Menominee
1 Americannoun
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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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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
Troopers from Michigan State Police’s Iron Mountain post had been called to a home in the Faithorn area of Menominee County about 8 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Born August 7, 1935, on a Menominee reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin, Deer is remembered as a trailblazer and fierce advocate for tribal sovereignty.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Besaw is a cousin of Cox's, and both actors are from the Menominee tribe.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2021
There have been other day schools in this state: Menominee, 1900-1907; Ishpeming, 1904-1909; Flint, 1911-1912; and L'Anse, 1912-1913.
From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry
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
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
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
Since then, many Menominees have had to sell their lands to pay taxes in their new ownership status.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Winnebagoes have joined with the Sioux and Menominees, and the Potawatomies have joined with the Sauks and Foxes.
From A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America by Ferrall, S. A. (Simon Ansley)
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