Quapaw designation (fwd)

[Rankin, Robert L]

BTW, another variant spelling is Alkansa, with an "l" after the A.

Bob

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From: Koontz John E [mailto:John.Koontz at colorado.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:28 PM
To: siouan at lists.colorado.edu
Subject: Re: Quapaw designation (fwd)


I wonder if Savansa is a printers or handwriting ghost for l'Akansa?

John E. Koontz
http://spot.colorado.edu/~koontz

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Michael Mccafferty wrote:

> I received this note, and am wondering if anyone has any Siouan light
> to offer. Thanks, Michael
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> The M-I term he's referring to is, of course, /akaansa/, i believe.
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> I do Chickasaw topographical nomenclature, among other things, and
> while searching for something else I came across the following
> enigmatic designation for the Quapaw in Margry's Découverts... (1:
> 616): Savansa. According to the Handbook of NA Indians, this is the
> sole occurrence of such a name for them. It bears some resemblance to
> Miami-Illinois terms for the Quapaw tribe. Hodge in the earlier
> Handbook mentions a Quapaw gens name, Wasa, that could be the last two
> syllables of Savansa. Do you see anything that might suggest a
> possible Miami-Illinois source for calling the Quapaw Savansa?
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> Thanks, as always,
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> John
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