Tracks that speak : the legacy of Native American words in North American culture

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Tracks that speak : the legacy of Native American words in North American culture / Charles L. Cutler.

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An examination of the cultural impact of Native Americans on the English language studies seventy words borrowed from Native American languages, revealing what each word means, the role it played in traditional Indian societies, and its role in America today.

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ISBN: 0618065105
ISBN: 9780618065103
ISBN: 0618065091
ISBN: 9780618065097
Physical Description: xiii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., ©2002.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-245) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Shelter -- Tepee -- Igloo -- Wigwam -- Quonset Hut -- Clothing -- Moccasin -- Mukluk -- Shoepac, Pac Boot -- Parka, Anorak -- Mackinaw -- Food From Plants -- Hominy -- Corn Pone -- Succotash -- Squash -- Saguaro -- Pokeweed, Puccoon -- Pipsissewa -- Tuckahoe -- Food from Trees -- Hickory -- Pecan -- Chinquapin -- Persimmon -- Other Trees -- Sequoia -- Catalpa -- Tupelo -- Tamarack, Hackmatack -- Fish and Seafood -- Abalone -- Quahog -- Geoduck, Yaquina, Umpqua -- Chinook Salmon -- Sockeye -- Muskellunge, Muskie, Maskinoge -- Terrapin -- Game Animals -- Moose -- Caribou -- Wapiti -- Pemmican -- Furbearers -- Muskrat -- Raccoon -- Opossum -- Skunk -- Carcajou, Quickhatch -- Woodchuck -- Chipmunk -- Domesticated Animals -- Eskimo -- Husky -- Malamute -- Appaloosa -- Cayuse -- Artifacts -- Tomahawk -- Wampum -- Kayak -- Toboggan -- Northwest Coast -- Chinook -- Chinook Wind -- Potlatch -- High-Muck-a-Muck, Muck-a-Muck -- Hooch -- Sachem, Sagamore -- Squaw -- Papoose -- Kinnikinnick -- Tammany -- Mugwump -- Bayou -- Muskeg -- Spirit -- Sasquatch -- Totem -- Kachina -- Inukshuk -- Powwow -- Manitou.

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