Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.


The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (ed. World Wisdom, Inc, 2007) - ISBN: 9781933316338

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Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic...

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic...

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic...

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic...