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Alabama Learn how the Choctaw word Albaamo became the name Alabama and discover how this state carries one of the oldest Indigenous names in the nation.
Connecticut Discover how the Algonquian word Quinnitukqut “beside the long tidal river” gave Connecticut its name.
Arizona Explore the O’odham phrase Ali Ṣonag and see how a desert spring inspired the name Arizona.
Illinois Find out how the Miami Illinois word Illiniwek which means “the people” became the name for the Prairie State.
Alabama Alabama Department of Archives and History. Origin of the Name “Alabama.”: https://archives.alabama.gov Encyclopedia of Alabama: https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/alabama-indians Choctaw Nation. History and Language: https://www.choctawnation.com Arizona Arizona State Library: https://azlibrary.gov Arizona State Symbols: https://azlibrary.gov/azcms/symbols Smithsonian Institution: https://americanindian.si.edu Connecticut Connecticut State Library: https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org Mohegan Tribe Official Site: https://www.mohegan.nsn.us Pequot Museum: https://www.pequotmuseum.org Illinois Illinois State Museum. Illinois Name Origin: https://www.museum.state.il.us Illinois State Archives: https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site: https://cahokiamounds.org Massachusetts Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag: https://massachusetttribe.org Massachusetts Historical Society. Origin of the Name Massachusetts: https://www.masshist.org Blue Hills Reservation Official Site: https://www.mass.gov/locations/blue-hills-reservation Mississippi Mississippi Department of Archives and History: https://www.mdah.ms.gov Ojibwe People’s Dictionary: https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu National Park Service, Mississippi River Facts: https://www.nps.gov/miss Missouri Missouri Secretary of State: https://www.sos.mo.gov Missouri State Symbols: https://www.missourinet.com National Park Service. Missouri River History: https://www.nps.gov/mnrr Oklahoma Oklahoma Historical Society: https://www.okhistory.org Choctaw Nation, meaning of Okla Humma: https://www.choctawnation.com Oklahoma State Symbols: https://oklahoma.gov/about/flag.html
Massachusetts See how the Massachusett word Massachusêuck, meaning “at the great hill,” still marks the land around Boston today.
Mississippi Follow the Ojibwe word Misi ziibi “Great River”that became the name for the Magnolia State.
Missouri Learn how the Missouri tribe, known as the “people with wooden canoes,” gave both the river and the state their name.
Oklahoma Discover how the Choctaw words Okla humma, meaning “red people,” became the name Oklahoma and still honor the thirty nine tribes who live there today.
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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Alabama Learn how the Choctaw word Albaamo became the name Alabama and discover how this state carries one of the oldest Indigenous names in the nation.
Connecticut Discover how the Algonquian word Quinnitukqut “beside the long tidal river” gave Connecticut its name.
Arizona Explore the O’odham phrase Ali Ṣonag and see how a desert spring inspired the name Arizona.
Illinois Find out how the Miami Illinois word Illiniwek which means “the people” became the name for the Prairie State.
Alabama Alabama Department of Archives and History. Origin of the Name “Alabama.”: https://archives.alabama.gov Encyclopedia of Alabama: https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/alabama-indians Choctaw Nation. History and Language: https://www.choctawnation.com Arizona Arizona State Library: https://azlibrary.gov Arizona State Symbols: https://azlibrary.gov/azcms/symbols Smithsonian Institution: https://americanindian.si.edu Connecticut Connecticut State Library: https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org Mohegan Tribe Official Site: https://www.mohegan.nsn.us Pequot Museum: https://www.pequotmuseum.org Illinois Illinois State Museum. Illinois Name Origin: https://www.museum.state.il.us Illinois State Archives: https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site: https://cahokiamounds.org Massachusetts Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag: https://massachusetttribe.org Massachusetts Historical Society. Origin of the Name Massachusetts: https://www.masshist.org Blue Hills Reservation Official Site: https://www.mass.gov/locations/blue-hills-reservation Mississippi Mississippi Department of Archives and History: https://www.mdah.ms.gov Ojibwe People’s Dictionary: https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu National Park Service, Mississippi River Facts: https://www.nps.gov/miss Missouri Missouri Secretary of State: https://www.sos.mo.gov Missouri State Symbols: https://www.missourinet.com National Park Service. Missouri River History: https://www.nps.gov/mnrr Oklahoma Oklahoma Historical Society: https://www.okhistory.org Choctaw Nation, meaning of Okla Humma: https://www.choctawnation.com Oklahoma State Symbols: https://oklahoma.gov/about/flag.html
Massachusetts See how the Massachusett word Massachusêuck, meaning “at the great hill,” still marks the land around Boston today.
Mississippi Follow the Ojibwe word Misi ziibi “Great River”that became the name for the Magnolia State.
Missouri Learn how the Missouri tribe, known as the “people with wooden canoes,” gave both the river and the state their name.
Oklahoma Discover how the Choctaw words Okla humma, meaning “red people,” became the name Oklahoma and still honor the thirty nine tribes who live there today.