Menominee
1 Americannoun
plural
Menominees,plural
Menominee-
a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.
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the Eastern Algonquian language of the Menominee.
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Born Aug. 7, 1935, on the Menominee reservation in Keshena, Wis., Deer is remembered as a trailblazer and fierce advocate for tribal sovereignty.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023
Besaw is a cousin of Cox's, and both actors are from the Menominee tribe.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2021
The population is about one thousand, but greatly amalgamated with the Menominee Indians, over whom it is said they have great influence.
From Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings by Strickland, W. P. (William Peter)
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