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Nokomis
Nokomis is the name of Nanabozho's grandmother in the Ojibwe traditional stories and was the name of Hiawatha's grandmother in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, ''The Song of Hiawatha'', which is a re-telling of the Nanabozho stories. Nokomis is an important character in the poem, mentioned in the familiar lines: :By the shores of Gitche Gumee, :By the shining Big-Seawater :Stood the wigwam of Nokomis :Daughter of the moon Nokomis. :Dark behind it rose the forest :Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees :Rose the firs with cones upon them :Bright before it beat the water :Beat the clear and sunny water :Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water. According to the poem, ''From the full moon fell Nokomis/Fell the beautiful Nokomis''. She bears a daughter, Wenonah. Despite Nokomis' warnings, Wenonah allows herself to be seduced by the West-Wind, Mudjekeewis, ''Till she bore a son in sorrow/Bore a son of love and sorrow/Thus was born my Hiawatha''. Abandoned by the heartless Mudjekeewis, Wenona ...
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Nokomis, Illinois
Nokomis is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2020 census. Geography Nokomis is in eastern Montgomery County, along Illinois Route 16 (State Street), which leads southwest to Hillsboro and northeast to Pana. Nokomis is bordered to the north by the village of Wenonah and to the southwest by the village of Coalton. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nokomis has a total area of , all land. The city sits at the headwaters of the East Fork of Shoal Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kaskaskia River. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,389 people, 1,031 households, and 630 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,130 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.46% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.04% Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 1,031 households, out of w ...
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Lake Nokomis
Lake Nokomis is one of several lakes in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and part of the city's Chain of Lakes. The lake was previously named Lake Amelia in honor of Captain George Gooding's daughter, Amelia, in 1819. Its current name was adopted in 1910 to honor Nokomis, grandmother of Hiawatha. It is located in the southern part of the city, west of the Mississippi River and south of Lake Hiawatha. The lake is oval in shape, with a long axis running southwest to northeast. Two pathways circle the lake, a pedestrian trail and a bicycle trail. Because the lower part of the lake is crossed by Cedar Avenue running north–south, the impression from the ground is that the lake is shaped like an L. The lake has an area of . History When purchased in 1907 by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the lake was very shallow, only deep in the deepest spot. Much of it was actually marshland or slough—a drainage area for the neighborhood. It was deepened by dredging to produce the ...
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Nokomis, Florida
Nokomis is an unincorporated town in Sarasota County and a census-designated place (CDP) along the Gulf Coast of Florida, United States, located south of Osprey and just north of Venice. The town has access to the coast through Nokomis Public Beach and Casey Key. The town's population was 3,217 at the 2020 census, up from 3,167 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port– Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The first white settlers in what is now known as Nokomis were the Knights and at least 3 other families who moved to the area in 1868. The Knights had initially raised cattle further inland during the American Civil War in an effort to avoid raids by the Union army. Following the end of hostilities, they moved closer to the shore, in the hopes that the climate of the coastal areas were better for their health. The area was initially called Horse and Chaise, which included modern day Venice. Knight donated the land for the ...
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Nokomis, Minneapolis
Nokomis is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis. It comprises eleven smaller neighborhoods. Nokomis neighborhoods fall in Minneapolis City Council wards 8, 11, and 12, currently represented by council members Andrea Jenkins, Emily Koski, and Aurin Chowdhury, respectively. Official neighborhoods in the Nokomis community * Diamond Lake * Ericsson * Field * Hale * Keewaydin * Minnehaha * Morris Park * Northrop * Page Page most commonly refers to: * Page (paper), one side of a leaf of paper, as in a book Page, PAGE, pages, or paging may also refer to: Roles * Page (assistance occupation), a professional occupation * Page (servant), traditionally a young m ... * Regina * Wenonah Keewaydin, Minnehaha, Morris Park, and Wenonah are also collectively referred to as Nokomis East. References {{Minneapolis neighborhoods Communities in Minneapolis ...
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Nokomis, Alabama
Nokomis is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. Nokomis is located along U.S. Route 31 and a CSX Transportation CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Operating about 21,000 route miles () of track, it is the lead ... line west-southwest of Atmore. Nokomis has the distinction of having boundaries in three U.S. counties: Escambia, Alabama; Escambia, Florida; and Baldwin, Alabama. Community Information Nokomis is a suburb of Atmore, with one fire station, one church and three businesses. Notable person * Albert Murray, writer and critic, was born in Nokomis References Unincorporated communities in Escambia County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{EscambiaCountyAL-geo-stub ...
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Nokomis Township, Buena Vista County, Iowa
Nokomis Township is one of sixteen townships in Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,244. Geography Nokomis Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Alta. According to the USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an government agency, agency of the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geograp ..., it contains two cemeteries: Scandinavian and Woodlawn. References External links US-Counties.com Townships in Buena Vista County, Iowa Townships in Iowa {{BuenaVistaCountyIA-geo-stub ...
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The Song Of Hiawatha
''The Song of Hiawatha'' is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area of Michigan on the south shore of Lake Superior. Longfellow's poem is based on oral traditions surrounding the figure of Manabozho, but it also contains his own innovations. Longfellow drew some of his material from his friendship with Ojibwe chief Kahge-ga-gah-bowh (George Copway), who would visit Longfellow's home. He also had frequent encounters with Black Hawk and other Sauk people on Boston Common, and he drew from ''Algic Researches'' (1839) and other writings by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, an ethnographer and United States Indian agent, and from ''Heckewelder's Narratives''. In sentiment, scope, overall conception, and many particulars, Long ...
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Nokomis Regional High School
Nokomis Regional High is a secondary school located in Newport, Maine, United States. Nokomis is a public school which accepts students from Newport, Corinna, Palmyra, Hartland, St. Albans, Plymouth, Etna and Dixmont The school principal is Mary Nadeau. The school mascot is the Warrior, and the sports team name is "Nokomis Warriors". Notable alumni * Dean Cray, State Legislator * Cooper Flagg, basketball player (transferred out after freshman year) * Aaron Frey Aaron M. Frey (born c. 1978) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 58th Maine Attorney General, Attorney General of Maine since 2019. He formerly served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic representative in the Maine Ho ..., Maine Attorney General * Josh Tardy, State Legislator References External links * Public high schools in Maine Schools in Penobscot County, Maine Educational institutions established in 1968 1968 establishments in Maine {{Maine-school-stub ...
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Aadizookaan
Anishinaabe traditional beliefs cover the traditional belief system of the Anishinaabeg peoples, consisting of the Algonquin/ Nipissing, Ojibwa/Chippewa/Saulteaux/Mississaugas, Odawa, Potawatomi and Oji-Cree, located primarily in the Great Lakes region of North America. Medicine Societies The Anishinaabe have four different Medicine Societies. Midewiwin The (also spelled and ) is the Grand Medicine Society of the indigenous groups of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America. Its practitioners are called and the practices of referred to as the . The society is a secretive animistic religion, requiring an initiation, and then progressing to four levels of practitioners, called "degrees". Occasionally, male are called , which sometimes is very loosely translated into English as "medicine man". The (also spelled , and ) is the Dawn Society, also sometime improperly called the "Magical Dawn Society". Its practitioners are called and the pract ...
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Sarasota County
Sarasota County is a county located in Southwest Florida. At the 2020 US census, the population was 434,006. Its county seat is Sarasota and its largest city is North Port. Sarasota County is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL metropolitan statistical area. The county includes barrier islands with beaches and beach communities. It is home to colleges, a network of libraries, and various parks and preserves. The area was home to indigenous peoples. Angola was a maroon settlement in its Bradenton area. Bertha Palmer owned substantial lands in the area including what is now Palmer Ranch. History The area that is now known as Sarasota County has been inhabited by humans for some 10,000 years. Evidence of human remains as well as a burned out log at the Warm Mineral Springs, in North Port, were discovered that date to the early Archaic period. Although the name was associated with the area from the beginning of European contacts, the origin of the name "Sa ...
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities, a metropolitan area with 3.69 million residents. Minneapolis is built on an artesian aquifer on flat terrain and is known for cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers. Nicknamed the "City of Lakes", Minneapolis is abundant in water, with list of lakes in Minneapolis, thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks, and waterfalls. The city's public park system is connected by the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. Dakota people orig ...
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