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Santee

noun
1.
A member of the eastern branch of the Sioux.  Synonyms: Eastern Sioux, Santee Dakota, Santee Sioux.
2.
The Siouan language spoken by the Santee.





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"Santee" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Indian corn was exclusively used. It was not till 1790 that the settlers on the rich bottoms of Cumberland and Nollichucky discovered the remarkable adaptation of the soil and climate of Tennessee to the production of this grain. Emigrants from James River, the Catawba, and the Santee, were surprised at the amount and quality of the corn crops, surpassing greatly the best results of agricultural labor and care in the Atlantic States. This superiority still exists, and Tennessee, by the census of 1850, was the corn ...
— Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone • Cecil B. Harley
... schools industries are taught and practiced. At the Santee Agency a tract of nearly 500 acres gives room that is well used for farming and stock-raising, and well-arranged shops give employment in carpentry, blacksmithing and printing and other avocations. The "Word Carrier," a monthly publication, ...
— The American Missionary - Volume 52, No. 1, March, 1898 • Various


Words linked to "Santee" :   Santee Sioux, Siouan, Siouan language, Santee Dakota, Sioux


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