What's in a Name? by karen

Jamin And Jace Mooosomin/Lake Athabasca

2015-11-13 19:44:08 UTC

Lake Athabasca

THE WORD AOAPASKAW IN CREE MEANS A LOT OF PLANTS GROWING AND ATHAPISON IN SOUTH CREE MEANS LAKES AND GROWING GRASS

MOOSOMIN MEANS MOOSEBERRIES

2015-11-13 19:45:35 UTC

Hazel/Caitlyn Nipawin

2015-11-13 19:48:20 UTC

Nipawin means "waiting place" in First Nations

Young First Nations were capable of making voyages by canoe over the hundreds of miles, of horrible waters,while the women and children would wait would watch their husbands and sons paddle away. The men would say to their families "Nipawi", which meant you stand and wait.😀

Wakaw

The crooked part of the lake.☺

2015-11-13 19:50:09 UTC

Riley and Ethan Assininiboia / The Pas

One who cooks with stones

A narrow place or narrows between high banks

Adin cole wanuskewin/waskesiu

2015-11-13 19:52:24 UTC

Its cree for seeking peace of mind

Qu,

2015-11-13 19:52:30 UTC

A Cree word that means the river that calls.

Kaycelyn/kyla

2015-11-13 19:56:05 UTC

Saskatoon means a red berry witch the called "mis-sask-guah-too-min"witch sounds like saskatoon,to the leader of a religious group.

Wascana means bones in cree.

Madison and Nevada moose jaw

2015-11-13 19:58:37 UTC

The name moose jaw comes from a Cree name moscastani-silky meaning a warm place by the river. Another explanation is that is was namedoing after the creek which looked like the outline of a moose

2015-11-13 20:10:13 UTC

Waskeuin red deer

2015-11-13 20:16:31 UTC