Earlier "wampumpeag", fromMassachusett, and meaning "white strings [of beads]" (c.f.Maliseet:wapapiyik,Eastern Abenakiwápapəyak,Ojibwewaabaabiinyag),[2]fromProto-Algonquian*wa·p-, "white" +*-a·py-, "string-like object" +*-aki, plural.[70][71] Wapiti(elk)† FromShawneewaapi...
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Native American languages have added many words to English, though the meaning of a word has often been changed. Teepees are a kind of tent, *wampum belts were made of beads and since the belts had great value Europeans used wampum to mean 'money'. Moccasins, a kind of shoe, are today...
Invite your students to observe symbols from Native American pictograph language. Discuss how Native Americans lived off the land and had to make all that they needed, with some artifacts and tools having special meaning. Not every tribe could speak the same language, but like us today, visual...
Ethnographic records of the American Eskimo tradition, for example, present no eligible culture hero whom Bahá'ís would be tempted to speculatively hypothesise as having possibly been a Messenger of God. Nevertheless, since God alone is the source of revelation, knowledge of God and of the will...
Native American style, shop made such as Bell Trading type piece OR imported (not NA made) Here is a small Navajo made squash blossom necklace – it is 16 inches long and made with 3 mm beads. Miniature Squash Blossom Necklace by Larry Curley ...
generations. Even though the types of beads and patterns have changed over the years, the beauty of beadwork and the painstaking labor involved give it value and meaning. Traditionally, Choctaw women were the primary bead workers, creating masterful works that depicte...
Tribal tattoos have always been a popular choice, and Native American tribal designs are no different. With extensive symbolic meaning stemming from a rich, fascinating culture, Native American tattoo designs are sure to make for awesome-looking, eye-catching tattoos. ...
In the Southwestern United States, perched high above Northern Arizona are three isolated mesas. Appropriately named First, Second and Third Mesa, this stark but beautiful land is home to the Hopi Indians. The name Hopi comes from hopitu meaning "the peaceful ones". ...
Native American culture revolved heavily around nature and Earth. Native Americans believe that everything is alive, and possesses an inherent virtue, power and wisdom. In the ancient culture and traditions of Native Americans, the meaning of animals was tied to the belief that animals, as spirit...