-Aztecan
Yokutsan
Yuman-Cochimi
Keresan
Kiowa-Tanoan
Caddoan
Siouan-Catawban
Comecrudan
Muskogean
Iroquoian
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