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Potowatami
The Potawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American people of the western Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi River and Great Plains. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquin family. The Potawatomi call themselves ''Neshnabé'', a cognate of the word ''Anishinaabe''. The Potawatomi are part of a long-term alliance, called the Council of Three Fires, with the Ojibway and Odawa (Ottawa). In the Council of Three Fires, the Potawatomi are considered the "youngest brother" and are referred to in this context as ''Bodwéwadmi'', a name that means "keepers of the fire" and refers to the council fire of three peoples. In the 18th century, they were pushed to the west by European/American encroachment and eventually removed from their lands in the Great Lakes region to reservations in Oklahoma. Under Indian Removal, they eventually ceded many of their lands, and most of the Potawatomi relocate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potawatomi Ethnonyms
{{main, Potawatomi This is a list of various names the Potawatomi have been recorded. Endonyms Neshnabé Neshnabé (without syncope: Eneshenabé), a cognate of Ojibwe ''Anishinaabe'', meaning "Original People." The plural is Neshnabék. Bodéwadmi Bodéwadmi (without syncope: Bodéwademi), a cognate of Ojibwe "''Boodewaadamii''". It means "those who keep/tend the hearth-fire", which in this case refers to the hearth of the Council of Three Fires. The word itself comes from "to keep/tend the hearth-fire", which is "''bodewadm''" (without syncope: "''bodewadem''"; Ojibwe "''boodawaadam''"). The plural is Bodéwadmik. * Oupouteouatamik – Jesuit Relations: 1658, 21, 1858. * Patawatimes – Treaty of Greenville (1795) quoted by Harris, Tour, 249, 1805. * Patawattamies – Turkey Creek treaty (1836) in U. S. Ind. Treaties, 648,1837. * Patawattomies – Hunter, Captivity, 14, 1823. * Pattawatamies – Hamtramck (1790) in Am. St. Papers, Ind. Aff., I, 87, 1832.http://memory.loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockford, as well Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area. Illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south. Owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the Port of Chicago has access to the Atlantic Ocean through the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway and to the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River via the Illinois Waterway. Additionally, the Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
