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Since the mid-century, the Wyandot pursued land claims in the United States since they had not been fully compensated for lost lands. The US federal government set up the Indian Claims Court in the 1940s to address grievances filed by various Native American tribes. The court adjudicated claims, and Congress allocated $800 million to compensate ...
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
Wyandot (also Wyandotte, Wendat, Quendat or Huron) is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known as Wyandot or Wyandotte, descended from the Tionontati. It is considered a sister to the Wendat language , spoken by descendants of the Huron-Wendat Confederacy.
The Wyandot people have lived along the Detroit River since the early 18th century. [2] The Wyandot fought alongside the French in the French and Indian War, and they fought on the side of the British in the American Revolutionary War. After the Revolutionary War, the Wyandot claims to land along the Detroit River were not honored by Congress ...
Sandusky – Wyandot word "saundustee" meaning "water". [64] Saranac – Abenaki word "zalônák:tégw" meaning "staghorn sumac cone river". [65] Saugatuck – Indian word "so'hktuk" meaning "river that pours out". [66] Township of Saugatuck; Scio. Township of Scio Township; Sciota; Sebewa – Indian word meaning "little creek". Village of Sebewa
Texas - Named for the state, which derives its name from taysha, in Caddoan Native American language. Allegedly means friend. Tontogany - Named after a local Chief. Most likely of Wyandot origin. Tymochtee - Wyandot. Allegedly means 'stream around the plains.' [28] Wabash - Common name of a tribe from Indiana Wabash River
An 1855 treaty attempted to dissolve the Wyandot tribe, but not all members agreed to leave the tribe by accepting United States citizenship.A contingent of these members was given land in an 1867 treaty with the United States government, which now forms the federally recognized Wyandotte Nation, but a smaller contingent of members of the Wyandot Tribe remained in Kansas and attempted to ...
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