Indian Meaning of State Names

ingridrichter:

  • Dakota - Allied
  • Idaho - Good morning!
  • Illinois - The tribe of perfect men
  • Iowa - The sleepy ones
  • Kansas - A breeze near the ground
  • Kentucky - The dark and bloody ground
  • Michigan - A great water
  • Mississippi - Father of waters
  • Oklahoma - The red people
  • Tennessee - The vines of the Big Bend
  • Texas - Friends!

The Browsers Book of Beginnings by Charles Carroll Hudson, 1984.

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