Hiawatha

American  

[hahy-uh-woth-uh, -waw-thuh, hee-uh-] / ˌhaɪ əˈwɒθ ə, -ˈwɔ θə, ˌhi ə- /

noun

1. the central figure of The Song of Hiawatha (1855), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: named after a legendary Indian chief, fl. c1570.

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Hiawatha British  

/ ˌhaɪəˈwɒθə /

noun

1. a 16th-century Onondaga Indian chief: credited with the organization of the Five Nations

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Hiawatha Cultural  

1. An actual Native American chief of the sixteenth century. In legends, he is the husband of Minnehaha. He urged peace between his people and the European settlers.

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The legend of Hiawatha is best known through the poem “The Song of Hiawatha,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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“Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast,” a work for orchestra, chorus and soloists, was a sensation when it was written at the end of the 19th century.

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Hiawatha D., co-founder and visual artist at WOW Gallery, shares a similar sentiment.

From Seattle Times

Taking his testimony into libraries and classrooms, Robertson wrote a children's book in 2015, with illustrator David Shannon, "Hiawatha and the Peacemaker."

From Salon

This scenario fits the groundbreaking role that Hiawatha holds among Seattle parks.

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Currently, at Pioneer Place in downtown Seattle, WOW Gallery features a healing art exhibition entitled “’Dear Sista, I See You,” featuring Hiawatha D.’s paintings alongside Veronica Very’s curated writing, research and storytelling.

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