Introduction and Native Countries of the Siouans and Catawbans

[Shane Henry]

Greetings, my name is Travis and I'm working towards a Masters in Native American Studies at Montana State University. In my life, I've lived in three places within the territories of Siouan or Catawban peoples, including Lashmeet, West Virginia (Moneton Country), Greensboro, North Carolina (Cheraw Country) and now Bozeman, Montana (Crow Country).

I'm gathering a list of names of the Native homelands of North America. It's available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Countries_of_North_America

I would be glad for any help finding names for the Native countries of the Siouan and Catawban peoples in their own languages. Attested names are best, though invented ones would be fine too. For any invented names, I would mark on the list that they are invented. Ideally the names would be in the actual orthography used by the modern people (when such exist), rather than a phonetic transcription.

I only know two Siouan country names:

Apsáalooke Issawua : Crow Country : I got this one from Tim McCleary, Project Co-ordinator for the Crow Place-Names Project. Shouldn't "Issawua" have a stress mark though?

Wazidja : Hotcâk (Winnebago) Country : Is this spelled right in the Hotcâk orthography? Should it be "Wazija"?

Here are some invented Siouan country names. I make no claim to expertise in any of these languages. Feedback is welcome. In particular, I don't know which languages put the descriptive word first and which put it second. Also, I'm not sure which word to use: "land" or "country"(e.g. Dakota makhá or makhóche). The interpretation of "Monacan" and "Occaneechi" are from Speck's "Siouan Tribes of the Carolinas": http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7294%28193504%2F06%292%3A37%3A2%3C201%3ASTOTCA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O
Amai Amañuhkañ : Monacan Country : "Land-People Country" This name is based on the interpretation of Monacan as "People of the Land", making the name "Land of the Land People". 

Amai Mąnį/itʰą/ : Moneton Country :  The reconstruction of the name is from the Southeast volume of the HNAI. How would it be spelled in regularized Tutelo/Virginia Siouan instead of phonetic notation? For all of the Virgina Siouan names, where do the stress marks go?

Amai Yesañ : Tutelo Country

Amai Yuhkañ-? : Occaneechi Country : If the first part of this name is Virginia Siouan yuhkañ 'man', what is the second part "-eechi"? 

Dakhóta Makhóche/Lakhóta Makhóche/Nakóda Mąkóce : Sioux Country : I'm not sure about the order - should it be "Sioux Country" or "Country Sioux"? Also, should the first words be clipped like in the following Assiniboine example?

Nakón Mąkóce : Assiniboine Country

The interptetation of the Catawban tribal names is based on Speck's "Siouan Tribes of the Carolinas". Since that publication, new interpretations of some of the names may have come to light. I used a colon to mark length and a "/" to mark stress in some cases. What is the proper spelling in regularized Catawba? Are all of these peoples thought to be Catawban? What about the other (likely) Catawban tribes, such as the Keyauwee?

Mánu Katápa : Catawba Country : "Division Country"

Mánu Í:nare : Eno Country : "Mean Country"

Mánu Hiską/petę/'həre : Waxhaw Country: "Flat Head Country"

Mánu I:swą/ti: : Santee Country

Mánu Pi:/həre : Peedee Country : "Clever Country"

Mánu ? : Saura Country : Are the speakers of the Saraw dialect of Catawba supposed to be descendents of the Saura? If so, what is the Saraw dialect version of "Saura Country"?

Mánu Səwi:/həre : Sewee Country : "Playful Country"

Mánu Sígri:həre : Sugeree Country : "Spoiled (River) Country"

Mánu Kərą/həre : Congeree Country : "Deep (River) Country"

Mánu Watərą/'həre : Wateree Country : "(River) Banks Washed Away Country"

Thanks,
Travis Henry


 
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