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  2. List of Illinois placenames of Native American origin - Wikipedia

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    Illiopolis – The name was formed from Illinois and -polis, a Greek suffix meaning "city". Illiopolis Township; Iuka – named after the Chickasaw Indian Chief Iuka; Kansas – named by the French after the Kansas, Omaha, Kaw, Osage and Dakota Sioux Indian word "KaNze" meaning, in the Kansas language, "south wind." Kansas Township (Edgar County)

  3. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Nehawka - An approximation to the Omaha and Otoe Indian name of a nearby creek meaning "rustling water." Nemaha - Named after the Nemaha River, based on an Otoe word meaning "swampy water." [53] Niobrara - The Omaha and Ponca word for spreading water or spreading river. Oconee - Named for Oconee, Illinois. Oconee was the name of a Creek town.

  4. Chicago Blackhawks name and logo controversy - Wikipedia

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    American Indian organizations have called for an end to all Indian-related mascots and that she found the hockey team's name and Indian head symbol to be offensive. "It lacks dignity", she said. "There's dignity in a school being named after a person or a people. There's dignity in a health clinic or hospital.

  5. Illinois quick hits: Pritzker names early childhood director

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    Pritzker names early childhood director A recently created Illinois state agency has a new leader pending state Senate confirmation. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Teressa Ramos will be the ...

  6. Native American name controversy - Wikipedia

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    Although "Indian" has been the most common collective name, many English exonyms have been used to refer to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas (also known as the New World), who were resident within their own territories when European colonists arrived in the 15th and 16th centuries.

  7. Naming law - Wikipedia

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    Names have to be approved by the local registration office, called Standesamt, which generally consults a list of first names and foreign embassies for foreign names. The name cannot be a last name or a product, and it cannot negatively affect the child. If the name submitted is denied, it can be appealed; otherwise a new name has to be submitted.

  8. List of renamed places in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Iba was also a previous name for Sedan. [54] Jervis or Jarvis in DeKalb County is now Butler. The town was also previously known as Oak Hill and Norristown. [55] Kekionga, the capital of the Miami tribe, is now Fort Wayne. [56] Newport in Wayne County is now Fountain City. It was originally called New Garden. [56] (There is another Newport in ...

  9. Native American mascot controversy - Wikipedia

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    On July 23, 2021, the ball club announced the name would change to the Cleveland Guardians at the end of the 2021 season. [216] The new name was selected with reference to the Guardians of Traffic statues that adorn the Hope Memorial Bridge. [217] The name change was made official on November 19, 2021. [218]