Indigenous Concept/Word List

Schitsu'umsh ("the ones that were found here" - Coeur d'Alene) - Apsáalooke ("children of the large beaked bird" - Crow) - Nimíipuu ("people" - Nez Perce) 

Amotqn ("the one who sits at the head mountain" - Coeur d'Alene)  -  Akbaatatdia ("the maker of all things first" - Crow) 

First People-Animal Peoples   -  Titwa-tityá-ya ("animal peoples" - Nez Perce) -   such as: Smłich (Salmon - Coeur d'Alene) -  Isaahkawuattee (Coyote - Crow) - Smiyaw (Coyote - Coeur d'Alene) - ‘Iceyéeye (Coyote - Nez Perce) - and many others

"Gifts" - food and material needs,   mi'yip ("teachings from all things" - Coeur d'Alene),  súumesh (spiritual power - Coeur d'Alene)

Human Peoples:   Schitsu'umsh (Coeur d'Alene) - Apsáalooke (Crow) - Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) - Suuyapi ("whites" - Coeur d'Alene) -  Baashchiile ("person with yellow eyes" - Crow) 

"Man Eaters" and Monsters

Oral Traditions and Landscape

Snq-hepi-wes ("spirit from horizon to horizon" - Coeur d'Alene)       Saah Naghai Bikeh Hoozhoo ("continual reoccurring long life in an environment of beauty and harmony"   - Dine-Navajo)

Súumesh (Coeur d'Alene) - Baaxpée (Crow) - Wéyekin (Nez Perce)

Iilapxe ("medicine father" - Crow)  -  Titwa-tityá-ya (Nez Perce)  -  Animal Peoples

Baalia ("to doctor" Crow)

Chnis-teem-ilqwes ("I am part of all" - Coeur d'Alene)  -  Ashammaléaxia  ("as driftwood lodges" - Crow)   

Unshat-qn (eye-to-eye" - Coeur d'Alene)

Ammaakée ("give away" - Crow) -  Té-k’e ("to give and share [food} with others" - Nez Perce)

díakaashik ("doing it with determination" - Crow)

Isaahkawuattee (Crow) -   Smiyaw (Coeur d'Alene) - ‘Iceyéeye (Nez Perce)

Ashkísshe (Crow) -  rites of passage

Baaéechichiwaau ("retelling one's own" - Crow)    dasshússua ("breaking with the month" - Crow)    diiawákaawik ("see you later" - Crow)

"run with the Coyote and Crane"