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Maidu
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Mai·du  (md)
n. pl. Maidu or Mai·dus
1.
a. A Native American people inhabiting northeast California south of Lassen Peak.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Penutian language of the Maidu.
Maidu adj.
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Noun1.Maidu - a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in CaliforniaMaidu - a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
Penutian - a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages
2.Maidu - a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
Pujunan
Penutian - a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California
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95 QUEST FOR TIRBAL ACKNOLWEDGMENT: CALIFORNIA'S HONEY LAKE MAIDUS could've been featured in our 'California' section but is reviewed here because its history is central to Native American circles as a whole, and shouldn't be limited to California-interest readers.
Quest for Tribal Acknowledgment by California Bookwatch
95 Hardcover E99 Although the Honey Lake Maidus of northeast California have a clearly defined identity they do not, as a tribe, exist because the US government has failed to acknowledge them.
Quest for Tribal Acknowledgment: California's Honey Lake Maidus by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
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