See NEW MEXICO: A. D. 1846.
KEDAR, Tribe of.
"The Arabs of the tribe of Kedar are often mentioned in the
Bible, especially with reference to the trade with Phœnicia.
They furnished the caravans across the desert of Dahna, to
convey the merchandise of Hadramaut, Marah, and Oman to Syria.
They inhabited the southern portion of Yemama, on the borders
of the desert."
_F. Lenormant,
Manual of the Ancient History of the East,
book 7, chapter 1, section 7 (volume 2)._
KEECHIES, The.
See AMERICAN ABORIGINES: PAWNEE (CADDOAN) FAMILY.
KEEHEETSAS, The.
See AMERICAN ABORIGINES: SIOUAN FAMILY.
KEEWATIN, District of.
"In 1876 an act was passed by the Dominion Parliament [Canada]
erecting into a separate government under the name of the
District of Keewatin the portion of the North-West Territory
lying to the north of Manitoba. The district contains about
395,000 acres, and is principally occupied by Icelandic
colonists. The Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba is ex-officio
Lieutenant-Governor of Keewatin."
_J. E. C. Munro,
The Constitution of Canada,
page 35._
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