the Abenaki

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• Abenaki mythology — The Abenaki (also Wabanaki) are a Native American tribe located in the northeastern United States. Religious ceremonies are led by shamans, called Medeoulin (Mdawinno).The history of the Abenaki people is divided into three time periods. In the… …   Wikipedia

• Abenaki — Infobox Ethnic group group=Abenaki caption=Flag of Western Abenaki poptime=around 4,500 popplace=United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont) Canada (Quebec) rels= langs=English, Abenaki related=Algonquian peoples The Abenaki ( or Abnaki ) are a …   Wikipedia

• Abenaki — /ab euh nak ee, ah beuh nah kee/, n., pl. Abenakis, (esp. collectively) Abenaki for 1. 1. a member of a grouping of American Indian peoples of southern Quebec and Maine, earlier also of New Hampshire, Vermont, and northern Massachusetts. 2. any… …   Universalium

• Abenaki — Die Abenaki (auch Aberginier, Abnaki, Wabanaki oder Wippanap) waren eine Konföderation indianischer Völker gegen den militärisch starken Irokesenbund im Nordosten der USA und dem angrenzenden Kanada. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Stämme 2 Name 3… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Abenaki — Abénaquis Abénaquis Couple d Abénaquis au XVIIIe siècle. Populations significatives par régions …   Wikipédia en Français

• Abénaki — Abénaquis Abénaquis Couple d Abénaquis au XVIIIe siècle. Populations significatives par régions …   Wikipédia en Français

• Abenaki — also Abnaki noun (plural Abenaki or Abenakis; also Abnaki or Abnakis) Etymology: Eastern Abenaki wαpánahki, Western Abenaki wǫbanakii, literally, dawn land people, easterners Date: 1721 1. a member of a group of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Abenaki — n. American Indian tribe of northern New England and southern Quebec; either of the two languages spoken by the Abenaki Indians n. member of the Abenaki Indian tribe …   English contemporary dictionary

• Abenaki — A•be•na•ki [[t]ˌæb əˈnæk i, ˌɑ bəˈnɑ ki[/t]] also Abnaki n. pl. kis, (esp. collectively) ki. 1) peo a member of a grouping of American Indian peoples of S Quebec and Maine, earlier also of New Hampshire, and in some usages including peoples of… …   From formal English to slang

• Abenaki — [ab΄ə nak′ē, ab΄ənä′kē] n. [NAmFr Abénaki < E Abenaki wαpánahki, lit., easterner ] 1. pl. Abenaki a member of a group of E Algonquian peoples living mainly in Maine and S Quebec 2. a) any of the languages spoken by these peoples, esp. Eastern… …   English World dictionary

• Abenaki — Algonquian speaking Indians of northern New England and the Maritimes, 1721, from Fr. abenaqui, from E.Abenaki wapanahki, lit. person of the dawn land …   Etymology dictionary