le (grand) sachem

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• grand sachem — grand sachem, the head of a body of twelve high officials in the Tammany Society of New York …   Useful english dictionary

• sachem — [ saʃɛm ] n. m. • 1801; mot iroquois, attesté en angl. 1622 ♦ Vieillard, « ancien » qui faisait fonction de conseiller et de chef chez les peuplades indiennes du Canada et du nord des États Unis. Fam. Grand sachem : grand personnage, chef. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Grand River Sachem — The Grand River Sachem is the oldest noted newspaper in Haldimand and Norfolk counties. It started in 1838 and is still publishing newspapers in the same place it used to. The sachem is not haunted but has had lots of renovations and rebuilds… …   Wikipedia

• Sachem — This article is about the Algonquin paramount chief. For other uses, see Sachem (disambiguation). A sachem[p] or sagamore is a paramount chief among the Algonquians or other northeast American tribes. The two words are anglicizations of cognate… …   Wikipedia

• Quinnipiac — This article is about the Native American nation. For the university, see Quinnipiac University. Ethnic group group=Quinnipiac poptime=1490: 50,000 (est.) 1774: 500 (est.) 2000: 100 200 families popplace= tablehdr=Before European Contact… …   Wikipedia

• Mohegan people — Not to be confused with the Mahicans, a different Native American tribe. The Mohegan tribe is an Algonquian speaking tribe that lives in the eastern upper Thames River valley of Connecticut.[1] Mohegan translates to People of the Wolf [1]. At the …   Wikipedia

• Massasoit — This 1902 photo shows Profile Rock in Assonet, Massachusetts. The local Wampanoag believe it to be the image of Massasoit. Massasoit Sachem or Ousamequin (c. 1581 – 1661),[1] was the sachem, or leader, of the Pokanoket, and Massasoit of the… …   Wikipedia

• Tammany Hall — This article is about the political organization. For the band, see Tammany Hall NYC. William M. Tweed, known as Boss Tweed, ran an efficient and corrupt political machine based on patronage and graft. Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of… …   Wikipedia

• Micmacs — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Micmac (homonymie). Micmacs ou Tarrantins Un couple de Micmacs de Nouvelle Écosse, en 1865 …   Wikipédia en Français

• King Philip's War — Native Americans attacking a garrison house …   Wikipedia

• William M. Tweed — Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York s 5th district In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 …   Wikipedia