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The island's indigenous Taino name is Ay Ay ("the river"). [3] Its indigenous Carib name is Cibuquiera ("the stony land"). [3] Its modern name, Saint Croix, is derived from the French Sainte-Croix, itself a translation of the Spanish name Isla de la Santa Cruz (meaning "island of the Holy Cross") given by Christopher Columbus in 1493. [4]
Present Island Name Indigenous Name Origin Meaning Anguilla: Malliouhana Arawak: Arrow-Shaped Sea Serpent St. Martin: Soualiga Oualichi Arawak: Land of Salt; Land of Beautiful women St. Barths: Ouanalao Arawak: Toad on Top Saba: Siba Amonhana Arawak: The Rock St. Eustatius: Aloi Arawak: Cashew Tree Vieques: Bieke Taino: Small Saint Croix: Ay Ay ...
St. Croix Falls (after the St. Croix ("Holy Cross") river, named c. 1689) St. Croix County; Superior (from Lake Superior / Lac Supérieur - meaning "upper" in this context) Theresa (named for Thérèse Galarneau Juneau, the mother of Solomon Juneau, French-Canadian fur trader and a founder of Milwaukee)
On Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi (1718) by Guillaume Delisle and on A Map of North America (1768) by John Blair, the St. Croix River—more specifically what was then known as the east branch of the St. Croix River (known today as the Namekagon River)—is shown as the Ouasisacadeba, a French representation of the Dakota name ...
The Indian community in the United States Virgin Islands is made up of Indo-Caribbeans, Indian Americans and other persons of Indian origin.The first Indians in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) arrived in the Danish colony of Saint Croix in June 1863 as indentured workers.
However, since the 1968 designation was approved under the name "St. Croix Island", and this was the name used in the international agreement, the HSMB's Status of Designations Committee confirmed the official name of the designation which had referred to Dochet Island would be "Ste. Croix Island". [13]: 2
After the Sandy Lake Tragedy in the autumn and winter of 1850, the St. Croix Band and other Ojibwe bands, with public support and outcry throughout the United States, were spared from the Indian removal policy. The St. Croix and other bands entered treaty negotiations with the US to establish a reservation for each of the Ojibwe bands ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... St. Croix or Saint Croix may also refer to: ... St. Croix River (disambiguation), the name of several rivers;