Menominee
Great Lakes people
Menominee refers to an Indigenous people originally inhabiting the region around Lake Michigan, primarily in present-day Wisconsin, or a member of this nation.
The name comes from an Ojibwe word for wild rice, a staple of their traditional diet.
Menominee also designates their Algonquian language, now critically endangered.
The Menominee reservation lies in northeastern Wisconsin.
Advance arrangement to hold
- WisconsinMidwestern dairy state
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatyBinding pact between nations
clan · elders · ancestors · powwow · drumming · ceremony · storytelling · traditions
Midwestern dairy state
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
sturgeon · fishing · dam · flowage · hydrology · streamflow · riparian · channel
North American language family
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersionState of being submerged
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
speakers · grammar · vocabulary · pronunciation · oral tradition · place names · Potawatomi · Ojibwe
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- WisconsinMidwestern dairy state
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
treaty · clan · elders · ancestors · powwow · drumming · ceremony · storytelling · traditions · heritage
Wisconsin
Midwestern dairy state
confluence · sturgeon · fishing · dam · flowage · hydrology · streamflow · riparian · channel · meander
Algonquian
North American language family
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- immersionState of being submerged
fluency · speakers · grammar · vocabulary · pronunciation · oral tradition · place names · Potawatomi · Ojibwe · Fox
MenomineeOjibwe
Algonquian-speaking indigenous nation
Potawatomi · Winnebago · Chippewa · Oneida · Fox
Menomineecolonizer
One who occupies foreign land
Anglo-American · land speculators · lumber barons · missionaries