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SASKATCHEWAN
"Running of the thaw" or "swift current" (Cree)
Saskatoon: |
Comes from misaskwatomin, name of the Saskatoon berry
(Cree) |
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Nipawin: |
"Place where women and children waited for the men to come home from canoe
treks". The name comes from the word nepowewin
(Cree) |
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Kinistin: |
The name comes from
Chief Kinitin, who was the first leader for the
Kinistin Saulteaux Nation. The people of Kinistin are Cree and
Saulteaux. |
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Wakaw: |
"Crooked"
(Cree) |
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Waskesiu: |
"Elk"
(Cree) |
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Wascana: |
"Bones" from the Cree word
oscana. The city of Regina was referred to as
ka-asasteki or "pile of
bones". |
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Makwa: |
"Bear"
(Cree) |
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Moosomin: |
"Mooseberries" from
moosomina (Cree) |
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