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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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
It is from the Abnaki, sa'ghede'aki, "land at the mouth."
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
A more ingenious but still arbitrary mode of giving intelligence is practiced at this day by the Abnaki, as reported by H.L.
In 1651 again sent to the Abnaki to form an alliance with the New England colonies against the Iroquois, but in this was unsuccessful.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
In 1666 Father Gabriel Druillettes, 'the patriarch' of the Abnaki mission, who had already borne the Cross to the Crees of the north, began his labours among the Algonquins of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior.
From The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness by Thomas Guthrie Marquis
Listen to the dream of Wangewaha, the great war chief of the Abnakis.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones
Before daylight the Abnakis of Acadia, who hated the British most of all, had slunk off unseen to prepare an ambush for the first stragglers they could find.
From The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm by H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton
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
"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
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
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