Menomini

[ muh-nom-uh-nee ]

/ məˈnɒm ə ni /

Menominee.

Definition for menomini (2 of 2)

Menominee ¹

[ muh-nom-uh-nee ]

/ məˈnɒm ə ni /

a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.

the Eastern Algonquian language of the Menominee.

Among the Menomini Indians, for instance, a woman of good circumstances would own as many as 1200 to 1500 birch-bark vessels.

The Position of Woman in Primitive Society |C. Gasquoine Hartley
But when the Menomini Indians reached the spot where the dogs barked, they found only skunks.

Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes |Various
All the people of a totem name in the Menomini tribe are akin to persons of the same totem in other tribes, say of the Sioux.

Social Origins and Primal Law |Andrew Lang
Therefore the Menomini have always called their thievish neighbors Winnebago.

Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes |Various

According to the Menomini, there is, or was, a Being who 'made the earth.'

Social Origins and Primal Law |Andrew Lang

Menomini

/ (məˈnɒmənɪ) /

plural -ni, -nis, -nee or -nees a member of a North American Indian people formerly living between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family