Menominee
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- proper noun
- /ˌmɛnəˈmiːni/
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Menominee
- The Menominee have a rich cultural heritage that is celebrated by their community.
- Menominee Warriors
- Menominee Warrior
- Menominee tribe
Examples
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During the festival, many Menominee people showcased traditional dances and crafts.
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The Menominee Indian Tribe is in the midst of the worst period of disunity in Menominee history.
Academic text (2002) -
At the time of the Menominee Warriors Society, AIM was preoccupied with its own problems with the federal government.
Academic text (2002) -
Its rituals and beliefs remain the core of Chippewa/Menominee medicine today.
Academic text (1997) -
In the opening minutes of the preliminary hearing, the courtroom, consisting mostly of Menominee Indians, was cleared.
Academic text (2002) -
Wisconsin's Menominee population was an early target of the termination policy.
Academic text (2002) -
The Menominee Warriors Society adopted and applied AIM's rhetoric and justification to their own cause.
Academic text (2002) -
Both Chippewa and Menominee traditions report regular interchanges between beings in different physical forms.
Academic text (1997) -
I am Lela Schwitzer, an enrolled Menominee and full-time student at the College of Menominee Nation (CMN), Keshena, WI.
Fiction book (2002) -
The Menominee language is an important part of preserving their identity and history.
Synonyms
A Native American language spoken by the Menominee people in Wisconsin, USA
A Native American language spoken in central Wisconsin
A language the Menomini people speak in northeast Wisconsin
Compounds
- Specialized
A fish with a bronze back that lives in cold northern lakes in North America and Siberia
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Menominee comes from an Algonquian word manoomin meaning 'wild rice', and it was used for both the people and their language because wild rice was an important part of their life.