MENOMONEES
\mˈɛnəmˌə͡ʊniːz], \mˈɛnəmˌəʊniːz], \m_ˈɛ_n_ə_m_ˌəʊ_n_iː_z]\
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A tribe of Algonquin Indians, were unfriendly to the English, but took sides against the colonists during the Revolution. In 1812 also they allied themselves with the British, taking part in several engagements. Treaties were made in 1817, 1825, and 1827. In 1831 they began to cede their lands around Green Bay and Lake Michigan. They aided the Government in the Sac and Fox War and in the Rebellion.
By John Franklin Jameson
