An edition of Native American place names of Indiana (2008)

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An edition of Native American place names of Indiana (2008)

Native American place names of Indiana

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An in-depth historic and linguistic analysis of place names created by historic American Indians in the land that is now termed "Indiana". The names examined include "Ohio (River)," "Lake Michigan," "Wabash River," "Kankakee," "Kekionga, "Ouiatanon," and around a hundred others. Various names located outside the state but important to Indiana history are also discussed, including "(Lake) Erie," "Chicago," "Wisconsin," and "Scioto (River)".

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Language
English
Pages
299

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Subjects

Geographical Names, History, Local, Indian Names, Local History, Names, Geographical, Names, Indian

Places

Indiana

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Native American place names of Indiana
2008, University of Illinois Press
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2008, University of Illinois Press
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First Sentence

""The intent of this book is to present a historically clear and linguistically clean picture of the place-names in Indiana created and used by local historic American Indians. These are the oldest names on record for this land.""

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-276) and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface,
Technical Considerations,
Abbreviations,
Introduction
1. The Great Water
2. <8AB8SKIG8>, Ouabachi, and Beyond
3.

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Urbana

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
977.2
Library of Congress
F524 .M33 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxix, 299 :
Number of pages
299

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21873378M
ISBN 13
9780252032684
LCCN
2007035938
Goodreads
6389632

First Sentence

""The intent of this book is to present a historically clear and linguistically clean picture of the place-names in Indiana created and used by local historic American Indians. These are the oldest names on record for this land.""

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