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Bruce Graham Trigger, (June 18, 1937 – December 1, 2006) was a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and ethnohistorian. [1]

40 relations: Americas, Ancient Egypt, Anthropology, Archaeology, Aztecs, Barbarian, Cambridge, Ontario, Canadians, Cornplanter Medal, Debunker, Earthworks (archaeology), Epistemology, Ethnohistory, European Americans, Franz Boas, History of the Incas, Huron-Wendat Nation, Innis-Gérin Medal, John Wesley Powell, Maya civilization, McGill University, Mesopotamia, Montreal, Mound, Mound Builders, National Order of Quebec, Northwestern University, Order of Canada, Polemic, Politics, Preston, Ontario, Prix Léon-Gérin, Royal Society of Canada, Shang dynasty, Society for American Archaeology, Stereotype, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Wyandot people, Yale University, Yoruba people.

Americas

The Americas (also collectively called America)"America." The Oxford Companion to the English Language.

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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River - geographically Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt, in the place that is now occupied by the countries of Egypt and Sudan.

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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans and human behaviour and societies in the past and present.

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Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Aztecs

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.

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Barbarian

A barbarian is a human who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive.

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Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge (2016 population 129,920) is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Cornplanter Medal

The Cornplanter Medal is an award for scholastic and other contributions to the betterment of knowledge of the Iroquois people.

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Debunker

A debunker is a person or organization who attempts to expose or discredit claims believed to be false, exaggerated, or pretentious.

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Earthworks (archaeology)

In archaeology, earthworks are artificial changes in land level, typically made from piles of artificially placed or sculpted rocks and soil.

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Epistemology

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge.

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Ethnohistory

Ethnohistory is the study of cultures and indigenous peoples' customs by examining historical records as well as other sources of information on their lives and history.

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European Americans

European Americans (also referred to as Euro-Americans) are Americans of European ancestry.

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Franz Boas

Franz Uri Boas (July 9, 1858December 21, 1942) was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology".

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History of the Incas

The Inca state was known as the Kingdom of Cusco before 1438.

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Huron-Wendat Nation

The Huron-Wendat Nation is a Huron-Wendat First Nation whose community and reserve is at Wendake, Quebec, a municipality now enclosed within Quebec City in Canada.

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Innis-Gérin Medal

The Innis-Gérin Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada for a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences.

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John Wesley Powell

John Wesley "Wes" Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions.

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Maya civilization

The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script—the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.

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McGill University

McGill University is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is a historical region in West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Northern Saudi Arabia, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turkish–Syrian and Iran–Iraq borders.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Mound

A mound is a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris.

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Mound Builders

The various cultures collectively termed Mound Builders were inhabitants of North America who, during a 5,000-year period, constructed various styles of earthen mounds for religious, ceremonial, burial, and elite residential purposes.

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National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Northwestern University

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university based in Evanston, Illinois, United States, with other campuses located in Chicago and Doha, Qatar, and academic programs and facilities in Miami, Florida, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, California.

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Order of Canada

The Order of Canada (Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order and the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.

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Polemic

A polemic is contentious rhetoric that is intended to support a specific position by aggressive claims and undermining of the opposing position.

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Politics

Politics (from Politiká, meaning "affairs of the cities") is the process of making decisions that apply to members of a group.

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Preston, Ontario

Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario.

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Prix Léon-Gérin

The Prix Léon-Gérin is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, which "goes to researchers in one of the social sciences".

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Royal Society of Canada

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; Société royale du Canada), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists and artists.

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Shang dynasty

The Shang dynasty or Yin dynasty, according to traditional historiography, ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Zhou dynasty.

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Society for American Archaeology

The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is the largest organization of professional archaeologists of the Americas in the world.

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Stereotype

In social psychology, a stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people.

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The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia (abbreviated as TCE) is a source of information on Canada published by Historica Canada of Toronto.

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Wyandot people

The Wyandot people or Wendat, also called the Huron Nation and Huron people, in most historic references are believed to have been the most populous confederacy of Iroquoian cultured indigenous peoples of North America.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yoruba people

The Yoruba people (name spelled also: Ioruba or Joruba;, lit. 'Yoruba lineage'; also known as Àwon omo Yorùbá, lit. 'Children of Yoruba', or simply as the Yoruba) are an ethnic group of southwestern and north-central Nigeria, as well as southern and central Benin.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Trigger

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