Reference Source | Reference Type | Archival Data | Comments |
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No Reference Specified | Description | "sunflower" |
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No Reference Specified |   | "Grows wild and in profusion in Indian Territory" | |
No Reference Specified |   | There are a number of sunflowers native to the Indian territory prairies; including the Ashy Sunflower; the Maximillian Sunflower and others. Sitakaana could be any one of these that were common in the past Olds 2004; Email communication between Daryl Baldwin; Dustin Olds; and Mike Gonella, 7/15/04; |
Reference Source | Notes | Data | Comments |
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No Reference Specified |   | This sunflower was mentioned by Gatschet without mention of its cultural significance. However; the animate "a" ending on this term indicates cultural importance during older; including precontact; times. The beginning of the word "sit-" is extremely rare in central Algonquian language and no other cognates in other languages have been found Baldwin 2004; Email communication between Daryl Baldwin; Dustin Olds; and Mike Gonella, 7/15/04; |