river 1

 

BRANCH 4: (questions and answers)

 

Question 3

tαn wətatsin? 
What color is s/he? 

 

mkasewíko 
s/he is black (ember) 

anikəwátso 
s/he is blue (blue mushroom) 

mskíhkəwatso 
s/he is green (grass) 

mkʷiko 
s/he is red 

wisάwiko 
s/he is yellow 

tohpkʷanəčəsso 
s/he is brown (earth, soil) 

wαpeyo 
s/he is white 

sonapəčəsso 
s/he is purple (jam) 

skʷàməčəsso 
s/he is pink (salmon) 

mάlatso 
s/he is gray 

álənčəsso 
s/he is orange (English loan word)

 

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July 8, 1524

 

Giovanni da Verrazano arrives in France after exploration of the coast of the Americas. He is credited with the first 'official documentation' of Native Americans in Maine.