While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
A complete listing of all the Indian villages,
towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.
Digger. Said by Powell to be the English translation of
Nuanuints, the name of a small tribe near St George, s. w. Utah. It was the only
Paiute tribe practicing agriculture, hence the original signification of the
name, 'digger." In time the name was applied to every tribe known to use roots
extensively for food and hence to be "diggers." It thus included very many of
the tribes of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, tribes
speaking widely different languages and embracing perhaps a dozen distinct
linguistic stocks. As the root-eaters were supposed to represent a low type of
Indian, the term speedily became one of opprobium. (H. W. H.)
This site
includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes
reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These
items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be
interpreted to mean that the WebMasters in any way endorse the stereotypes
implied .
Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906
