Nascopie
naskapi .country of Nascopies and Montagnais. The former incurred the dislike of the Montagnais over some dim distant war against the Eskimos. From this came the name Nascopie, meaning 'uncivilized', 'heathens', or perhaps quite simply 'those ---'. The Nascopie have, no...
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Summary: | naskapi .country of Nascopies and Montagnais. The former incurred the dislike of the Montagnais over some dim distant war against the Eskimos. From this came the name Nascopie, meaning 'uncivilized', 'heathens', or perhaps quite simply 'those ---'. The Nascopie have, not unnaturally, a better name for themselves: Ne-ne-not, which means 'the ideal type of red man'. PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story G.M.Story February 1966 Used I and Sup Used Sup Not used |
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