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  2. Spider Grandmother - Wikipedia

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    Spider Grandmother (Hopi Kokyangwuti, Navajo Na'ashjé'ii Asdzáá) is an important figure in the mythology, oral traditions and folklore of many Native American cultures, especially in the Southwestern United States.

  3. Nokomis - Wikipedia

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    Nokomis is the name of Nanabozho's grandmother in the Ojibwe traditional stories and was the name of Hiawatha's grandmother in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiawatha, which is a re-telling of the Nanabozho stories. Nokomis is an important character in the poem, mentioned in the familiar lines:

  4. List of English words from Indigenous languages of the Americas

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    It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First ...

  5. List of Native American deities - Wikipedia

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    Creation, Spider grandmother [3] Muyingwa: Germination of seeds, a kachina: Taiowa: Sun spirit, creator Innu: Kanipinikassikueu: Provider of caribou [4] Matshishkapeu: Spirit of the anus [4] Inuit: Igaluk: Lunar deity Nanook: Master of bears Nerrivik: Sea mother and food provider Pinga: Goddess of the hunt, fertility, and medicine Sedna: Sea ...

  6. Jigonhsasee - Wikipedia

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    Jikonhsaseh Historic Marker near Ganondagan State Historic Site. Jigonhsasee (alternately spelled Jikonhsaseh and Jikonsase, pronounced ([dʒigũhsase]) was an Iroquoian woman considered to be a co-founder, along with the Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy sometime between AD 1142 [1] and 1450; others place it closer to 1570–1600. [2]

  7. Indigenous languages of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the Navajo language is the most spoken Native American language, with more than 200,000 speakers in the Southwestern United States. The US Marine Corps recruited Navajo men, who were established as code talkers during World War II.

  8. Anishinaabe traditional beliefs - Wikipedia

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    In Anishinaabe traditional stories, Nanabush, Amik (beaver), and Nokomis (grandmother figure) are important characters. [5] Anishinaabe stories feature activities and actions involving generation, an important concept among Anishinaabe peoples such as participating in ceremonies, experimenting with new ideas and people, and reflecting on the ...

  9. Shoshone - Wikipedia

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    The settlers formed a posse and went out after the Native Americans. They caught up with the Bannock band on February 25, 1911, and in a gun battle killed Mike Daggett and seven members of his band. They lost one man of the posse, Ed Hogle [8] in the Battle of Kelley Creek. The posse captured an infant named Mary Jo Estep, along with two ...