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- proper noun An
indigenous people of Humboldt Bay, California, USA and surrounding regions. - proper noun The
Algic language of the Wiyot people.
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Examples
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The fact that someone would acknowledge the homeland of the Wiyot is the most important part ... rather than trying to make reparation for a time none of us living now had a part of. "
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In February, 1860, his editor had left him in charge of the paper when a tribe of sixty Wiyot Indians was massacred in cold-blooded nearby.
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Scotch _wean_ (for _wee ane_, "wee one"), etc. In Hawaiian, for example, the "child" is called _keiki_, "the little one," and in certain Indian languages of the Western Pacific slope, the Wiyot
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain
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Ouiot, or Wiyot, figures as the culture hero of an earlier creation in which mankind is not yet entirely differentiated from the animals, while Chungichnish (Chinigchinich of Boscana) appears as the lord and ruler of the second and perfected creation, which, however, is a direct evolution from the first.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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And that map Chris provides that shows Wiyot territory going much farther inland than history records?
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Seventh Generation, DUHC roll out voluntary tax to benefit Wiyot
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Humboldt State University Sociology Professor Jennifer Eichstedt says the honor tax is about "doing what's right" -- similar to how Eureka City Council members viewed returning some of sacred Duluwat (Indian Island) to the Wiyot several years ago.
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The annual Wiyot Memorial, in February, of the massacre on Indian Island, as well as the City of Eureka's return of Wiyot land/sacred site, are only a couple of such efforts to make peace and reconcile between our many peoples.
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"Historically, for thousands of years, this was Wiyot territory and there is a presence on this land that folks need to be conscious of," he says.
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"Seventh Generation Fund is located in Arcata in Wiyot territory, that's why we're paying it," Peters says.
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