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Mendota – The name "Mendota" is derived from a Native American word meaning "junction of two trails". Menominee – Named after the Menominee Indian tribe. Menominee River; Little Menominee River; Merrimac – name taken from the nearby Meramec River whose name was translated as 'Ugly Water' from Algonquian by French Jesuits in the area ...
Many places throughout the United States take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these languages.
Pages in category "Illinois placenames of Native American origin" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names.
Cahokia Mounds / k ə ˈ h oʊ k i ə / [2] is the site of a Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 CE) [3] directly across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis. The state archaeology park lies in south-western Illinois between East St. Louis and Collinsville . [ 4 ]
Though mascots and names may seem trivial today, they are rooted in a legacy of assimilationist policies that reduced Indigenous cultures to simplified, non-threatening images for consumption. [1] The practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from Indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United ...
The Illinois, like many Native American groups, sustained themselves through agriculture, hunting, and fishing. [12] A partially nomadic group, the Illinois often lived in longhouses and wigwams , according to the season and resources that were available to them in the surrounding land.
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.