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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
English terms Of Native American Origin: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_terms_of_Native_North_American_origin
Roanoke: bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zstdhv4/revision/3
Arrival Of Americans: ox.ac.uk/news/2020-07-22-earliest-americans-arrived-new-world-30000-years-ago
Totem: etymonline.com/word/totem
Tepee: etymonline.com/word/tepee
Wigwam: etymonline.com/word/wigwam
Tomahawk: etymonline.com/word/tomahawk
Animal Names Of Native Origins: nhpbs.org/wild/names.asp
US State Name Origins: bia.gov/as-ia/opa/online-press-release/origin-names-us-states
Hickory: etymonline.com/word/hickory
Sequoia: etymonline.com/word/sequoia
Toboggan: etymonline.com/word/toboggan
Caucus: etymonline.com/word/caucus
Mohawk: etymonline.com/word/Mohawk