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Native American Place Names of Rhode Island

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1557095434
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis Native American Place Names of Rhode Island by : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow

Download or read book Native American Place Names of Rhode Island written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Rhode Island cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. What was the Narragansett territory is closely aligned with the current boundaries of the state of Rhode Island. The significance of the word Narragansett is "at the little point'" or "island."

Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England

Author : Frank Waabu O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780982046760
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (467 download)

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Book Synopsis Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England by : Frank Waabu O'Brien

Download or read book Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England written by Frank Waabu O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In New England, American Indian people have left their ancient footprints in many of the current names for mountains, rivers, lakes, animals, fish, cities, towns, and byways. The first English settlers, who put most of the American Indian words on the map, borrowed names from local tribes. In the process, they often misheard, mispronounced, or misreported what they heard - that is how the place Wequapaugset was given as Boxet or how Musquompskut became Swampscott. In many cases the Indian terms have changed so much over time that linguists are unable to recognize the original spelling and meaning. Others have tried their hand at translations, and have come up with fanciful interpretations that are incorrect, but that have stood the test of time. On the East Coast, the Native cultures and their Algonquian tongues had long faded before most scholarly studies began, so a great many translations of place names often represent a scholar's best guess. In this landmark volume, Dr. Frank Waabu O'Brien of the Aquidneck Indian Council, provides the first indigenous method and process for interpreting regional American Indian place names. Included is a dictionary of the most common misspellings, along with numerous examples of the Indian place names for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Based on years of research, Understanding Indian Place Names is a landmark publication.

Indian Place Names of New England

Author : John Charles 1899- Huden
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022886988
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (869 download)

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Book Synopsis Indian Place Names of New England by : John Charles 1899- Huden

Download or read book Indian Place Names of New England written by John Charles 1899- Huden and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable resource provides a detailed guide to the Indian place names of New England, alongside their meanings and significance. Edited by Charles Huden and published by the Museum of the American Indian, this book sheds light on the cultural heritage of the region's indigenous peoples. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Native American Placenames of the Southwest

Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806189169
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Native American Placenames of the Southwest written by William Bright and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever driven through a small town with an intriguing name like Wyandotte or Cuyamungue and wondered where that name came from? Or how such well-known placenames as Tucson, Waco, or Tulsa originated? Native American placenames like these occur all across the American Southwest. This user-friendly guide—covering Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas—provides fascinating information about the meaning and origins of southwestern placenames. With its unique regional approach and compact design, the handbook is especially suitable for curious travelers. Written by distinguished linguist William Bright, the handbook is organized alphabetically, and its entries for places—including towns, cities, counties, parks, and geographic landmarks—are concise and easy to read. Entries give the state and county, along with all available information on pronunciation, the name of the language from which the name derives, the name’s literal meaning, and relevant history.In their introduction to the handbook, editors Alice Anderton and Sean O’Neill provide easy-to-understand pronunciation keys for English and Native languages. They further explain basic linguistic terminology and common southwestern geographical terms such as mesa, canyon, and barranca. The book also features maps showing all counties in each of the southwestern states, a list of Native languages and language families, and contact information for tribal headquarters throughout the Southwest.

Place Names of Hawaii

Author : Mary Kawena Pukui
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824805241
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Place Names of Hawaii written by Mary Kawena Pukui and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1976-12-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many place names are there in the Hawaiian Islands? Even a rough estimate is impossible. Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe landings, resting places in the forests, and the tiniest spots where miraculous events are believed to have taken place. And place names are far from static--names are constantly being given to new houses and buildings, streets and towns, and old names are replaced by new ones. It is essential, then, to record the names and the lore associated with them now, while Hawaiians are here to lend us their knowledge. And, whatever the fate of the Hawaiian language, the place names will endure. The first edition of Place Names of Hawaii contained only 1,125 entries. The coverage is expanded in the present edition to include about 4,000 entries, including names in English. Also, approximately 800 more names are included in this volume than appear in the second edition of the Atlas of Hawaii.

O Brave New Words!

Author : Charles L. Cutler
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806132464
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book O Brave New Words! written by Charles L. Cutler and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native American loanwords are a crucial, though little acknowledged, part of the English language. This book shows how the more than one-thousand current loanwords were adopted and demonstrates how the changing relationships between Indians and European settlers can be traced in the rate of loanword borrowing and the kinds of words adopted. Appalachian: from the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, from the Muskogean name of the Apalachee tribe of Florida Moose: Eastern Abenaki mos; Papoose: Narragansett papoos, child; Squash: Narragansett askutasquash; Texas: from a Caddo word, meaning "friends" or "allies."

A History of the Narraganset Tribe of Rhode Island

Author : Robert A. Geake
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614238421
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Narraganset Tribe of Rhode Island written by Robert A. Geake and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the indigenous people in what would become Rhode Island, their encounters with Europeans, and their return to sovereignty in the twentieth century. Before Roger Williams set foot in the New World, the Narragansett farmed corn and squash, hunted beaver and deer, and harvested clams and oysters throughout what would become Rhode Island. They also obtained wealth in the form of wampum, a carved shell that was used as currency along the eastern coast. As tensions with the English rose, the Narragansett leaders fought to maintain autonomy. While the elder Sachem Canonicus lived long enough to welcome both Verrazzano and Williams, his nephew Miatonomo was executed for his attempts to preserve their way of life and circumvent English control. Historian Robert A. Geake explores the captivating story of these Native Rhode Islanders.

Indian Names of Places in Rhode Island

Author : Usher Parsons
Publisher : Providence [R.I.] Knowles, Anthony & Company, printers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Names of Places in Rhode Island written by Usher Parsons and published by Providence [R.I.] Knowles, Anthony & Company, printers. This book was released on 1861 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Native American Place Names of Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1557095418
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis Native American Place Names of Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont by : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow

Download or read book Native American Place Names of Maine, New Hampshire, & Vermont written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The Abanki confederacy of tribes of northern New England gets their name from the word Wabunaki meaning "land or country of the east" or "morning land."

Native American Place Names of Connecticut

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 155709540X
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Native American Place Names of Connecticut written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Connecticut cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The Pequots and Mohegans formed the majority of Connecticut Natives, occupying the territory from Narraganset to the Hudson River, along the Connecticut shore, and including Long Island. The Mystic River gets its name from Mistick meaning ""great tidal river.""

Nooksack Place Names

Author : Allan Richardson
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774820489
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Nooksack Place Names written by Allan Richardson and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Place names can lead us on fascinating journeys into other cultures. They convey a people’s relationship to the land, their sense of place. For indigenous peoples, place names can also be central to the revival of endangered languages. This book takes readers on an exciting voyage into the history, language, and culture of the Nooksack Tribe of Washington State and southern British Columbia. Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway trace the richness and strength of the Nooksack people’s connection to the land by documenting more than 150 places named by elders and mentioned in key historical texts. Descriptions of Nooksack history and naming patterns – combined with maps, photographs, and detailed linguistic analyses – give life to a nearly extinct language and illuminate the intertwined relationships of place, culture, language, and identity.

Native American Place Names of Massachusetts

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1557095426
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Native American Place Names of Massachusetts written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary of Native American places was originally published in 1909. Alphabetically arranged by Native American name, this reference work gives insight into the Native origins of Massachusetts cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, and other locales. The current state of Massachusetts retains the name of the once inhabiting tribe, although its people were decimated by illness and disorganized by warfare around 1617. Massachusetts is a word meaning ""a hill in the form of an arrow-head.""

Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico

Author : Frederick Webb Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico written by Frederick Webb Hodge and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Indian Names of Places, Etc., in and on the Borders of Connecticut

Author : James Hammond Trumbull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Indian Names of Places, Etc., in and on the Borders of Connecticut written by James Hammond Trumbull and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Native American Placenames of the United States

Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806135984
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Native American Placenames of the United States written by William Bright and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume combines historical research and linguistic fieldwork with native speakers from across the United States to present the first comprehensive, up-to-date, scholarly dictionary of American placenames derived from native languages." "Linguist William Bright assembled a team of twelve editorial consultants - experts in Native American languages - and many other native contributors to prepare this lexicon of eleven thousand placenames along with their etymologies. New data from leading scholars make this volume an invaluable reference for students of American Indian culture, folklore, and local histories. Bright's introduction explains his methodology and the contents of each entry. This comprehensive, alphabetical lexicon preserves native language as it details the history and culture found in American indian placenames.

Native Providence

Author : Patricia E. Rubertone
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496217551
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Native Providence written by Patricia E. Rubertone and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Native Providence reveals stories of Native urban life in Providence, Rhode Island, shaped by the dynamics of colonialism, race, and class and not least by the survivance of people who today live among the ruins of modernity.

Moon Rhode Island

Author : Liz Lee
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1640498303
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Moon Rhode Island written by Liz Lee and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cozy beach towns, deliciously fresh seafood, and a buzzing art scene: discover the best of the Ocean State with Moon Rhode Island. Inside you'll find: Flexible, strategic itineraries including a weeklong tour of the state and a coastal weekend getaway, with ideas for families, foodies, beachgoers, and art lovers The top sights and unique experiences: Admire the elegant mansions of Newport, relax on the beach in Little Compton, or take a sailing lesson. Stroll through Providence's Waterplace Park and take a scenic bike ride on Block Island. Visit a world-class museum, gallery-hop in College Hill, or check out the underground music scene. Feast on authentic Italian dishes in Federal Hill or try one of Rhode Island's iconic foods, like quahogs and stuffies Honest advice from longtime local Liz Lee on when to go, how to get around, where to eat, and where to stay, from budget-friendly hotels to historic inns Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout Handy tools including tips for seniors, visitors with disabilities, and traveling with kids In-depth background on the culture, history, weather, and wildlife Full coverage of Providence, Newport, Block Island, the East Bay and Sakonnet, and South County With Moon Rhode Island's practical tips and local insight, you can plan your trip your way. Seeing more of New England? Pick up Moon Boston or Moon Maine. Driving through? Check out Moon New England Road Trip.