Show indian words word the word potlatch Is a chinook northwest coast indian word or originally meaning a gift it was applied first to a ceremonial distribution of gifts with feasting dancing etc hence hence to other kinds binds of feasts the word powwow pow wow was an algonquin Algon nuin indian word meaning first a priest conjurer or medicine man later it was applied to the ceremony in which I 1 his a arts rt s were practiced with noise f feasting i g dancing etc hence to any kind of assembly or conference some ome of our commonest words of indian derivation are names of plants animals foods implements etc such as squash hominy hickory succotash pemmican terrapin moose skunk opossum raccoon chipmunk tepee wigwam persimmon moccasin toboggan squaw wampum canoe canne |