Abnaki
Americannoun
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Abnakis,
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Abnaki
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noun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in Maine and Quebec
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the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
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The 'Grand Menan,' opposite Passammaquoddy Bay, retains the Abnaki name.
From The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages by J. Hammond (James Hammond) Trumbull
New England States, contrasted with New France, 15, 130-4; and the Iroquois, 89-90, 104-5, 151-2; at war with New France, 123-30, 138, 151-152; and the Abnaki raids, 147-8.
From The Fighting Governor A Chronicle of Frontenac by Charles W. (Charles William) Colby
Penobscot is a corruption of the Abnaki pa'na8a'bskek.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
Abnaki, a Confederacy of Algonquin tribes, formerly occupying what is now Maine and Southern New Brunswick.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
It was used by the Abnaki Indians in describing to the whites the dwellers of the far north, and it means 'the people who eat raw meat.'
From The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada by H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton
The expedition was commanded by a well-known guerilla leader, Hertel de Rouville, and consisted of about fifty Canadians and two hundred Abnakis and Caughnawagas.
From Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons by Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone) Burpee
When the French came, and for long after, this country was the hunting ground of tribes of the Algonquin race—Micmacs, Malecites, and Abnakis or Abenakis.
From The Acadian Exiles : a Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline by Sir Arthur G. (Arthur George) Doughty
Altogether, the appearance of the being, animal, or whatever it was, which the Abnakis dreamer saw, was exceedingly noble and beautiful.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones
"Not so spoke the Abnakis to the weary, naked, and hungry, men who came to their shores, and besought them to grant them shelter," said he.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones
Material collected by Father Vetromile while missionary among the Abnakis during the years 1855 to 1873.
From Catalogue Of Linguistic Manuscripts In The Library Of The Bureau Of Ethnology. (1881 N 01 / 1879-1880 (Pages 553-578)) by James Constantine Pilling
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