traficantedemel t1_iu6c7m7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:51 PM Reply to comment by myindependentopinion in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset >Mamaceqtaw does it mean anything? is it a 'translation' of manoomin? Permalink Parent 3
traficantedemel t1_iu6c7m7 wrote
Reply to comment by myindependentopinion in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset
>Mamaceqtaw
does it mean anything? is it a 'translation' of manoomin?