No, the tradition comes from England.
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There are thousands of places with Indian names. In fact, the majority of states were named from Indian words. Among them are Connecticut, Tennessee, Texas, the Dakotas, Iowa , Ohio and Oklahoma. Plus there are rivers as in the Mississippi and streets named after Indian words.
Indian logos and mascots are not showing insensitivity to American Indians, some warrior type actions may be misinterpreted, but teams having Indian names are not being disrespectful.
It was an India Indian, not an American Indian.
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The counties in Florida that contain the American Indian name are the Osceola county, Pinellas countyÊ andÊ Manatee county among others.
five: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Sagadahoc Counties.
The state of New York is made up of 62 counties. Out of those 62, nine of them have Indian names. They are Cayuga, Chemung, Erie, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, Saratoga, Seneca, and Tioga counties.
The counties in Florida that contain the American Indian name are the Osceola county, Pinellas countyÊ andÊ Manatee county among others.
Pocahontas and Kanawha Counties are the only two that come to mind.
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No, the tradition comes from England.
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There are 30 states with American Indian names, including the dakotas (but not including Hawaii, which is a Native American word, but not an "American Indian" word):AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaConnecticutDelawareIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNebraskaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontWisconsinWyoming
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