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Author : Elizabeth A. Little
Release : 198?
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Book Synopsis Indian Place Names at Nantucket by : Elizabeth A. Little
Download or read book Indian Place Names at Nantucket written by Elizabeth A. Little. This book was released on 198?. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Release : 2001
Genre : Massachusetts
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Book Synopsis Native American Place Names of Massachusetts by : R. A. Douglas-Lithgow
Download or read book Native American Place Names of Massachusetts written by R. A. Douglas-Lithgow. This book was released on 2001. 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.""
Author : Robert Alexander Douglas-Lithgow
Release : 1909
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Dictionary of American-Indian Place and Proper Names in New England by : Robert Alexander Douglas-Lithgow
Download or read book Dictionary of American-Indian Place and Proper Names in New England written by Robert Alexander Douglas-Lithgow. This book was released on 1909. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Myron Samuel Dudley
Release : 1894
Genre : Names, Geographical
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Book Synopsis Indian Names of Nantucket by : Myron Samuel Dudley
Download or read book Indian Names of Nantucket written by Myron Samuel Dudley. This book was released on 1894. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Waabu O'Brien
Release : 2010-09-15
Genre : History
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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. This book was released on 2010-09-15. 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.
