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  2. Native American weaponry - Wikipedia

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    Cutting weapons were used by the Native Americans for combat as well as hunting. Tribes in North America preferred shorter blades and did not use long cutting weapons like the swords that the Europeans used at the time. Knives were used as tools for hunting and other chores, like skinning animals. Knives consisted of a blade made of stone, bone ...

  3. List of American Indian Wars weapons - Wikipedia

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    Loehr, Neil (2004), Weapons Of The Indian Wars (Plains History Project), St. Marys, Kansas: Kaw Valley USD 321, archived from the original on May 7, 2005 Mahon, John K. (September 1958).

  4. List of U.S. military equipment named for Native Americana

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    In the 20th and 21st centuries Indigenous peoples played a significant role in U.S. military operations; for example the code talkers of World Wars I and II, and Ira Hayes, one of the soldiers who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, was Akimel O'odham (Pima) born and raised in Gila River Indian Community.

  5. Battle at Pozo Hediondo - Wikipedia

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    The Battle at Pozo Hediondo took place on January 20, 1851, during the Apache Wars.On January 20, 1851, a Mexican Patrol spotted a cloud of dust just south of Pozo Hediondo ("Smelly Springs" or "Stinky Springs") where it was believed the cloud of dust was created by a returning Indians from the North with the goods they had taken from a raid.

  6. Category:Indigenous weapons of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    This category includes weapons created by indigenous peoples of the Americas, including those used for warfare as well as hunting. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

  7. Apache - Wikipedia

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    Indian Affairs 1837 estimated the Apache population in 1837 at 20,280 people, this estimate was later repeated by official reports of Indian Affairs 1841 and 1844. In Indian Affairs 1857 "every possible estimate" has been gathered - from 18,000 warriors (which would indicate a total population of 90,000) down to 300.

  8. Gunstock war club - Wikipedia

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    For example, an excavated Plains Indian carved gunstock club from the late 19th century was found set with three butcher knife blades marked "Lamson and Goodnow Mfg. Co. Patent March 6, 1860." [ 5 ] The clubs were often embellished with brass tacks and the wood was carved with geometric or representational designs.

  9. Category:Native American tools - Wikipedia

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