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    Margaret M. Bruchac

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    Claire Smith

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Bruchac, M.M. (2014). Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Knowledge. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_10

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