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WOBANAKI [1 record]

Record 1 2021-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Indigenous Peoples (General)
OBS

Abenaki ... take their name from a word in their own language meaning "dawn-land people" or "people from the east." Their traditional lands included parts of southeastern Quebec, western Maine and northern New England.

Key term(s)
  • Wobanaki
  • Wabanaki

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
OBS

Les Abénakis [...] tirent leur nom d'un mot de leur langue qui signifie «peuple de la terre de l’aurore» ou «peuple de l'Est». Leurs terres traditionnelles incluaient des parties du sud-est du Québec, l'ouest de l'État du Maine et le nord de la Nouvelle-Angleterre.

Key term(s)
  • Wobanakis
  • Wabanakis

Spanish

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