Indians of North America; Indians of North America -- Folklore
Pē bō′ an. The manitou of winter.
Pu eb′ lo. Spanish name for village.
Puk wud jin′ nies. Fairies in the woods.
Sault Ste. Marie (Soo′ sent mä ree′). French name for the river which
connects Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
Sē′ gun. The manitou of summer and spring.
Se-quoy′ ah. Guesser, a famous Cherokee Indian.
Shaw on dä′ see. The south wind.
Sioux (Soo). The French name for the people called by the Algonquins
nadiwe-ssiwag, or the treacherous ones, from their manner of warfare.
The Sioux nation comprised the Dakota and Assiniboin tribes; those
Indians living in the middle west of the United States from the Rocky
Mountains to the Mississippi River; and also many tribes in Virginia,
Kentucky, North and South Carolina, and Mississippi. They are noted for
bravery and intelligence.
Sī′ wash. Sauvage. Indians living near Puget Sound and northward.
Suc′ co tash. Indian corn and beans cooked in one dish.
Tä män′ ous. Siwash word for guardian spirit.
Tee′ pee. Indian circular house or tent made of poles covered with
skins or cloth.
Ten′ nay. See Apache and Navajo.
Ti ō′ ta. A lake in central New York.
Tom′ a hawk. An Indian battle ax.
Tŭs ca ro′ ras. A tribe from North Carolina which joined the Iroquois
in 1712. They now live upon a reservation in western New York, near
Niagara Falls, and are noted for their fine farms, schools, and
churches.
Wä bas′ so. The Chippewa word for rabbit.
Wau bē′ sē. The wild swan.
Wee′ di goes. Mythical giants. A Chippewa word.
Wick′ i up. A brushwood tent-like house used by the Apaches and other
roving tribes. It is made of short poles or brush bent over, fastened
together, and covered hastily with skins, blankets, or other covering.
It is never carried from place to place as the teepee and wigwam are by
other tribes.
Wig′ wam. A circular tent-like house made of birch bark or other bark
by the New England tribes and others. It is easily rolled and carried
from place to place.
Zuñi (Zoon′ ye). A semi-civilized Pueblo tribe, perhaps the best known
of any of the Village Indians of the United States. They have a
governor and lieutenant-governor of their own; good laws, good farms,
and are a remarkable people. Very few of them can understand English.
PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF WORDS NOT FOUND IN THE GLOSSARY
Ȧ rā′ bi an
Ăr i zō′ nȧ
Ăz′ tĕꞓ
Cā nŏn′ i ꞓus
Cham plain (shăm plān′)
Chĕr′ ō ke͞e′
Chib′ i ä′ bōs
Chŏk än′ i pŏk
Cō rō nä′ do
Dah′ min
Del′ a ware
Esh kŏs′ sim
Gen′ e se͞e′
Goh weh (gō′ wāy)
Ī ē tän′
Il li nois (īl lī noi′)
Kā-än′-er-wäh′
Kä-bib′-ŏn-ŏk′-ka
Kan′ so͞o ko͞o tay′ pe
Kā wey a (kā wī′ yä)
Ke neu (ke new′)
Kē′ we͞e naw
K haih (k hāy′)
Kick ä po͞o′
Kĭ măn′ che͞e
Kwä′ sind
Lou is i a na (lo͞o′ e ze ȧ′ na̯)
Man′ dan
Măs′ sā soit
Mī ăn′ tō nō′ mah
Mich a bo (mish ä′ bo)
Min′ go
Mis′ sis sip′ pi
Mo′ hawk
Mŏn däh′ min
Mō rā′ vĭ an
Nä mē′ si Sip′ u
Nä näb′ ush
Nătch′ ez
Nē nē mĭsh′ e͞e
Oh weh (o′ way)
On on da ga (on un daw′ ga)
Ō pe͞e′ che͞e
On she mä′ dä
Os′ sē ō
Ō wāy′ nē ō
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