Native American Place Names Of Rhode Island
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Native American Place Names of Rhode Island
Author | : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow |
Publsiher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Names, Geographical |
ISBN | : 9781557095435 |
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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."
Indian Names of Places in Rhode Island
Author | : Usher Parsons,Rhode Island Historical Society |
Publsiher | : Providence [R.I.] Knowles, Anthony & Company, printers |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1861 |
Genre | : Indians of North America |
ISBN | : UOMDLP:ack0689:0001.001 |
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Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England
Author | : Frank Waabu O'Brien |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2010-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0982046766 |
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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.
Native American Place Names of Maine New Hampshire Vermont
Author | : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow |
Publsiher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781557095411 |
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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."
Indian Names of Places in Rhode Island
Author | : Usher Parsons,Beatriz Scaglia,R I Historical Society |
Publsiher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1017935718 |
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Native American Place Names of Massachusetts
Author | : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow |
Publsiher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Massachusetts |
ISBN | : 9781557095428 |
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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.""
Native American Place Names of Connecticut
Author | : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow |
Publsiher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 105 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781557095404 |
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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.""
Indian Names of Places in Rhode Island
Author | : Usher Parsons |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 2017-08-15 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0649010388 |
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