Native Languages of the Americas

Native Languages of the Americas is a small non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting indigenous languages of the Americas. On this blog we respond to selected questions about Native American languages, folklore, and traditions that have been submitted to us.

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Monday, July 26, 2021

Kiwa'kwe

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Q : Do you recognize the (Penobscot?) word Kiwa’kwe, documented by Frank G. Speck? It was the name of a game children played about a man-eat...

Monday, November 16, 2015

Inuit Giants

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Q : I read that according to Inuit legends, the first people of Nunavut, who lived there before the Inuit, were giants. Do you know whether ...

Monday, November 9, 2015

Gitche Gumee

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Q : I would like to know whether Gitche Gumee is a true Ojibwa name and if the popularly accepted translation is accurate. A : Thank you ...

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Heng, God of Typos

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Q : I found a reference to an Iroquois Storm God named Heng. Can you please tell me which Iroquois tribe this god came from because I canno...

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The Dog-Face Star

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Q : I read a story online about the star Sirius being called the Dog-Face Star in Blackfoot. Of course this is really interesting because S...

Sunday, December 29, 2013

The Jersey Devil

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Q : Hopefully you can help me in my quest. Here in New Jersey, we have a legend about the "Jersey Devil" born of a witch. But y...

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Native Languages of the Americas: Welcome to our blog! Native Languages of the Americas is a small non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting indigenous languages of the Americas, particularly through the use of Internet technology. We make small grants to Native language preservation projects, and we create Internet and classroom resources to support language learning programs. Let us know how we can help your community's language projects today!

We are using this blog for a question and answer forum to publicly respond to selected questions that have been submitted to us. Although we have speakers and learners of more than 40 different Native American languages in our organization, we do not know everything and we welcome additions and corrections. Wado, miigwech, pilamaya ye, and thanks to all!

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