Pleiades name

ceesees · #1 Nov 8, 2009, 09:58 AM

What is the Algonquin name for the constelltion:Pleiades

ceesees · Nov 11, 2009, 04:26 AM

I llooked up eight dancing sisters (since the Algonquin have a legend) in Zeisberger's Indian Dictionary and it would come out something like:
Nishwaaswi gentgaat ndawema
but don't know if this is correct.

ebaines · Nov 11, 2009, 08:32 AM

Hello Ceesees. Just a point of clarification - the Pleiades is not a constellation, but rather is a star cluster. The Pleiades are actually part of the constellation Taurus.

Have you seen this article from Wikipedia - it doesn't mention Algonuin legends, but does talk about the Pleiades in other Native American cultures:

Pleiades in folklore and literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



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