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    Northwest Coast. There were cases of Kanakas jumping ship then living amongst various First Nations peoples. The first Kanakas to settle came from Fort Vancouver...
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    Kanaka Dasa (1509–1606) was a Haridasa saint and philosopher of Dvaita Vedanta, also known as Daasashreshta Kanakadasa (ದಾಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನಕದಾಸ) from present-day...
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  • Look up kanaka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kanaka may refer to: Kanaka (given name), an Indian name (including a list of persons with the name)...
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  • Kanaka Mahalakshmi, known mononymously as Kanaka, is an Indian former actress who appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She is known...
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    known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians; Hawaiian: kānaka, kānaka ʻōiwi, Kānaka Maoli, and Hawaiʻi maoli) are...
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  • Kanaka is an Indian given name. The Sanskrit word kanaka has the primary meaning "gold". Notable persons with the name include: Kanaka (actress) (born...
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  • The Kanaka pigeon (Caloenas canacorum), also known as the great green pigeon or greater maned pigeon, is an extinct species of pigeon. It was probably...
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  • by Hawaiians (called "Kanakas" in the argot of the time), Kanaka Bar is the home of the office and main rancherie of the Kanaka Bar Indian Band of the...
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    Kanaka Durga Temple, officially known as Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kanaka Durga. The deity in this temple...
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  • The Kanaka Shri is an award instituted by the Government of Karnataka to recognize and honour individuals who contribute to the promotion of the values...
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    the name of the local community of Kanaka Creek. Creek and community both were named for a settlement of Kanakas (Hawaiian natives) in the employ of...
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    Kanaka Raju (1940/1941 – 25 October 2024) was an Indian Gussadi dancer. In 2021, he received the Padma Shri award from the Indian government for his contribution...
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  • Melanesian labourers in Queensland, Australia from the late 1860s. Blackbirding Kanakas Dutton, Thomas E. (1980). Queensland Canefields English of the late nineteenth...
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    Niihau (redirect from KANAKA PCS)
    At the other west Kauaʻi school, Kula Aupuni Niʻihau a Kahelelani Aloha (KANAKA), English is used in all grades, while still supporting the Niʻihau dialect...
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  • Kanaka is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film directed by R. Chandru. It features Duniya Vijay, Hariprriya and Manvitha Harish in the lead...
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  • Chintala Kanaka Reddy (10 February 1951 – 11 May 2019) was an Indian politician and legislator. He won as an MLA from Malkajgiri assembly constituency...
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    Kanaka Rajan is a computational neuroscientist in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and founding faculty in the Kempner Institute...
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  • Kanaka Gulch is a valley in the U.S. state of Oregon. Kanaka Gulch was named for the Kanaka people who were employed in the local mining industry. U.S...
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  • Kanaka Mamidi is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. It falls under Moinabad mandal. "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News :...
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  • Kanakana Kindi or Kanaka's Window is a small peephole in the Udupi Sri Krishna temple through which the great Indian saint Kanaka Dasa was given darshan...
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    while the owners of the ships would sell the Kanakas from anywhere between £4 and £20 per head. The Kanakas who were transported on Bobtail Nag had metal...
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  • Kanaka Simhasanam (transl. Golden throne) is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action-comedy film directed by Rajasenan. The film stars Jayaram,Lakshmi...
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    Kanaka Murthy (2 December 1942 – 14 May 2021) was an Indian sculptor, working primarily in stone. She received several awards in India for her work, including...
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  • Kanaka Vijayalakshmi, known by her stage name Maadhavi, is an Indian former actress known for her works in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam...
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  • Bishop Emeritus T. S. Kanaka Prasad was the sixth successor of Frank Whittaker and seventh Bishop–in–Medak for the Diocese of Medak of the Church of South...
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    The Kanaka Bridge, is an under construction 2 lane bridge over the Kanaka river (near Mantam lake) at Dzongu village in the Mangan subdivision of Sikkim...
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  • Kanaka Srinivasan is an Indian classical dancer and one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of Bharat Natyam. She is a disciple of Vazhuvoor...
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  • Vedha, a hooligan turned vigilante. In 1980s, Vedha meets his daughter Kanaka, who is released from prison, and the duo set on a killing spree. They wander...
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  • Kanaka Herath is a Sri Lankan politician, former cabinet minister, and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna...
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  • Hawaii portal In Hawaiian mythology, ʻAikanaka (or ʻAi Kanaka, ʻAikane) is a mortal chief. His name means "man eater". His father was named Hulumanailani...
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