Material culture of the Menomini / by Alanson Skinner.

  • Alanson Skinner
Date:
1921
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Credit: Material culture of the Menomini / by Alanson Skinner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    meaning ‘Bad or Evil Wind.’ Not only used as a clan name, but as the ordinal name of the eldest son, or, in its feminine form, of the eldest daughter in every fam¬ ily. Often used colloquially to mean the firstborn, or the heir, especially in myth¬ ology and folklore. Ma/’nuseo, ‘The Leader,’ or ‘The Greatest.’ Some Indian authorities place this Thun¬ derer before the, preceding, but this has no foundation in lore nor usage. *Wi'skino, ‘Bird.’ When he appears the rain freezes. *Wabinima'kiu, ‘White Thunderbird.’ Sawinama/kiu, ‘Red Thunderbird.’ *Kishkinama/kiu, ‘Moderator’ (Thunderbird), alsoknown as ‘One-half a Thunderer,’ and ‘Finishes Suddenly.’ He comes in black clouds, and the weather then clears. *Ko,’naha/, ‘Cyclone.’ Keska'na’kahum, ‘The Tree Breaker.’ Snaps off the tree-trunks half-way up. Mosa’na'se, ‘Terrible or Destructive One.’ Also called ‘Man-Thunder,’ because he is often seen in anthropomorphic form. We’se’ka'peo, ‘The Firm-seated One.’ Always looks on while the others storm. Should he ever leave his place and join them, he would destroy the world. *Wakajona'pe, ‘Crooked Beak.’ *Kewutawa'peo, ‘Rolling Eyes.’ Generally translated, ‘Look Around.’ Ina'makiu, ‘Thunderbird.’ *Awa'nuhapeo, ‘One Seated in Fog.’ Muko'mias, ‘Inventor of Hail.’
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