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zooming in for a closer look. Still quite a bit of snow for this late in July. Falls from top to bottom: Raven Quiver from Sue Lake, Paiota and Atsina fall into Atsina Lake [ photo ] , Mokawis Cascades. They all merge into the Mokowanis River which starts above at Sue Lake [ photo ] on left, out of the picture.
Stoney Indian Pass Trail (part of the Pacific NW Trail), crosses over the top of Paiota Falls and veers right and up.
FYI The Atsina were living in what is now northern Montana and adjacent regions of Canada in late prehistoric times and were culturally similar to other Plains Indians. They spoke an Algonquian language unusual in having different pronunciations for men and women.
From Tom Berquist: https://roamingbearmedia.com/2018/08/04 ... -mountain/
"I find the history of names to be fascinating. Take the names Atsina, Blackfeet, Mokowanis, Belly River, and Gros Ventre for example. American fur traders were the first to use the name Blackfeet to refer to the Niitsitapi. The Haninin were called Gros Ventre by French explorers and Mokowanis, which means ‘big bellies,’ by the Blackfeet. Atsina also refers to the Haninin. It is thought that Atsina, which translates to ‘gut people,’ was also a name given by the Blackfeet.1,3 The Mokowanis River flows into the Belly River which also refers to the Haninin. The stomachs of the Haninin must have been pretty distinctive.
Thomas Blakistan, an English explorer, naturalist, and a member of the Palliser Expedition, named the Belly River in 1858. He knew the meaning of Mokowanis and used the English translation for the river name. The Belly River first appeared on a map in 1865."
Stoney Indian Pass Trail (part of the Pacific NW Trail), crosses over the top of Paiota Falls and veers right and up.
FYI The Atsina were living in what is now northern Montana and adjacent regions of Canada in late prehistoric times and were culturally similar to other Plains Indians. They spoke an Algonquian language unusual in having different pronunciations for men and women.
From Tom Berquist: https://roamingbearmedia.com/2018/08/04 ... -mountain/
"I find the history of names to be fascinating. Take the names Atsina, Blackfeet, Mokowanis, Belly River, and Gros Ventre for example. American fur traders were the first to use the name Blackfeet to refer to the Niitsitapi. The Haninin were called Gros Ventre by French explorers and Mokowanis, which means ‘big bellies,’ by the Blackfeet. Atsina also refers to the Haninin. It is thought that Atsina, which translates to ‘gut people,’ was also a name given by the Blackfeet.1,3 The Mokowanis River flows into the Belly River which also refers to the Haninin. The stomachs of the Haninin must have been pretty distinctive.
Thomas Blakistan, an English explorer, naturalist, and a member of the Palliser Expedition, named the Belly River in 1858. He knew the meaning of Mokowanis and used the English translation for the river name. The Belly River first appeared on a map in 1865."