Wyandot
- proper noun
- /ˈwaɪənˌdɑt/
:
pueblo wyandot
- The culture and traditions of the Wyandot people are rich in history and spirituality.
Examples
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The Wyandot were originally known as the Huron and lived around the Great Lakes region.
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These early encounters already indicate that the Methodists were hampered by a general insensitivity to the holistic nature of Wyandot ceremonial practices.
Academic text (1992) -
Through him, Finley had access to Wyandot traditions at least as early as the mid-eighteenth century.
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Between-the-Logs was fond of recapitulating recent Wyandot religious history for both red and white congregations.
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In 1840, Finley published his lengthy History of the Wyandot Mission at Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
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That Indians were conscious of Tenskwatawa's participation in a tradition of pan-Indian militancy is indicated by the actions of a band of Wyandots.
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Wendat and Wyandot oral traditions were described by both Jesuit accounts and anthropologist Marius Barbeau, who interviewed Wendat and Wyandot elders in the early twentieth century.
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Many Wyandot descendants work to preserve their heritage through storytelling and cultural events.
Synonyms
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A Native American people originally living near the Great Lakes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wyandot comes from the people's own name Wendat, which French settlers wrote as 'Wyandot'. So the name today refers to the Native American people from the Great Lakes, also called the Huron.