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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > native peoples of the United States

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native peoples of the United States  

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  • Currently, the United States has 562 federally recognized Native American communities and more than 270 reservations. Reservations range in size from the largest, inhabited by the Navajos in New Mexico and containing approximately 16 million acres, to fewer than 10 acres, as is the case for various Native communities in states across the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Native Peoples of the United States]

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