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The native American tribe called the Miami originally lived in Ohio and neighbouring parts of Indiana and Michigan. They called themselves myaamiaki ("the downstream people"). Today they are mostly in Oklahoma, with a smaller group in Indiana.
Miami in Florida is named for a completely different native tribe - the Mayaimi, who are extinct.
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What did the Native American word Missouri mean?
It means "Those who have dugout canoes". It comes from the Miami-Illinois language.
What is yvonne in native American mean?
there is no such word in the native American vocabulary.
What do Native Americans African-Americans and Chinese Americans have in common?
(Racial group is the academic answer) someone else submitted the following: the word "american" which would be true also. They are all human beings- "homo-spiens"
What is the blackfoot native American translation of the name Two?
I am assuming you mean the Blackfoot peoples of Alberta, Montana and Saskatchewan, not the Blackfoot Sioux who are an unrelated and distinct tribe with a different language. Even some Native Americans do not realise that there is a difference. The Blackfoot word for the number two is natoka, pronounced nahtohka.
What does wagosh mean?
Wagosh is the Algonquin (Native American) word/name for "Fox"
What does the word Chicago mean and what language does it come from?
It has a Native American origin and in the Miami-Illinois language mean wild onion or wild garlic.Chicago is most likely an Indian name, since that area was once settled by the Native Americans. But I also heard that it may be a French name. Indian is your best betIt is the French Translatiion of the Native American word for wild onion in the Miami-Illinois language.
What did the Native American word Missouri mean?
It means "Those who have dugout canoes". It comes from the Miami-Illinois language.
What does the word apches mean?
"apches" has no meaning in English language. Do you possibly mean 'Apaches' which is a tribe of native Americans.
Where do the moccasin shoes originate from?
The Native Americans and the word is a Native American word.
Why do native Americans object to the name Indian?
the word "Indian" refers to people who are not native Americans
What is a word that describe the first Americans?
native Americans or natives
What does Wisconsin mean in the Native American language?
The name is a European corruption of the local native Miami or Ojibwe name meskousing or meskonsing, referring to the red stone found in that area.The Ojibwe word for red is misskwa (mihkoowi in Miami), while stone is ahsin (ahseni in Miami), so misskwahsin (Miami mihkoowahseni) = red stone.
What sentence has the word environment and native Americans?
Native Americans have always cared more for the environment than we have.
Did Native Americans get the word tomahawk from the French?
Yes
What is a another word for natives?
Native Americans or first nations
What is the burrowed language for the word maize?
Native Americans ;d
What word do the letters aientv esniamrac make?
native americans
