Indian Placenames In America Cities Towns And Villages

Author : Sandy Nestor
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786493395

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Indian Placenames in America by Sandy Nestor Pdf

The American Indians have lost much of their land over the years, but their legacy is evident in the many places around the United States that have Indian names. Countless placenames have, however, been corrupted over time, and numerous placenames have similar spellings but different meanings. This reference work is a reprint in one combined volume of the two-volume set published by McFarland in 2003 and 2005. Volume One covers the name origins and histories of cities, towns and villages in the United States that have Indian names. It is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by city, town or village name. Additional data include population figures and county names. Probable Indian placenames with no certain origin also receive entries, and as much history as possible is provided about those locations. Volume Two covers more than 1400 rivers, lakes, mountains and other natural features in the United States with Indian names. It is arranged by state, and then alphabetically by natural feature. Counties are provided for most entries, with multiple counties listed for some entries where appropriate. In addition to name origins and meanings, geophysical data such as the heights of mountains and lengths of waterways are indicated.

Author : Sandy Nestor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060003756

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Indian Placenames in America: Cities, towns, and villages by Sandy Nestor Pdf

Arranged by state, provides information on name origins and histories of cities, towns, and villages in the U.S. that have Indian names. Includes population figures and county names.

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9781557095411

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

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."

Author : Frank Waabu O'Brien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0982046766

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Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England by Frank Waabu O'Brien Pdf

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.

Author : Michael McCafferty
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252032684

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Native American Place Names of Indiana by Michael McCafferty Pdf

A linguistic history of Native American place-names in Indiana In tracing the roots of Indiana place names, Michael McCafferty focuses on those created and used by local Native Americans. Drawing from exciting new sources that include three Illinois dictionaries from the eighteenth century, the author documents the language used to describe landmarks essential to fur traders in Les Pays d’en Haut and settlers of the Old Northwest territory. Impeccably researched, this study details who created each name, as well as when, where, how and why they were used. The result is a detailed linguistic history of lakes, streams, cities, counties, and other Indiana names. Each entry includes native language forms, translations, and pronunciation guides, offering fresh historical insight into the state of Indiana.

Author : George Patterson Donehoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : PSU:000031637312

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Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania by George Patterson Donehoo Pdf

Gives a history of place names in Pennsylvania which are of Indian origin. "No state in the entire nation is richer in Indian names, or in fact, in Indian history."

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9781557095404

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Native American Place Names of Connecticut by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow Pdf

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.""

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : UCSC:32106017068807

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Choice by Anonim Pdf

Author : Zoltan Kovecses
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781770484283

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American English by Zoltan Kovecses Pdf

This book is a cultural-historical (rather than purely linguistic) introduction to American English. The first part consists of a general account of variation in American English. It offers concise but comprehensive coverage of such topics as the history of American English; regional, social and ethnic variation; variation in style (including slang); and British and American differences. The second part of the book puts forward an account of how American English has developed into a dominant variety of the English language. It focuses on the ways in which intellectual traditions such as puritanism and republicanism, in shaping the American world view, have also contributed to the distinctiveness of American English.

Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : 9781557095435

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Native American Place Names of Rhode Island by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow Pdf

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."

Author : William Bright
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0806135980

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Native American Placenames of the United States by William Bright Pdf

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.

Author : Michael McCafferty
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780252055980

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Native American Place Names of Indiana by Michael McCafferty Pdf

A linguistic history of Native American place-names in Indiana In tracing the roots of Indiana place names, Michael McCafferty focuses on those created and used by local Native Americans. Drawing from exciting new sources that include three Illinois dictionaries from the eighteenth century, the author documents the language used to describe landmarks essential to fur traders in Les Pays d’en Haut and settlers of the Old Northwest territory. Impeccably researched, this study details who created each name, as well as when, where, how and why they were used. The result is a detailed linguistic history of lakes, streams, cities, counties, and other Indiana names. Each entry includes native language forms, translations, and pronunciation guides, offering fresh historical insight into the state of Indiana.

Author : Kent Blansett,Cathleen D. Cahill,Andrew Needham
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806190501

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Indian Cities by Kent Blansett,Cathleen D. Cahill,Andrew Needham Pdf

From ancient metropolises like Pueblo Bonito and Tenochtitlán to the twenty-first century Oceti Sakowin encampment of NoDAPL water protectors, Native people have built and lived in cities—a fact little noted in either urban or Indigenous histories. By foregrounding Indigenous peoples as city makers and city dwellers, as agents and subjects of urbanization, the essays in this volume simultaneously highlight the impact of Indigenous people on urban places and the effects of urbanism on Indigenous people and politics. The authors—Native and non-Native, anthropologists and geographers as well as historians—use the term “Indian cities” to represent collective urban spaces established and regulated by a range of institutions, organizations, churches, and businesses. These urban institutions have strengthened tribal and intertribal identities, creating new forms of shared experience and giving rise to new practices of Indigeneity. Some of the essays in this volume explore Native participation in everyday economic activities, whether in the commerce of colonial Charleston or in the early development of New Orleans. Others show how Native Americans became entwined in the symbolism associated with Niagara Falls and Washington, D.C., with dramatically different consequences for Native and non-Native perspectives. Still others describe the roles local Indigenous community groups have played in building urban Native American communities, from Dallas to Winnipeg. All the contributions to this volume show how, from colonial times to the present day, Indigenous people have shaped and been shaped by urban spaces. Collectively they demonstrate that urban history and Indigenous history are incomplete without each other.

Author : René Coulet du Gard,Dominique Coulet Western,Canadian Institute of Onomastic Sciences
Publisher : [s.l.] : Edition des Deux Mondes
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Names, Geographical
ISBN : WISC:89058322132

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The Handbook of French Place Names in the U.S.A. by René Coulet du Gard,Dominique Coulet Western,Canadian Institute of Onomastic Sciences Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015078833343

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1980 Census of Population by Anonim Pdf