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Cowlitz, Washington (Tribe: Cowlitz)
The name of a county and river derived from the tribal name; meaning capturing the medicine spirit.
Sacajawea, Oregon (Tribe: Shoshone)
The name of a peak named after the Shoshone woman who was a part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; meaning bird woman.
Missoula, Montana (Tribe: Flathead)
The name of a city and county; meaning by very cold water or feared water.
Kansas (Tribe: Kansa)
The name of a state, city, and river derived from the Kansas or Kansa tribal name; meaning people of the south wind.
Utah (Tribe: Ute)
The name of a state, county, and lake derived from the tribal name; meaning high up or land of the sun.
Tehachapi, California (Tribe: Paiute)
The name of a town, mountain and mountain range; meaning frozen.
Arizona (Tribe: Tohono Oodham)
The name of a state; meaning place of the small spring.
Oklahoma (Tribe: Muskogean)
The name of a state, city, and county; meaning red people.
Texas (Tribe: Caddoan)
The name of a state; meaning friendship, ally.
Pojoaque, New Mexico (Tribe: Tewa)
The name of a town; meaning drink-water place.
Manitou Lake & Springs, Colorado (Tribe: Algonkian)
The name of a lake and town; meaning Great Spirit.
Missouri (Tribe: Missouria)
The name of a state and river derived from the tribal name; meaning people with the dugout canoes.
Iowa (Tribe: Siouan)
The name of a state, city, county, river, and falls derived from the tribal name; meaning sleepy ones.
Nebraska (Tribe: Omaha)
The name of a state and national forest; meaning flat or spreading water.
Minnesota (Tribe: Siouan)
The name of a state, lake, and river; meaning water that reflects the sky.
Waubay, South Dakota (Tribe: Siouan)
The name of a town and lake; meaning nesting place for wild fowl.
North Dakota (Tribe: Dakota)
The name of a state and river derived from the tribal name of people also known as Sioux; meaning ally, friend.
Chicago, Illinois (Tribe: Algonkian)
The name of a major city and river; meaning onion place.
Mackinaw, Michigan (Tribe: Ojibway)
The name of a town, county, island, and straits; meaning island of the large turtle.
Weyauwega, Wisconsin (Tribe: Ojibway)
The name of a town; meaning he embodies it.
Wisconsin (Tribe: Ojibway)
The name of a state, river, lake, and rapids; meaning the gathering of waters.
Winona, Minnesota (Tribe: Siouan)
The name of a city; meaning first-born daughter.
Nantahala, North Carolina (Tribe: Cherokee)
The name of mountains, gorge, lake, river, and national forest; meaning place of the middle sun.
Wakulla, Florida (Tribe: Seminole)
The name of a river and town; meaning loon.
Alabama (Tribe: Choctaw)
The name of a state and river; meaning cleaners of thickets.
Mississippi (Tribe: Algonkian)
The name of a state and river; meaning large river.
Wyoming (Tribe: Algonkian)
The name of a state; meaning extensive plains.
Ponca, Arkansas (Tribe: Siouan)
The name of a town derived from the tribal name; meaning sacred head.
Rappahannock River, Virginia (Tribe: Algonkian)
The name of a river; meaning back and forth stream.
Oswego, New York (Tribe: Iroquois)
The name of a city; meaning the outpouring.
Ohio (Tribe: Iroquoian)
The name of a state and river; meaning beautiful river.
Muncie, Indiana (Tribe: Munsee)
The name of a city derived from the tribal name; meaning people of the stony country.
Kentucky (Tribe: Iroquoian)
The name of a state, lake, and river; meaning meadowland.
Massachusetts (Tribe: Massachuset)
The name of a state and bay; meaning at the range of hills.
Tecopa, California (Tribe: Shoshone)
The name of a town; meaning sand dunes.
Pahrump, Nevada (Tribe: Paiute)
The name of a town; meaning water stone.
Kayenta, Arizona (Tribe: Navajo)
The name of a town; meaning where the water is coming out fast.
Chuska Mountains, Arizona (Tribe: Navajo)
The name of a mountain range; meaning flat, rounded area.
Kennebunk, Maine (Tribe: Algonkian)
The name of a town and river; meaning, long cut bank.
Pocatello, Idaho (Tribe: Shoshone)
The name of a town; meaning the wayward one.
Connecticut (Tribe: Mohegan)
The name of a state and river; meaning the long river.
Narragansett, Rhode Island (Tribe: Narragansett)
The name of a city and bay derived from the tribal name; meaning people of the small point.
Ascutney, Vermont (Tribe: Abenaki)
The name of a town and mountain; meaning end of river fork.
Puyallup, Washington (Tribe: Payallup)
The name of a town, meaning generous people.
Pocono, Pennsylvania (Tribe: Delaware)
The name of mountain range, lake and stream; meaning valley stream.
Ocmulgee River, Georgia (Tribe: Hitchiti)
The name of a river; meaning where the water bubbles up.
Klamath River, California (Tribe: Chinook)
The name of a river; meaning the people.
Poweshiek County, Iowa (Tribe: Fox)
The name of a county named after the Indian chief whose name means to dash the water off. |