Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference, Volume 8Carleton University, 1977 - Algonquian Indians |
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Since the Abenakis have lived in and controlled this region for about three hundred years , it is natural to look for a meaning in the Abenaki language . Modern Abenakis make the same assumption , but since there is no word yamaska in ...
Since the Abenakis have lived in and controlled this region for about three hundred years , it is natural to look for a meaning in the Abenaki language . Modern Abenakis make the same assumption , but since there is no word yamaska in ...
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The Abenakis know it as Odepsék ' where the heads are , the place of heads . ' This name locates the place where about 1694 an Abenaki war party was surprised and killed the warriors of a Mohawk party and stuck their heads up on poles ...
The Abenakis know it as Odepsék ' where the heads are , the place of heads . ' This name locates the place where about 1694 an Abenaki war party was surprised and killed the warriors of a Mohawk party and stuck their heads up on poles ...
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1725 , as a result of the Abenaki War ( War # 4 of the eight ) and earlier conflicts , various Abnaki divisions had evacuated much land in northern New England and had regrouped drastically into two major foci .
1725 , as a result of the Abenaki War ( War # 4 of the eight ) and earlier conflicts , various Abnaki divisions had evacuated much land in northern New England and had regrouped drastically into two major foci .
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Day National Museum of Man INDIAN PLACENAMES | 26 |
Carole Lévesque Université de Montréal PRODUCTION | 32 |
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