LadyGraffix@mac.com said:
I had not seen this one before. Does anyone know what that translates to??
I didn't want to post the answer on the timeline ... I hope you'll see it here. This is what I've found:
Phatry =
Etymology: Greek
phratria, from
phratEr member of the same clan, member of a phratry more at
BROTHER
Date: 1833
1 : a kinship group forming a subdivision of a Greek phyle
2 : a tribal subdivision;
specifically : an exogamous group typically comprising several totemic clans
If I'm not mistaken, this following information and table was on Raven's web site but I found it at this Web site -
Early Menominees.
Inamaqkiu widishianun ---- Big Thunder phratry
Kineu -----------------------------------Golden Eagle (principal clan)
Piwatinot -------------------------------Beaver (former name Nomai)
Shawannani --------------------------Fork-tail Hawk
Pinashiu -------------------------------Bald Eagle
Pakeshtshekeu ---------------------Swift-flying Hawk
Pekikekune ---------------------------Winter Hawk
Keshewatoshe ----------------------Sparrow Hawk
Maqkwokani --------------------------Red-tail Hawk
Kakake ---------------------------------Crow
Inaqtek ---------------------------------Raven