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Francis J. O'Brien, Jr.
Applied Math., Engineering, Algonquian Studies
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Scientist, inventor & writer. Employed by US Govt., Naval Station Newport. RI native. Veteran, USAF. Ph.D. Columbia. Former President, Aquidneck Indian Council. Website lists publications in (1) Algonquian Studies (2) math./stat. (3) poetry (4) essays. Latest book: A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England (Bauu Press). The complete math. book "500 Integrals" will be available soon from DocStore. Cheers!
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company: Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Rhode Island;Aquidneck Indian Council
title: Scientist & Diversity Program Manager
industry: Defense & Space
web address: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/IndianPlaceNames.html
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city: Newport
zip: 2840
country: United States
Education:
undergraduate: RI College
degree: B.A. (Philo)
year: 1973
graduate: Teachers College & Grad. Sch Arts & Sciences, Columbia
degree: M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
year: 1980


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Glossary of Indian Place Name Roots
Glossary of Indian Place Name Roots
From: waabu | Date: 7/13/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 244
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2nd printing. Appendix to new book--Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England--appearing early 2010. An abridged glossary of root ...  more>>

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A Peasant's Philosophy
A Peasant's Philosophy
From: waabu | Date: 6/28/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 36
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The authors personal philosophy taught by peasants in the Olneyville Square section of Providence RI more>>

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Algonquian Prayer: Keihtanit-oom
Algonquian Prayer: Keihtanit-oom
From: waabu | Date: 6/24/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 32
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A bilingual prayer created in 1998 in primitive Massachusett (now extinct American Indian langauge) more>>

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Algonquian Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer
Algonquian Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer
From: waabu | Date: 6/24/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 22
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The Lords Prayer translated by missionary Rev. John Eliot in 1669 into the Massachusett Indian language, now extinct Eliot is author of the Bible ...  more>>

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The Rabbit Story
The Rabbit Story
From: waabu | Date: 6/24/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 48
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An Algonquian Indian legend --The Rabbit Story--recorded by Princess Red Wing. Translation into Massachsuett language was the first attempt to use ...  more>>

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Verb Conjugation in Narragansett Language
Verb Conjugation in Narragansett Language
From: waabu | Date: 6/16/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 58
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Example of conjugating and reconstructing a simple verb in extinct American Indian language Narragansett References more>>

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Familiar Indian Place Names In Rhode Island by County and Town, City and Place
Familiar Indian Place Names In Rhode Island by County and Town, City and Place
From: waabu | Date: 6/4/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 132
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A small collection of RI American Indian place names selected and rearranged from T W Bicknell, History of the State of Rhode Island 1920 more>>

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The Word “Squaw” in Historical and Modern Sources
The Word “Squaw” in Historical and Modern Sources
From: waabu | Date: 5/26/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 45
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  Algonquian Prayers and Miscellaneous Algonquian Indian Texts
Algonquian Vocabulary: Algonquian Prayers and Miscellaneous Algonquian Indian Texts
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  The Heavens, Weather, Winds, Time,
Algonquian Vocabulary: The Heavens, Weather, Winds, Time,
From: waabu | Date: 5/26/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 42
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  Corn, Fruit, Berries and Trees
Algonquian Vocabulary: Corn, Fruit, Berries and Trees
From: waabu | Date: 5/26/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 161
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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Algonquian Vocabulary:  The Human Body
Algonquian Vocabulary: The Human Body
From: waabu | Date: 5/26/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 74
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Reprinted from American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England, 2005. Newport, RI: Aquidneck Indian Council. more>>

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