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	Potawatomi language and pronunciation
		Potawatomi is Algonquian language spoken by fewer than 100 mainly elderly people in Ontario and the north-central United States.
		Efforts are currently being made by various bands of Potawatomi to revitalise and revive their language.
		Abenaki, Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cree, Delaware, Míkmaq, Montagnais, Naskapi, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Shawnee
	www.omniglot.com /writing/potawatomi.htm (288 words)

	Potawatomi Web Language Greeting
		The Potawatomi language belongs to the Algonkian language group; as such it is related in structure and vocabulary to the Ojibwe, Menominee, Kickapoo, Miami-Illinois, Shawnee and Cree languages, and most closely resembles Ojibwe and Kickapoo.
		Potawatomi, as spoken by the Prairie Band, has developed unique characteristics because the band is geographically distant from the traditional bands in the north.
		Joan Pahmahmie was recently selected as project director, and Potawatomi language classes began in the local school district in January, 1998, with Jim McKinney as the teacher.
	www.kansasheritage.org /PBP/talk/home.html (1167 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Potawatomi (also spelled Pottawatomie; in Potawatomi BodÃ©wadmimwen or BodÃ©wadmi Zheshmowen or NeshnabÃ©mwen) is a Central Algonquian language and is spoken around the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in Kansas in the United States, and in southern Ontario in Canada, by fewer than 50 Potawatomi people, all elderly.
		Potawatomi is a member of the Algonquian language family (itself a member of the larger Algic stock).
		It is usually classified as a Central Algonquian Language, along with languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, Menominee, Miami-Illinois, Shawnee and Fox but the label "Central Algonquian" signifies a geographic grouping, rather than that the group of languages descended from a common ancestor language within the Algonquian family.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Potawatomi_language (518 words)

	Potawatomi Language and the Potawatomi Indian Tribe (Nishnabek, Pottawatomie, Potawatomie, Potowatomi)
		Language: Potawatomi--more properly spelled Bode'wadmi, though it seldom is--is an Algonquian language spoken by fewer than 100 people in Ontario and the north-central United States.
		They are relatives and allies of the Ojibwe and Ottawa tribes, and the name "Potawatomi" refers to their religious/political role as "fire keepers" in that alliance.
		During the War of 1812, the Potawatomi tribe supported the Shawnee leaders Tecumseh and the Prophet, who were fighting on the British side.
	www.native-languages.org /potawatomi.htm (388 words)

	Potawatomi People (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Potawatomi arrived in Wisconsin in the mid-17th century from Canada and the western U.S. In the early 1800s, Potawatomi lands were stripped away by the U.S. government.
		The Potawatomis that went to Oklahoma were not able to retain much of their own culture or language.
		They recognize how comparatively little they know about the language, but still are compelled to contribute their time and efforts to preserve and teach the language, before it is lost forever.
	www.btigerlily.net /BTPotawatomiPeople.html (608 words)

	Native Americans - Potawatomi
		Potawatomi Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock.
		The Potawatomi supported Pontiac's Rebellion, fought against the United States in the battles headed by Little Turtle, took part in the battle of Fallen Timbers, and signed the Treaty of Greenville (1795).
		With the advancing frontier, the Potawatomi retreated westward to Iowa and Kansas, although a portion went to Walpole Island in Canada.
	www.nativeamericans.com /Potawatomi.htm (1564 words)

	Potawatomi Information
		In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodéwadmi, a name which means "keepers of the fire" and which was applied to them by their Anishinaabe cousins; however, they originally called themselves Neshnabé, which is a cognate of the word Anishinaabe.
		Potawatomi warriors were an important part of Tecumseh's Confederacy and took part in Tecumseh's War, the War of 1812 and the Peoria War, although their allegiance switched repeatedly between the English and the Americans.
		Potawatomi is an Algonquian language spoken by fewer than 100 people in Ontario and the north-central United States.
	www.bookrags.com /Potawatomi (590 words)

	Classified List of BC Native Languages
		The Athabaskan language family as a whole is fairly closely related to Eyak, a language once spoken in the Cook inlet area of southern Alaska.
		The Tsimshianic languages are spoken on the northwest coast and in adjacent areas of the interior.
		The Tsimshianic languages are not generally considered to be related to any other languages, but there is a long-standing proposal that they belong to a large group of languages spoken along the Pacific Coast from California northward known as the Penutian language family.
	www.ydli.org /bcother/bclist.htm (1153 words)

	Names
		Since the language of the Potawatomi is similar to that of the Ojibwe, it is not a dialect but a separate language and important differences suggest that an earlier separation occurred.
		The Potawatomi may be called this because it refers to when they were the keepers of the scared fire from the old alliance with the Ottawa and Ojibwe.
		The Potawatomi speak a language belonging to the Central Algonquin group that is very similar to the Ojibwe and Kickapoo.
	www3.niu.edu /historicalbuildings/potawatomi/names.htm (274 words)

	Potawatomi History
		Actually the Potawatomi do not like this arrangement because most of them are restricted to the use of ponies and wagons for transportation so that it often means a journey of two or more days in order to visit their near relatives.
		A complete listing of the syllables used in their language would consist of three hundred and twenty-seven, but since this syllabary is probably of no importance to ethnologists, we will follow the same method of recording their words as we have in previous bulletins.
		The Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Ottawa Indians, according to traditions handed down in each of these tribes, seem to have been originally one people and they claimed that their "grandfathers" were the Delewares.
	www.manataka.org /page96.html (4809 words)

	NativeWeb Resources: Native American Languages
		The Athabascan languages formerly spoken in the northern third of Mendocino and the southern half of Humboldt counties in northwestern California fall into three broad groups of closely related dialects: Hupa-Chilula, Mattole-Bear River, and Eel River.
		We feature language resources regarding the Potawatomi language and stories of the early neshnabek peoples prior to the removal, during the remval period, 1830-1878, after the removal period, and todays' modern Potawatomi people.
		The Quapaw tongue belongs to the Dhegiha subdivision of the Siouan language family and is closely related to the Omaha, Osage, Kansa, and Ponca tribes, all of whom speak similar dialects.
	www.nativeweb.org /resources/languages_linguistics/native_american_languages (1785 words)

	Potawatomi Language -- Hannahville Culture Language and History Website
		This may not be exactly what our Elders had in mind when they said that it is our responsibility to orally hand down to the next generation the things that we learn so that those coming behind us would have what we have and more.
		As we pick up those things that were left for us and use them to the best of our ability, it is our intent through the electronic world to preserve and pass it on to all future generations.
		The Potawatomi Language Program and Language Technology Projects are funded by the Hannahville Indian Community and School, and a three-year Language Revitalization Grant from the ACF Administration for Native Americans (ANA)
	www.potawatomilanguage.org (383 words)

	The Potawatomi Indians - Keepers of the Fire
		The Council of Three Fires was an alliance of the Potawatomi, the Ottawa, and the Ojibwa Tribes.
		Since the Potawatomi Indians were spread throughout the Great Lakes regions, many of their tribes are thriving today.
		In fact, so many of the Potawatomi ways of life have been preserved and passed down from generation to generation, that it may be fair to say that not only are they “Keepers of the Fire”, but they are also “Keepers of their native customs and traditions.”
	www.indians.org /articles/potawatomi-indians.html (349 words)

	Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
		In time, she became fluent in the Potawatomi language and served as his interpreter when he needed help in his business dealings with the white man.
		Wamego's biggest contribution to the Potawatomi way of life was in passing on a difficult Indian language to three of her sons -- the words she learned from that old man in a wheel chair, Nagmo.
		Today, her legacy is heard in the Potawatomi Indian religion when her sons speak their tribal language: in prayer for supper or tobacco, during funerals, and when people are sick.
	www.pbpindiantribe.com /gambot.html (532 words)

	Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) Language
		We are teachng Potawatomi Language classes in the CPN Administration Building on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings.
		Out goal is to have the lab as a tool for working on the Potawatomi language in a structured, self-evaluating way.
		The Language Department is teaching in the CPN Child Development Center each weekday.
	www.potawatomi.org /Culture/Language/default.aspx (272 words)

	Potawatomi Language @ Buffalo Trails - Potawatomi Language Programs
		Potawatomi language programs to people who were denied their language and for all others who want to learn
		This Potawatomi Language Program is from The Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation who produced this booklet and tape to encourage tribal members to learn basic written and spoken Potawatomi language words and phrases.
		This Potawatomi language book was made possible through the assistance of many Potawatomi language speakers.
	www.native-americans.org /languages/language-potawatomi.htm (615 words)

	NOTTAWASEPPI HURON BAND OF POTAWATOMI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Potawatomi Bands in total in the U.S. and Canada were party to in whole or in part to a record number 41 treaties.
		The name Chicago derives from the Potawatomi language referring to the wild onion or the animal skunk, hence chigog (skunk) or chicago, skunky-smelling or wild onion smelling.
		We are confident, that the “Huron Potawatomi” with their can do attitude, ability to play quick catch-up with the more established tribes and historic will to persevere, can adequately administer this planning grant and reach their cited project goals and objectives, and very important to many being, the preparing for CARF accreditation.
	www.itcmi.org /thehistorytribal2.html (1822 words)

	Facts for Kids: Potawatomi Indians (Pottawatomie)
		We encourage students and teachers to visit our main Potawatomi website for in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Potawatomi pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.
		Potawatomi men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families.
		Potawatomi artists are known for their quill embroidery, basketry, and floral beadwork.
	www.geocities.com /bigorrin/potawatomi_kids.htm (1456 words)

	Potawatomi
		The Potawatomi were removed in two groups: the Prairie and Forest Bands from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin went to Council Bluffs in southwest Iowa; and the Potawatomi of the Woods (Michigan and Indian bands) were relocated to eastern Kansas near Osawatomie.
		Three are in Michigan: the Huron Potawatomi in the south-central; the Pokagon Potawatomi in southwest and northern Indiana, and the Hannaville Potawatomi of upper peninsula.
		The Potawatomi allied with the Ojibwe, Fox, Sauk, Kickapoo, Winnebago and Ottawa and avenged Pontiac by destroying the Illinois Confederation.
	www.tolatsga.org /pota.html (14048 words)

	E-MELD - Project Goals (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mocoví is a Guaicuruan language from northern Argentina, with between 4000 and 7000 speakers.
		Potawatomi Potawatomi is an Algonquian language spoken in North America.
		In the historical period, Potawatomi speakers occupied the territory surrounding Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and the lower penninsula of Michigan.
	emeld.org /goals/languages.cfm (1161 words)

	The Niles Star
		NILES - Preserving language is essential to preserving culture, and preserving the Potawatomi language was the common goal that brought representatives from eight tribal bands to Niles.
		A language coordinator for the Huron Band, Zapata said that her band hopes to soon be able to provide a language program for her community.
		Both Wesaw and Zapata said that their respective language programs were in the early stages, but both hoped to be providing language instruction to their communities within the next few years.
	www.nilesstar.com /articles/2006/07/27/news/ndnews2.txt (410 words)

	Introduction to the Potawatomi Language — (Site not responding. Last check: )
		To be a native language, a language must be acquired at a very early age, particularly as a first language.
		As many as 50% of the languages of the world are in danger of becoming extinct, due to the spread of large economies and global languages.
		Potawatomi belongs to a vast group of languages known as the Algonquian language family.
	bzhekigigyagos.objectis.net /grammar/Introduction (2203 words)

	Native Americans: Potawatomi History and Culture
		As a complement to our Potawatomi language information, we would like to share our collection of indexed links about the Potawatomi nation and various aspects of their society.
		Potawatomi history is interesting and important, but the Potawatomi are still here today, too, and we have tried to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and the issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday.
		Potawatomi Indian involvement in the War of 1812.
	www.native-languages.org /potawatomi_culture.htm (373 words)

	E-MELD School of Best Practice: From Filemaker Data to the Web: Potawatomi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although it was possible to overcome the challenges presented by the Filemaker Pro database, the experience serves as a reminder that language documentation presents special challenges to database designers.
		A number of areas of the ontology were modified and expanded by the GOLD team based on the requirements of Potawatomi grammatical features, including gender, size, evaluation, polarity, proclitics, phrase units (main and subordinate clause forms) and participles.
		With the Potawatomi sample data housed in the FIELD database, it is now possible for Dr. Laura Buszard-Welcher to modify and edit the lexicon using the FIELD tool.
	www.emeld.org /school/case/potawatomi (1068 words)

	Overview
		The Potawatomi language is at a critically endangered level, with less than 40 fluent speakers still alive, and not nearly enough students to learn from them.
		The Potawatomi language plays a critical role in Potawatomi ceremonies and cultural teachings, and to lose such a precious resources would result in the further erosion and possible eventual disappearance of Traditional Potawatomi Culture.
		Therefore, the Mission of the Neshnabé Institute for Cultural Studies is to Preserve, Revitalize, and Disseminate the Potawatomi Language.
	www.neaseno.org /overview.htm (146 words)

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