Another word for Algonquian shaman is "medicine man" or "spiritual leader."
Probably because she married a white man a i doubt that white man John new how to Algonquian.
The word opossum comes from Algonquian wapathemwameaning "white dog".
The Virginia opossum is the original animal named "opossum". The word comes from Algonquian wapathemwa meaning "white animal". Colloquially, the Virginia opossum is frequently called simply "possum".
In Tsimsian, the word for "white man" is "waahla."
The most likely root for the word "caucus" is Algonquian, from an indigenous language spoken by the Algonquian peoples in North America, where it originally referred to a council or assembly.
The Punjabi word for a white man is "gora".
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Algonquian
The word "papoose" is from the Algonquian language family, spoken by various Native American tribes across North America.
The word "moccasin" is borrowed from the Algonquian language.
One word used to express "white man" is wayaabishkiiwed.