Sachem School District — Sachem Central School District is one of the largest school districts on Long Island and among all suburban school districts in New York, United States. Founded in 1955, the district now encompasses residents of the Census Designated Places of… … Wikipedia
sachem — ☆ sachem [sā′chəm ] n. [< Algonquian languages of SE New England: cf. Massachusett sontim, Narragansett sâchim] 1. among some North American Indian tribes, the chief (of the tribe or of a confederation) 2. any of the leaders of the Tammany… … English World dictionary
Sachem — This article is about the Algonquin paramount chief. For other uses, see Sachem (disambiguation). A sachem[p] or sagamore is a paramount chief among the Algonquians or other northeast American tribes. The two words are anglicizations of cognate… … Wikipedia
Sachem — Als Sachem bezeichnete man den Friedenshäuptling jeder größeren indianischen Siedlung; ihm unterstanden die anderen Führer und die Kriegshäuptlinge. Bei den Irokesen wurde ein Sachem immer von Frauen, den Klanmüttern, gewählt. Alle Sachems… … Deutsch Wikipedia
North York Mirror — The North York Mirror is a twice a week tabloid format newspaper that publishes each Thursday and Friday. The newspaper is published by Toronto Community News, a division of Metroland Media Group, a Torstar company, which also publishes The… … Wikipedia
sachem — noun Etymology: Narragansett sâchim Date: 1622 1. a North American Indian chief; especially the chief of a confederation of the Algonquian tribes of the North Atlantic coast 2. a Tammany leader • sachemic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
sachem — sachemdom, n. sachemic /say chem ik, say cheuh mik/, adj. sachemship, n. /say cheuhm/, n. 1. (among some North American Indians) a. the chief of a tribe. b. the chief of a confederation. 2. a member of the governing body of the League of the… … Universalium
sachem — sa•chem [[t]ˈseɪ tʃəm[/t]] n. 1) ant (among some North American Indians) the chief of a tribe or confederation 2) gov one of the high officials in the Tammany Society • Etymology: 1615–25, amer.; < SE New England Algonquian < Proto… … From formal English to slang
Wyandanch (sachem) — For the hamlet in the town of Babylon, New York, see Wyandanch, New York. Wyandanch (born around 1620 in Montauk, Long Island died 1660) was a sachem of the Montaukett Indians in the mid 17th century on eastern Long Island.[1] Initially he was a… … Wikipedia
Brotherhood of North American Indians — Die Brotherhood of North American Indians (Bruderschaft nordamerikanischer Indianer) war eine 1911 in der Hauptstadt der USA gegründete Organisation, die sich als eine der ersten indigenen Vereinigungen in den Vereinigten Staaten die gegenseitige … Deutsch Wikipedia
