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It is thought he was born between 1822 and 1826, and died February 6, 1922. Some sources place his birth as early as 1787. He was an American Chippewa Native American. His extreme age was noted in the 1918 French annual periodical Almanach Vernot , for the day 6th September, where his name was reported as "Fleche Rapide" or "Rapid Arrow". It ...
In Dreams (ISBN 0-575-05201-5) is a 1992 anthology of science fiction and horror short stories, [1] 'a celebration of the 7-inch single in all-original SF and horror fiction'. It was edited by Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman , and published by Gollancz .
The Slavic languages share a term for "werewolf" derived from the Common Slavic vuko-dlak, meaning "wolf-furr". The wolf as a mythological creature plays an important role in Balkan and Serbian mythology and cults. [34] [35] In the Slavic and old Serbian religion and mythology, the wolf was used as a totem. [36]
De Cora created the title-page designs for Natalie Curtis's The Indians' Book, a collection of Native American songs, stories, and artwork first published in 1907. [ 16 ] Originally holding a studio in the New York City, towards the end of her career, De Cora and her husband taught art at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle ...
The wolf-type Native Americans who plan for war against settlers, in the 1930 Disney short film starring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. N/A [citation needed] Windlifter Planes: Fire & Rescue: The anthropomorphic Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter of Native American heritage who can hoist a huge tank of fire retardant or dozens of trees. Wes ...
Cherokee mythology – A North American tribe that migrated from the great lakes area to the southeastern woodlands. Choctaw mythology – A North American tribe from the area of modern-day Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. Creek mythology – A North American tribe from the area of modern-day Georgia and Alabama.
It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First ...
Among Serbian names are many apotropaic names (zaštitna imena, "protective names"), such as Vuk ("wolf") (and its many derivatives) and Staniša [40] ("stone"). Historical Chinese given names sometimes had apotropaic meanings, such as in the case of Huo Qubing (霍 去病, "Qubing" meaning "away with illness"), or Xin Qiji (辛 棄疾, "Qiji ...