We've got 1 shorthand »

Acronyms that contain the term wyandots 

What does wyandots mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: wyandots.

Filter by: Sort by:PopularityAlphabeticallyCategory
TermDefinitionRating
WWWW

Wy Wyandots Wyat Wyatt

Miscellaneous » Unclassified

Rate it:

What does wyandots mean?

wyandots
The Wyandot people (also Wyandotte, Wendat, Waⁿdát, or Huron) are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, and speakers of an Iroquoian language. In the US the Wyandotte Nation is a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. In Canada, the Wyandot sister nation is known as Huron-Wendat Nation, and they have two First Nations reserves at Wendake, Quebec.The Wyandot emerged as a confederacy of tribes around the north shore of Lake Ontario, with their original homeland extending to Georgian Bay of Lake Huron and Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada and occupying territory around the western part of the lake. They predominantly descend from the ancient Tionontati (or Tobacco/Petun) people, who never belonged to the Huron (Wendat) Confederacy. However, the Wyandot(te) have connections to the Wendat-Huron through their lineage from the Attignawantan, the founding tribe of the Huron. The four Wyandot(te) Nations are descended from remnants of the Tionontati, Attignawantan and Wenrohronon (Wenro), that were "all unique independent tribes, who united in 1649–50 after being defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy."After their defeat during prolonged warfare with the Five Nations of the Iroquois in 1649, the surviving members of the confederacy dispersed, some took residence at Quebec with the Jesuits and others were adopted by neighboring nations, such as the Tionontati or Tobacco to become the Wyandot. Later they occupied territory extending into what is now the United States, especially Michigan, northern Ohio, Kansas and finally northeastern Oklahoma due to U.S. federal removal policies. They are related to other Iroquoian peoples in the region, such as their powerful competitors, the Five Nations of the Iroquois who occupied territory mostly on the south side of Lake Ontario but had hunting grounds along the St. Lawrence River. They are also related to the neighboring Erie, Neutral Nation, Wenro, Susquehannock and Tionontate - all traditional enemies of the Iroquois and who at various points in history have also engaged in warfare and trade with one another.

see more »

Discuss these wyandots abbreviations with the community:

0 Comments

    Know what is wyandots? Got another good explanation for wyandots? Don't keep it to yourself!

    Still can't find the acronym definition you were looking for? Use our Power Search technology to look for more unique definitions from across the web!

    Citation

    Use the citation options below to add these abbreviations to your bibliography.

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "wyandots." Abbreviations.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.abbreviations.com/wyandots>.

    Browse Abbreviations.com

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    The ultimate acronym test

    »
    SAD
    A Save And Drive
    B Syringe Affected and Deteriorated
    C Season Affective Disorder
    D Syndromes And Diseases

    Embed

    Share an image of wyandots

    »