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Munsee

Munsee

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A Native American people from parts of New York and New Jersey, and their language
  • proper noun
: munsee
  • The Stockbridge-Munsee band is one of the Native American tribes recognized in the northeastern United States.
  • Stockbridge-Munsee
  • Munsee Band of Mohicans
  • Munsee Band

Examples

  • Sara Kierstede interpreted at several meetings between Dutch officials and representatives of various Munsee groups.

  • Sara Kierstede interpreted at several meetings between Dutch officials and representatives of various Munsee-speaking Hudson Valley groups.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Indians of the Lower Hudson River Regions: The Munsee. Salomon. (M. J. Becker) 8(4):363.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Right after removal in the early nineteenth century, the Wisconsin Oneidas were known collectively with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans and Brothertown as the "New York Indians" and were referred to in that way in treaty proceedings and by the state of Wisconsin and the federal government to distinguish them from other Native nations in the state of Wisconsin.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Linda Poolaw's artwork often features traditional designs inspired by Munsee culture.

Surface Forms

Munsee main

Etymology

Munsee names a Native American people from the area of what is now New York and New Jersey, and their name comes from their own word Minsi, often said to mean 'people of the stony place'. That's why Munsee can mean both the people and the language they speak.