Menominee
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Menominees,
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Menominee
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a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.
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the Eastern Algonquian language of the Menominee.
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“Enough is enough. Endless scrolling is rewiring our teenagers’ brains,” added Gena Kakkak, chairwoman of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
In Marvel’s latest live-action series, “Echo,” she plays Bonnie, the cousin of its title character, who is an antihero from the Choctaw tribe played by Menominee actor Alaqua Cox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Soon after, she was elected head of the Menominee Restoration Committee and began working as a lecturer in American Indian studies and social work at the University of Wisconsin.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
The Menominee Tribe was placed under the control of a corporation in 1961, but Deer’s efforts led President Richard Nixon in 1973 to restore the tribe’s rights and repeal termination policies.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
"My brother has spoken a great tradition," said the Menominee.
From Oak Openings by James Fenimore Cooper
Since then, many Menominees have had to sell their lands to pay taxes in their new ownership status.
From Time Magazine Archive
With large tax-exempt holdings, communal responsibility, a profitable sawmill and lumbering business, about 3,000 Menominees, before "termination" began in 1961, were nearly selfsupporting.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Menominees of Wisconsin had good schools and community services, plus a sawmill owned by the tribe, when they were "terminated" in 1961.
From Time Magazine Archive
He turned to three Menominees witnessing the ceremony and asked if it wasn't on June 17, 1876, that "you fellows beat General Custer."
From Time Magazine Archive
Here they rested for a brief period among friendly Menominees, who tried to persuade them to give up their venture.
From The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness by Thomas Guthrie Marquis
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