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Thread #134751   Message #3430310
Posted By: GUEST,999
03-Nov-12 - 05:44 AM
Thread Name: Help identify this native American song...
Subject: RE: Help identify this native American song...
That's humourous, but also accurate.

"The name Saskatoon [in Cree: sâskwatôn, "Saskatoon" or the locatives: misâskwatôminihk, lit: "at the saskatoon berry", misâskwatôminiskâhk, "at the place of many saskatoon berries", mînisihk "at the berry"] comes from the Cree inanimate noun misâskwatômina "saskatoon berries", which refers to the sweet, violet-coloured berry that grows in the area"

That is from Wikipedia

'Saskatchewan: the province got its name from the Saskatchewan River, which the Cree called Kisiskatchewani Sipi, meaning "swift-flowing river."'

That is from a Gove of Canada site