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The Pawnee Nation is developing teaching materials for the local high school and for adult language classes. There are also extensive documentary materials in the language archived at the American Indian Studies Research Institute. [3] The Pawnee language can be heard spoken in the 2015 movie The Revenant. [4]
Kawarakis (derived from the Arikara language Kawarusha – ‘Horse’ and Pawnee language Kish – ‘People’, some Pawnee argued that the Kawarakis spoke like the Arikara living to the north, so perhaps they belonged to the refugees (1794–1795) from Lakota aggression, who joined their Caddo kin living south) Skidi-Federation or Skiri
The Skidi language was less related to the other Pawnee languages than the other three tribes' languages were related to each other. In the 18th century, the Skidi first lived on the Loup River in Nebraska. Today, the Skidi Pawnee are enrolled in the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. [2]
The Shawnee language is a Central Algonquian language spoken in parts of central and northeastern Oklahoma by the Shawnee people. Historically, it was spoken across a wide region of the Eastern United States, primarily north of the Ohio River. This territory included areas within present-day Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. [3]
Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest.It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then to British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana.
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Murie became a teacher and colleague to anthropologists studying Pawnee culture, including Alice C. Fletcher, [3] George A. Dorsey, [2] and Clark Wissler, [2] by interpreting Pawnee language and culture. Many anthropologists greatly benefited from Murie's connection to Pawnee tribal members and his knowledge of English.
Winners often acknowledge their fellow nominees with a few obligatory words. But accepting best supporting actor for “The Cider House Rules,” Michael Caine graciously spent his whole speech ...