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By: Payton, Kyle, and Alex
Pecan- "Pecan" is an Algoquian word meaning "Nut required to crack." Today, it is used to name the same nut.
Raccoon- "Raccoon" is another Algonquian word meaning "One who washes." Today, the word is used to describe a mammal known as the "Raccoon."
Moccasin - "Moccasin" is an Algonquian word used to name a popular style of Native American shoes. Today, it is still used in the exact smae way to describe a style of shoe.
Caribou- From the Mikmaq tribe, Caribou means "snow-shovler" in their language, but in the American language we use today it means "an animal who lives in Eastern Canada."
Chipmunk- From the Otawa tribe CHipmunk means "red squirrel" and we still call the animal that name today.
Hickory- "Hickory" is a Powhatan word that describes a specific kind of tree. Its used today in the same way it has always been.
Terrapin- "Terrapin" is a powhatan word for a type of small turtle. Its modern meaning is the same as its origional.
Opposum- "Opposum" is a Powhatan word that means "a small white dog-like creature". In todays language the word describes a muskrat, rodent-like animal.
Moose - "Moose" is an Algonquian word used to describe anelk or a large member of the deer family. Today, it is still used the same exact way and means the same thing.
Tomahawk- "Tomahawk" is a Powhatan words for a small one handed axe, that is used in hand-to-hand combat or can be thrown. It has the same meaning today that it always has had.
Skunk - "skunk" is a Massachusett word used to name the same animal that is named n the English language.
Powwow- "Powwow" is a Narragansett word that had an original meaning of "spiritual leader", but now it is used to describe almost any Native American gathering.
Squash- "Squash" is a word that the Narragansett used to describe a green vegitable eaten raw. In moddern times it has a similar meaning however the vegitable may sometimes be cooked.
Avacado - "avacado" is a Nahuatl word that means testicle. today, the meaning has changed and it is used to describe the "avacado" vegetable.