Menominee
noun
a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.
Menominees
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pluralof Menominee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Since then, many Menominees have had to sell their lands to pay taxes in their new ownership status.
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
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
There the Menominees invited them to remain and share their reservation, as they had plenty of good land.
From The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American by Charles Alexander Eastman
