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#LakeErie is named after the #Erie, a #NativeAmerican tribe with the name "erie" being a shortened form of the #Iroquoian word "erielhonan," meaning "long tail".

#Ohio derives from #OhioRiver, #Seneca word "ohiːyo'," meaning "large creek".

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Other games #nativeamerican introduced
#Bowl Game: Played by the #Iroquoian using colored balls and sticks
#Shinny: An #Indigenous sport
#Double-ball: An Indigenous sport
#Wrestling: A sport that was a factor of cultural and social identity
#Grip games: A #violent sport #women participated in

New post up on the Dating Iroquoia project blog. Why does wood charcoal identification matter for archaeological radiocarbon dating? datingiroquoia.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/i...
#radiocarbon #archaeology #archaeobotany #iroquoian

speak Algic or #Algonquin, #iroquoian, or #Muskogean based languages Most tribes are structured using matrilineal clan systems

speak Algic or #Algonquin, #iroquoian, or #Muskogean based languages Most tribes are structured using matrilineal clan systems