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... principal nation of which was called , in Virginia , Monæans , in North Carolina , Tuscaroras , extended above the falls of the great rivers , at least as far north as James River , and southwardly at least to the river Neus . They were ...
... principal nation of which was called , in Virginia , Monæans , in North Carolina , Tuscaroras , extended above the falls of the great rivers , at least as far north as James River , and southwardly at least to the river Neus . They were ...
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... principal characteristics of the language . He observes , † First , that different verbs are used according to the subject of the action ; for instance , that , instead of the verb nimitisson which signifies " I eat , " another verb ...
... principal characteristics of the language . He observes , † First , that different verbs are used according to the subject of the action ; for instance , that , instead of the verb nimitisson which signifies " I eat , " another verb ...
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... principal missions in that quarter were at Cha- gouamigong on that lake , and at or near Green Bay on Lake Michigan . They enumerate all the Indian nations in that quarter , excepting only the Chippeways and the Piankeshaws ; and an ...
... principal missions in that quarter were at Cha- gouamigong on that lake , and at or near Green Bay on Lake Michigan . They enumerate all the Indian nations in that quarter , excepting only the Chippeways and the Piankeshaws ; and an ...
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... principal of which were the Penob- scot , the Norridgewock , and the Ameriscoggins . And it is not improbable that the Indians at the mouth of both rivers , though . confounded by Champlain with the Etchemins , belonged to the same ...
... principal of which were the Penob- scot , the Norridgewock , and the Ameriscoggins . And it is not improbable that the Indians at the mouth of both rivers , though . confounded by Champlain with the Etchemins , belonged to the same ...
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... principal nations of New England , 1. The Pequods , who may be con- sidered as making but one people with the Mohegans , and who occupied the eastern part of the State of Connecticut ; 2. The Narragansets in the State of Rhode Island ...
... principal nations of New England , 1. The Pequods , who may be con- sidered as making but one people with the Mohegans , and who occupied the eastern part of the State of Connecticut ; 2. The Narragansets in the State of Rhode Island ...
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Abenakis adjectives Algonkin Algonkin-Lenape American amongst animate appear Athapasca belonging Boston called Capt Captain Carolina Catawbas Charlevoix Cherokee Chicasas Chippeways Choctaw Christian Indians colony conjugation Creeks degree of north Delawares dialects dual east eastern enemy English ermikp Eskimaux father Five Nations French Gookin Grammar hundred Hurons Indian languages inflections inhabitants Island Lake lands Lenape living lungiha Massachusetts mentioned Miamis miles Mississippi Mohawks Mountains mouth Muskhogee Nanticokes Narragansets neen north latitude nouns object plural possessive praying Indians prefixed principal probably pronouns Red River respect Sachem Sauks second person settlements Shawnoes sing singular Sioux Six Nations South Carolina southern speak Susquehannocks tenses termination territory thee third person thou thousand souls tion tokchě transitions treaty treaty of Easton tsheeng Tuscaroras Tuteloes verb vicinity villages vocabulary wadchan warriors western Woccons wonni words Wyandots Yamassees