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  2. Makah - Wikipedia

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    The Makah (/ m ə ˈ k ɑː /; Makah: qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌) are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast living in Washington, in the northwestern part of the continental United States. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, commonly known as the Makah Tribe. [1]

  3. Pre-Columbian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    The Maya were likely the first group of people to depict cacao in writing. [5] A popular tradition was to prepare unique tamales in commemoration of special events. In addition, corn was a symbol of life and health. Each family took one ear of corn and did not plant it or eat it. Rather, they blessed it at the beginning of the harvest. [4]

  4. Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site - Wikipedia

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    The site was a village occupied by the Ozette Makah people until a mudslide inundated the site around the year 1750. [3] It is located in the now unpopulated Ozette Indian Reservation . The 22-mile-long Hoko-Ozette Road, accessed via Washington State Route 112 , terminates at the NPS Lake Ozette Ranger Station , within the coastal strip of ...

  5. American cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, settlers learned the cooking methods of those who came before and local tribes as well, for example, portions of Arizona and New Mexico still use the aforementioned beehive shaped clay contraption called an horno, an outdoor wood-fired oven both Native American tribes like the Navajo and Spaniards used for roasting meat, maize, and ...

  6. List of American breakfast foods - Wikipedia

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    Beignet; Brown Bobby; Chicken and waffles; Cornmeal mush; Creamed eggs on toast; Dutch baby; Fruit pizza - a fruit dessert consisting of a sugar cookie dough "crust", a cream cheese spread, sliced fruit, and a sugary glaze [2]

  7. Cuisine of Antebellum America - Wikipedia

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    The cuisine of the antebellum United States characterizes American eating and cooking habits from about 1776 to 1861. During this period different regions of the United States adapted to their surroundings and cultural backgrounds to create specific regional cuisines, modernization of technology led to changes in food consumption, and evolution of taverns into hotels led to the beginnings of ...

  8. Indigenous cuisine of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous cuisine of the Americas includes all cuisines and food practices of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.Contemporary Native peoples retain a varied culture of traditional foods, along with the addition of some post-contact foods that have become customary and even iconic of present-day Indigenous American social gatherings (for example, frybread).

  9. Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast - Wikipedia

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    The Chimakum people were a Chimakuan-speaking people whose traditional territory lay in the area of Port Townsend. Beset by warfare from surrounding Salish peoples, their last major presence in the region was eradicated by the Suquamish under Chief Seattle in the mid-19th century. Some survivors were absorbed by neighbouring Salish peoples ...