Menominee Mythology

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The mythology Menominee includes the following Native American peoples: Menominee, Folles-Avoines

The Menominee (called in French Folles-Avoines) are with the Winnebagos and the Ojibway, the original inhabitants of Wisconsin and northern Michigan. They lived in this region for over 5,000 years. Their existence began along the Menominee River, which today forms the border between Wisconsin and northern Michigan. Other Native American nations that occupied Wisconsin before 1600 were the Dakotas (Sioux) in the northwest, the Illinois in the south and the Cheyennes in the west-central part of the state.